Every person elected to a board of education shall, before assuming the duties of the
office, take the following oath, in addition to the constitutional oath:
"State of Kentucky,
"County of _________
"_______________, being duly sworn, says that he or she is eligible under the law
to serve as a member of the board of education, and that he or she will, while serving as a
member of such board, carry out all duties prescribed by law and remain eligible for
membership on the board of education.
"_______________________
"Subscribed and sworn to before me this _____ day of ____________
"_______________________"
The oath shall be kept on record by the board.
Effective: July 15, 2024
History: Amended 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 215, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2024. -- Amended
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 72, effective July 13, 1990. -- Recodified 1942
Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4399-23.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
4
cases (
1 in the last 5 years), 1962–2024 · leading case:
Chapman v. Gorman, 839 S.W.2d 232 (Ky. 1992).
Chapman v. Gorman, 839 S.W.2d 232 (Ky. 1992).
· cites it 2× “The General Assembly, further attempting to expunge the deleterious effects of nepotism from the common schools, provides under KRS 160.170, that an elected member of the board, before assuming duties of office, must take an oath "that he will not in any way influence the hiring…”
Craig v. Kentucky State Bd. for Elementary & Secondary Educ., 902 S.W.2d 264 (Ky. Ct. App. 1995).
· cites it 6× “The charges alleged that Craig had attempted to influence the hiring or appointment of nine school district employees, in violation of KRS 160.170 and KRS 160.180(3). On August 23, 1993, the state board held a hearing on the charges and found Craig guilty of attempting to…”
Commonwealth ex rel. Breckinridge v. Marshall, 361 S.W.2d 103 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962).
· cites it 3× “On June 24, 1961, they learned from an article in the Louisville Courier-Journal that the Attorney General had issued an opinion concerning their failure to take the further oath • required by *104 KRS 160.170. This was their first knowledge of the latter requirement, and to…”
Bole v. Oldham Cnty. Bd. of Educ. (W.D. Ky. 2024).
· cites it 2× “180(3) (a board member is subject to removal from office “if he attempts to influence the hiring of any school employee, except the superintendent of schools or school board attorney”)); KRS 160.170 (board members must swear not to influence the hiring or appointment of any…”
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