Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 160.270 (2026)

Regular and special meetings -- Public comment period

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(1) Each board of education shall hold at least one (1) regular meeting each month, at a time and place fixed by the board. Special meetings may be called by the chairman. On request of three (3) members of the board, the secretary shall call a special meeting. Each member of the board shall have timely notice of each meeting and the nature, object, and purpose for which it is called. Any board member failing to attend three (3) consecutive regular meetings, unless excused by the board for reason satisfactory to it, shall be removed from office pursuant to KRS 415.050 and 415.060. A majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business, but a concurring vote by a majority of the board, the number of board members in the quorum notwithstanding, shall be necessary to take any particular action unless otherwise specified by statute. (2) Each regular meeting shall include a public comment period of at least fifteen (15) minutes. Any board rules and policies regarding conduct during school board meetings shall apply during the public comment period. (3) The secretary shall be present at the meetings of the board, except when his or her own tenure, salary, or the administration of his or her office is under consideration, and shall record in a book provided for that purpose all its official proceedings, which shall be a public record open to inspection. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Amended 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 92, sec. 1, effective July 14, 2022. -- Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 430, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 910, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 1, effective July 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4399-20, 4399-29.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases, 1949–2013 · leading case: Webster Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Franklin, 392 S.W.3d 431 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013).

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Webster Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Franklin, 392 S.W.3d 431 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 4× “The trial court reasoned that the statutory language in KRS 160.270 referring to “any particular action” is the language in KRS 61.”

Gearhart v. Kentucky State Bd. of Educ., 355 S.W.2d 667 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). · cites it 2× “KRS 160.270(1) provides that a majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.”

Commonwealth ex rel. Buckman v. Mason, 284 S.W.2d 825 (Ky. Ct. App. 1955). · cites it 4× “This report found that Edwards and Gabbard had failed to attend three consecutive regular meetings of the Board, without excuse; and therefore, under KRS 160.270, should be deemed to have vacated their offices.”

Bd. of Educ. of Martin Cnty. v. Cassell, 220 S.W.2d 552 (Ky. Ct. App. 1949). “KRS 160.270; Saylor v. Rockcastle County Board of Education, supra.”

Johnson v. King, 349 S.W.2d 845 (Ky. Ct. App. 1961). “The circuit court was of opinion that appellant, Otis Johnson was elected superintendent at a meeting which was improperly called because the notice required under subsection (1) of KRS 160.270 was defective and therefore he was not entitled to hold the office.”

— Ky. Rev. Stat. § 160.270(1) — 2 cases

Webster Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Franklin, 392 S.W.3d 431 (Ky. Ct. App. 2013). “The trial court reasoned that the statutory language in KRS 160.270 referring to “any particular action” is the language in KRS 61.”

Gearhart v. Kentucky State Bd. of Educ., 355 S.W.2d 667 (Ky. Ct. App. 1962). “KRS 160.270(1) provides that a majority of the board shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.”

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