160.190 Process to fill vacancy.
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(1)Any vacancy in any board of education shall be filled by a majority vote of the
remaining members of the local board within sixty
(60)days after the vacancy
occurs. Within thirty
(30)days of the vacancy, the local board shall, for two
weeks, have solicited applications by posting a notice announcing the vacancy on
the district's website and by placing an advertisement in the newspaper of the
largest general circulation in the county. An applicant shall file a letter of intent
with the local board affirming that the applicant meets the eligibility requirements
as established by KRS 160.180 and shall submit with the application a transcript
evidencing completion of the twelfth grade or results of a twelfth grade equivalency
examination. After the two
(2)weeks of advertisement on the district's website and
in the newspaper, the local board shall select from the applicants under this
subsection to fill the vacancy.
(2)If the local board fails to make an appointment under subsection
(1)of this section,
then the chief state school officer shall fill the vacancy within sixty
(60)days of the
failure.
(3)The member chosen under this section shall meet the eligibility requirements as
established by KRS 160.180 and shall hold office until his or her successor is
elected or appointed, and has qualified.
(4)Any vacancy having an unexpired term of one
(1)year or more on August 1 after
the vacancy occurs shall be filled for the unexpired term by an election to be held at
the next regular election after the vacancy occurs. The elected member shall
succeed the member chosen under subsection
(1)or
(2)of this section to fill the
vacancy. Nominating petitions shall be filed with the county clerk not later than the
second Tuesday in August preceding the day for holding the regular election for the
unexpired term. Declarations of intent to be a write-in candidate shall be filed with
the county clerk in accordance with KRS 117.265.
(a)If no candidate files a petition of nomination or declaration of intent to be a
write-in candidate to fill an unexpired term on a local board of education
under subsection
(4)of this section, then a new vacancy shall exist on
November 1 and the vacancy shall be filled according to subsection
(1)of this
section.
(b)If no candidate files a petition of nomination or declaration of intent to be a
write-in candidate for a new term on a local board of education opening
pursuant to KRS 118.315 and 118.365, then a vacancy shall exist on January 1
and the vacancy shall be filled according to subsection
(1)of this section.