Eligibility

To serve on a local board of education a person must meet the following qualifications:

• Be at least 24 years old

• Have been a citizen of Kentucky for at least three years preceding his/her election and be a voter of the district to which he/she is elected

• Have completed at least the 12th grade, been issued a GED certificate or been elected prior to July 14, 1990, with no lapse in service

• Have signed an affidavit under penalty of perjury certifying completion of the 12th grade or the equivalent as determined by passage of the 12th-grade equivalency examination held under regulations adopted by the state board of education, and have filed an affidavit with the nominating petition required by KRS 118.315

• Does not hold a state office requiring the constitutional oath and is not a member of the General Assembly

• Does not hold or discharge the duties of any civil or political office, deputyship, or agency under city or county government; is not an officer or employee of a city or county

• Is not, at the time of his/her election, directly or indirectly involved in the sale to the board of books, stationery, or any other property, material, supplies, equipment, or services for which school funds are expended

• Has not been removed from membership on a board of education for cause

• Does not have a father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, or daughter-in-law employed by the school district

• Meet in-service requirements as specified in KRS 160.180