# KRS § 156.031: 156.031 Existing State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education to remain active until successor board appointed > Kentucky · Statutes · Repealed URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.031 ## Section - **Citation:** KRS § 156.031 - **Heading:** 156.031 Existing State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education to remain active until successor board appointed - **Jurisdiction:** Kentucky - **Kind:** Statutes - **Status:** Repealed - **Text as of:** August 14, 2026 - **Source:** Compiled text - **Location:** KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 156 / Section 156.031 ## Text 156.031 Existing State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education to remain active until successor board appointed. (1) Effective until the Governor appoints and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the General Assembly confirm the State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education as established in KRS 156.029, there is within the Department of Education a State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education which shall consist of thirteen (13) members. Seven (7) members shall be appointed, one (1) from each Supreme Court district, as established by KRS 21A.010, and six (6) members from the state at large, by the Governor to serve for terms of four (4) years. (2) The terms of the appointees shall expire on June 30 in the appropriate year, and the terms of each new member appointed thereafter shall begin on July 1. (3) Vacancies in the membership of the board shall be filled by the Governor for unexpired terms. Appointments shall be made without reference to occupation, political affiliation, or similar consideration. No member at the time of his appointment or during the term of his service shall be engaged as a professional educator. (4) At the first regular meeting of the board in each fiscal year, a chairperson shall be elected from its voting membership. (5) The Superintendent of Public Instruction or his designee shall be the executive officer of the board. (6) The primary function of the board shall be to develop and adopt policies and administrative regulations by which the Department of Education shall be governed in planning, coordinating, administering, supervising, operating, and evaluating the educational programs, services, and activities within the Department of Education which are within the jurisdiction of the board. Existing administrative regulations relating to statutes that are repealed and reenacted in the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990, 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, and that have not been objected to in the administrative review process as provided for in KRS Chapter 13A shall remain in effect until amended or repealed. Regulations promulgated under newly created or amended statutes in the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990, 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, shall be promulgated, reviewed, or amended, if necessary, and resubmitted to the Legislative Research Commission, prior to December 30, 1990, except for regulations that are to be promulgated at another date in accordance with other provisions of the Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990, 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476. ## Nearby sections - [KRS § 156.005 156.005 Chief state school officer defined for KRS Chapters 156 to 168](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.005.md) - [KRS § 156.007 156.007 Local Superintendents Advisory Council](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.007.md) - [KRS § 156.010 156.010 Commissioner's authority to organize Department of Education -- Composition -- Functions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.010.md) - [KRS § 156.016 156.016 Abolition of employment positions -- Reorganization](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.016.md) - [KRS § 156.018 156.018 Role of department with respect to program created by KRS 158.798](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.018.md) - [KRS § 156.024 156.024 Department's budget requests to be submitted to state board](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.024.md) - [KRS § 156.026 156.026 Credits allowed transferred district employee](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.026.md) - [KRS § 156.027 156.027 Preferential procurement status for publishers who supply materials in alternative formats for students with disabilities -- Electronic versions of text that are compatible with Braille translation and speech synthesis software -- Digital files](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.027.md) - [KRS § 156.029 156.029 Kentucky Board of Education -- Membership -- Functions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.029.md) - [KRS § 156.031 156.031 Existing State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education to remain active until successor board appointed](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.031.md) - [KRS § 156.035 156.035 Legal status of board -- Administration of fund](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.035.md) - [KRS § 156.040 156.040 Qualification of board members](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.040.md) - [KRS § 156.060 156.060 Quorum -- Meetings -- Location of office -- Compensation](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.060.md) - [KRS § 156.070 156.070 General powers and duties of state board -- Administrative regulations -- Designation of teams -- Eligibility to play -- Athletics participation consent form to include information on child dependency, neglect, and abuse -- Restriction on reporting requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.070.md) --- Source: Frix Law Library, https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_KY_TXIII_C156_S156.031. 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