Education Committee, Kentucky General Assembly
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The Education Committee is an interim joint committee of the Kentucky General Assembly that no longer fell within Ballotpedia's coverage scope as of March 8, 2021.
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Function
In 2021, the Kentucky General Assembly described the function of this committee as outlined below.
“ | The Education Committee studies "[m]atters pertaining to public elementary, secondary, and higher education; the State Board of Education; the State Department of Education; the powers and duties of local boards of education; conduct of schools; attendance; state support of education; operation of school districts, teachers' qualifications and tenure; the school curriculum; teachers' retirement; school employees; pupil transportation; school property and buildings; vocational education and rehabilitation; state universities and colleges; community colleges; regional education; and educational television. "[1][2] | ” |
Membership
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership for the 2015 legislative session.
Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (25) | Republican members (19) | |||
• Derrick Graham, Co-Chair | • Mike Wilson, Co-Chair | |||
• Linda Belcher | • John Carney | |||
• Hubert Collins | • Jim DeCesare | |||
• Jeffery Donohue | • Julie Raque Adams | |||
• Reginald Thomas | • Carroll Gibson | |||
• Kelly Flood | • Donna Mayfield | |||
• James Glenn, Jr. | • Max Wise | |||
• Johnny Ray Turner | • Marie Rader | |||
• Reginald Meeks | • Regina Bunch | |||
• Charles Miller | • Addia Wuchner | |||
• Rick Nelson | • Jill York | |||
• Ruth Palumbo | • Brian Linder | |||
• Jody Richards | • Jared Carpenter | |||
• Thomas Riner | • David Givens | |||
• Rita Smart | • Jimmy Higdon | |||
• Wilson Stone | • Alice Kerr | |||
• David Watkins | • Bart Rowland | |||
• George A. Brown Jr. | • Sal Santoro | |||
• Leslie Combs | • Jim Stewart, III | |||
• Gerald Neal | ||||
• Cluster Howard | ||||
• Johnny Ray Turner | ||||
• James Kay | ||||
• Mary Lou Marzian | ||||
• Gerald Watkins |
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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Democratic members (22) | Republican members (20) | |||
• Carl Rollins, II | • Dewayne Bunch | |||
• Linda Belcher | • John Carney | |||
• Hubert Collins | • Jim DeCesare | |||
• Leslie Combs | • C. Embry, Jr. | |||
• Ted Edmonds | • William Farmer, Jr. | |||
• Kelly Flood | • Donna Mayfield | |||
• James Glenn, Jr. | • Ryan Quarles | |||
• Derrick Graham | • Marie Rader | |||
• Reginald Meeks | • Ben Waide | |||
• Charles Miller | • Alecia Webb-Edgington | |||
• Rick Nelson | • Addia Wuchner | |||
• Ruth Palumbo | • Jill York | |||
• Jody Richards | • Ken Winters | |||
• Thomas Riner | • Jared Carpenter | |||
• Rita Smart | • David Givens | |||
• Wilson Stone | • Jimmy Higdon | |||
• David Watkins | • Alice Kerr | |||
• Walter Blevins | • Vernie McGaha | |||
• Denise Angel | • Jack Westwood | |||
• Gerald Neal | • Mike Wilson | |||
• R.J. Palmer | ||||
• Johnny Ray Turner |
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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Democratic members (20) | Republican members (9) | |||
• Carl Rollins, II | • C. Embry, Jr. | |||
• David Watkins | • Jim DeCesare | |||
• James Glenn, Jr. | • John Carney | |||
• Dottie Sims | • Alecia Webb-Edgington | |||
• Jody Richards | • Addia Wuchner | |||
• Wilson Stone | • Charles Siler | |||
• Jeff Greer | • William Farmer, Jr. | |||
• Charles Miller | • Marie Rader | |||
• Tim Firkins | • Jill York | |||
• Thomas Riner | ||||
• Reginald Meeks | ||||
• Linda Belcher | ||||
• Kent Stevens | ||||
• Derrick Graham | ||||
• Kelly Flood | ||||
• Harry Moberly, Jr. | ||||
• Rick Nelson | ||||
• Ted Edmonds | ||||
• Leslie Combs | ||||
• Hubert Collins |
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky General Assembly, "Interim Joint Committee Education," accessed March 4, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.