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Education Committee, Kentucky State Senate
The Education Committee is a standing committee of the Kentucky State Senate.
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Per the Senate Rules, committees of the Kentucky State Senate are assigned by the Committee on Committees.[1] Committees are assigned at the start of each term.[2] The President is not recognized as an ex officio member of any committee.
See rules: Senate Rules
Function
The jurisdiction of this committee includes:
| “ | matters pertaining to public primary, 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; the operation of school districts, teachers’ qualifications and tenure; school curriculum; teachers’ retirement; school employees; pupil transportation; school property and buildings; vocational education and rehabilitation; state universities and colleges; community colleges; regional education; educational television.[3][4] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2025-2026 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2023-2024 |
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| Democratic members (2) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2021-2022 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (10) | Third-party members(0) |
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2019-2020 legislative session
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Senate Education Committee, 2019-2020 |
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | Third-party members(0) |
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2017 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2017 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2017 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Gerald Neal | • Mike Wilson, Kentucky Politician, Chair | |||
| • Reggie Thomas | • Max Wise, Vice chair | |||
| • Johnny Ray Turner | • Julie Adams | |||
| • Danny Carroll | ||||
| • David Givens | ||||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Alice Kerr | ||||
| • Stephen Meredith | ||||
| • Steve West | ||||
2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2015 | ||||
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| Democratic members (3) | Republican members (9) | |||
| • Gerald Neal | • Mike Wilson, Chair | |||
| • Reginald Thomas | • Max Wise, Vice Chair | |||
| • Johnny Ray Turner | • Julie Raque Adams | |||
| • Jared Carpenter | ||||
| • David Givens | ||||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Alice Kerr | ||||
| • Danny Carroll | ||||
| • Carroll Gibson | ||||
2013-2014
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2013 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2013 | ||||
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| Democratic members (4) | Republican members (7) | |||
| • Walter Blevins | • Mike Wilson, Chair | |||
| • Denise Angel | • Stan Humphries, Vice chair | |||
| • Gerald Neal | • Joe Bowen | |||
| • Kathy Stein | • Jared Carpenter | |||
| • David Givens | ||||
| • Jimmy Higdon | ||||
| • Alice Kerr | ||||
2011-2012
The following table describes committee membership for the 2011 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2011 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (8) | |||
| • Walter Blevins | • Ken Winters, Chair | |||
| • Denise Angel | • Vernie McGaha, Vice chair | |||
| • Gerald Neal | • Jared Carpenter | |||
| • R.J. Palmer | • David Givens | |||
| • Johnny Ray Turner | • Jimmy Higdon | |||
| • Alice Kerr | ||||
| • Jack Westwood | ||||
| • Mike Wilson | ||||
2009-2010
The following table describes committee membership for the 2009 legislative session.
| Education Members, 2009 | ||||
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| Democratic members (5) | Republican members (6) | |||
| • Walter Blevins | • David Givens | |||
| • Gerald Neal | • Alice Kerr | |||
| • R.J. Palmer | • Vernie McGaha | |||
| • Tim Shaughnessy | • Elizabeth Tori | |||
| • Johnny Ray Turner | • Jack Westwood | |||
| • Ken Winters | ||||
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 39)
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 38)
- ↑ Kentucky State Legislature, "2021 Senate Rules of Procedure," accessed February 18, 2021(Section 40-5)
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
