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In other news, the Senate's priority education bills are on track to become law.

Our Mackenzie Spink explains the changes soon to come to Kentucky's two largest public school districts.

Senate Bill one takes away operational powers from the Jefferson County School Board and gives them to the superintendent.

Supporters say this change is necessary to turnaround the district's performance.

A similar bill passed in 2022 but was overturned last year by the Kentucky Supreme Court for singling out Jefferson County.

This year's bill outlines why Jefferson County is a special case.

But in his veto message, the governor said the bill still violates the Kentucky Constitution.

As the governor has pointed out, the bill is special legislation that violates section 59 and 16 of the Kentucky Constitution by applying only to the Jefferson County School District and treating it differently from all other public school districts in Kentucky.

And the governor has rightly cautioned that these changes create unnecessary disruption without clear benefit, and we should prioritize stability and results, not broad, uncertain overhauls.

Senate Bill four targets both Jefferson and Fayette County school boards and goes into effect immediately.

It shrinks the Jefferson County School Board from seven members to five, which is the same number of school board seats in other districts.

The bill also prevents school employees who work 100 days out of the year from being on the board.

The bill would reorganize the Jefferson County Board of Education by changing its membership from seven members to five, and diminish representation of voters.

I might point out that in that legislation, it also designates the precincts by which those districts will be organized.

The bill also improperly targets large school districts by prohibiting people from serving on these boards if they are employees of any school district in the Commonwealth, and work more than 100 days per year.

Of course, our dedicated teachers and school employees work more than 100 days per year, and this would effectively keep harm.

I'm sorry.

Effectively keep them from from serving on these boards of education.

Effectively, this measure would prohibit Fayette County School Board Chair Tyler Murphy from continuing to serve because he teaches in another district.

The Senate and the House overturned the governor's veto, largely along party lines for Kentucky Edition.

I'm Mackenzie Spink.

Thank you.

Mackenzie.

On the higher education front.

House Bill 490 makes it easier for universities to fire professors, even those with tenure, for financial reasons.

It, too, was finalized by state lawmakers today who overwhelmingly voted to overturn the governor's veto.