Title XIII, Education

There is hereby established the "Ride to the Center for the Arts Program Fund" in the Department of Education. The fund may receive state appropriations, gifts, grants, federal funds, and tax receipts. Moneys from the fund shall be disbursed for purposes specified in KRS 157.606.

regulations. (1) To facilitate opportunities for statewide participation by public school children in the Commonwealth in educational experiences available through the Kentucky Center for the Arts, the Department of Education shall administer the Ride to the Center for the Arts P…

(1) By establishing the School Facilities Construction Commission, the General Assembly expresses its commitment to help local districts meet the school construction needs and the education technology needs of the state in a manner which will insure an equitable distribution of f…

As used in KRS 157.611 to 157.640, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Available local revenue" means the sum of the school building fund account balance; the bonding potential of the capital outlay and building funds; and the capital outlay fund account balance on June 3…

(1) An independent corporate agency and instrumentality of the Commonwealth is hereby created and established with all the general corporate powers incidental thereto. The corporation shall be known as "The School Facilities Construction Commission" and shall be endowed with perp…

requirement -- Administrative regulations -- Annual report. (1) The emergency and targeted investment fund is hereby created as a restricted fund in the State Treasury, to be administered by the School Facilities Construction Commission. (2) (a) Notwithstanding KRS 45.229 or any …

(1) To participate in the school construction funding program, the district must have unmet needs as defined by KRS 157.615 and must meet the following eligibility criteria: (a) Commit at least an equivalent tax rate of five cents ($0.05) to debt service, new facilities, or major…

in school districts -- Criteria -- Equalization funding. (1) In addition to the levy required by KRS 157.440(1)(b) to participate in the Facilities Support Program of Kentucky, local school districts that have made the levy required by KRS 157.440(1)(b) are authorized to levy the…

Reallocation of funds -- Disposition of bond savings and refinancing savings. The School Facilities Construction Commission shall be governed by the following procedures in providing assistance to school districts for construction purposes: (1) Upon receipt of the certified state…

insurance to be used for reimbursement. (1) Notwithstanding KRS 157.620 and any provision included in an enacted executive branch budget, urgent and critical construction needs shall be determined by the Department of Education. The department shall provide a funding allocation t…

(1) Bonds of the commission shall be issued in the name of the commission, shall be designated "school building revenue bonds" or, if appropriate, "school building revenue refunding bonds," and shall additionally be identified by the name of the board of education executing the l…

In connection with each bond issue of the commission as defined in KRS 157.615(3), it shall be the duty of the commission: (1) To require the district board of education to insure the project to its full insurable value, or to the amount of the bonds outstanding from time to time…

(1) A school district which has issued revenue bonds according to the provisions of KRS Chapter 162 shall be eligible to participate in a reimbursement schedule if all of the following conditions are met: (a) The district met all criteria for first round financing except that the…

Bonds of the commission shall be sold in such form and in such manner as the commission deems appropriate in accordance with prevailing market conditions. If the bonds are sold on the basis of sealed bids or proposals, the "publication area," as that term is used in KRS Chapter 4…

It shall be the duty of the department, upon written request of the commission: (1) To cause the certified public accountant auditing the district to audit the financial records relating to any identified and described bond issue of the commission, as an incident to the certified…

(1) The School Facilities Construction Commission is hereby authorized to issue revenue bonds for the purpose of financing projects authorized by the General Assembly based upon lease rental agreements with the Kentucky Department of Education for the purpose of: (a) Acquiring si…

The School Facilities Construction Commission is the successor agency of the Kentucky School Building Authority created by the 1978 Acts of the General Assembly Chapter 153. All powers, duties, obligations, and assets of the Kentucky School Building Authority, including an obliga…

Power of School Facilities Construction Commission. (1) By establishing the education technology funding program in the School Facilities Construction Commission, the General Assembly expresses its commitment to promote a partnership with the state and the local public school dis…

(1) To participate in the education technology funding program, a local public school district shall have an unmet technology need described in its local district technology plan and approved by the Kentucky Board of Education pursuant to its technology master plan, and shall mat…

The School Facilities Construction Commission shall be governed by the following procedures in making an offer of assistance to local public school districts for providing education technology: (1) The base level of assistance to each eligible district shall be determined by divi…

(1) To carry out the purpose of providing educational technology for the public system of education pursuant to KRS Chapter 156, the Kentucky education technology trust fund is hereby established in the Finance and Administration Cabinet. Funds appropriated by the General Assembl…

The General Assembly hereby declares that maintaining a clean and healthy environment is a state priority and is the individual and collective responsibility of all citizens of Kentucky. It is therefore in the public interest that a comprehensive environmental education initiativ…

As used in KRS 157.900 to 157.915: (1) "Environmental education" means an education process dealing with the interrelationships among the natural world and its man-made surroundings; is experience-based; interdisciplinary in its approach; and is a continuous life-long process tha…

(1) There is hereby established the Kentucky Environmental Education Council, referred to hereafter as the council, to provide leadership and planning for environmental education for the population of Kentucky through the cooperative efforts of educators, government agencies, bus…

The functions of the council shall be to: (1) Create and update annually a five (5) year management and operational plan to make as effective as possible the coordination, delivery, and marketing of all state environmental education programs; (2) Establish an interagency subcommi…

(1) The General Assembly hereby finds that: (a) The decline in geographic literacy has been widely recognized; (b) Geographic knowledge is essential to social, political, and environmental leadership potential and civic involvement; and (c) Support should be given to local effort…

Bylaws. (1) The Kentucky Geographic Education Board is established to provide leadership and planning for geography education for the population of Kentucky through the efforts of elementary, secondary, and postsecondary educators, government agencies, and public interests. The b…

The functions of the board shall be to: (1) Create an annual plan to improve assessment, curriculums, outreach, and professional development related to geography education in Kentucky; (2) Establish a competitive system for awarding grants for programs to encourage and support ge…

(1) The Kentucky geography education trust fund is established in the State Treasury to award grants for programs that encourage and support geography education in Kentucky. Funds appropriated by the General Assembly in each biennial budget for the purpose of supporting geography…

(1) Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of KRS 157.100 to 157.180 shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100) nor more than five hundred dollars ($500). (2) Any person who willfully violates any of the provisions of KRS 157.310 to 157.440 shall be …