Title XIII, Education

It is the purpose of KRS 164.945 to 164.947 to promote and to enhance the opportunity for higher education in Kentucky by giving recognition and approval to bona fide colleges and universities as a protection to such bona fide institutions and as a protection to the citizens of t…

(1) The Council on Postsecondary Education by regulation shall adopt standards and procedures for the licensing of colleges to ensure that the programs of preparation are comparable to the generally accepted standards of collegiate instruction with respect to faculty, curriculum,…

As used in KRS 164.9481, 164.9483, and 164.9485, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Campus" has the same meaning as in 20 U.S.C. sec. 1092(f)(6)(A)(ii) as amended; (2) "Campus security authority" means campus police, security officers, and any official at a postsecondary…

to campus community on crimes and threats to safety or security of students and employees. (1) Crime log: (a) Each postsecondary education institution shall make, keep, and maintain a daily log, written in a form approved by the Council on Postsecondary Education that can be easi…

authorities to report fire or threat of fire to fire marshal. (1) Under the provisions of KRS Chapter 227, the state fire marshal shall have jurisdiction over all property in the state including property of public postsecondary education institutions and property of any private c…

concerning campus safety and security. Effective September 1, 2000, and each year thereafter, each postsecondary education institution shall submit to the Council on Postsecondary Education a statement of current policies concerning campus safety and security including, but not l…

Limitation of liability -- Reporting formats. (1) In complying with the statistical and reporting requirements mandated in KRS 164.948 to 164.9489 and KRS 164.993, an institution shall make a reasonable, good-faith effort to obtain statistics and crime reports from outside agenci…

KRS 164.948 to 164.9489 and KRS 164.993 may be cited as the Michael Minger Life Safety Act.

Civil fines collected by the state fire marshal pursuant to KRS 164.993 shall be paid into the State Treasury and credited to a trust and agency fund known as the "Michael Minger/Priddy fire prevention fund." The funds shall be used by the fire marshal to educate students and per…

nonexistence of automatic fire suppression system in on-campus housing facility -- Exemption. (1) Any public or private institution of postsecondary education which operates or acts as agent for an on-campus housing facility within the Commonwealth shall disclose to any potential…

off-campus alternative -- Notification to safety and emergency personnel. (1) A postsecondary education institution as defined in KRS 164.948 shall provide priority for first-floor housing to any student who informs the institution of a disability, or a sensory, cognitive, or neu…

The governing board of each public institution of postsecondary education is authorized to establish a police department and appoint police officers and other employees for the university, college, or other institution of public postsecondary education for which it is responsible…

(1) As used in this section: (a) "Police officer" has the same meaning as "police officer" in KRS 15.420, as "police officer" in KRS 164.950 to 164.980, and as "officer" in KRS 16.010; and (b) "Postsecondary institution" means any public institution of postsecondary education aut…

(1) Police officers so appointed shall be peace officers and conservators of the peace. They shall have general police powers including the power to arrest, without process, all persons who within their view commit any crime or misdemeanor. They shall possess all of the common la…

All persons appointed as police officers pursuant to KRS 164.950 to 164.980 shall, at the time of their employment: (1) Comply with the requirements of KRS 61.300; and (2) Possess whatever other requirements as may be set by the governing board of the institution of public postse…

compensation. The governing board of each institution of public postsecondary education may provide for the appointment or promotion to the ranks and grades and positions of the department such officers and civilians as are considered by the board to be necessary for the efficien…

(1) Vehicles used for emergency purposes by the police department of a public institution of postsecondary education shall be considered as emergency vehicles and shall be equipped with blue lights and sirens and shall be operated in conformance with the requirements of KRS Chapt…

(1) The governing boards of public institutions of postsecondary education, each having the power and authority to govern and control the method and purpose of use of property owned or occupied by their respective institution, including travel over such property, is each hereby c…

No person shall falsely represent himself to be a police officer, agent or employee of a police department of a public institution of postsecondary education and in such assumed character, arrest, or detain, or search, or question, in any manner the person or property of any pers…

As used in KRS 164.981 to 164.9819: (1) "Autism" means a developmental disability significantly affecting verbal and nonverbal communication and social interaction, generally evident before age three (3), that adversely affects educational performance. Characteristics of autism i…

(1) The Council on Postsecondary Education in Kentucky is authorized to operate a state autism training center, including: (a) The acquisition by purchase, lease, gift, or otherwise of necessary lands; (b) The construction of necessary buildings; (c) The expansion, remodeling, al…

The center shall provide: (1) A staff that has expertise in autism and autistic-like behavior and in sensory impairments; (2) Individual and direct family assistance in the home, community, and school. A center's assistance should not supplant other responsibilities of state and …

The council, after consultation with the center, shall promulgate administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A providing for: (1) The establishment, operation, eligibility for services, cost reimbursement, fees for services, maintenance, and government control of the ce…

The public institution selected pursuant to KRS 164.9811(2) shall appoint a citizens' advisory board to advise the center director on matters of policy. The advisory board shall be composed of: fifty percent (50%) parents or guardians of clients eligible for the center's program;…

fees and expenses. (1) The primary method of providing services through the center shall be by the use of trainee teams. A trainee team shall consist of an eligible client, a professional from a local service agency, and the client's guardian or one or both of the client's parent…

(1) The Kentucky Center for Cannabis is hereby established at the University of Kentucky to advance the study of the use of cannabis and cannabis derivatives for the treatment of certain medical conditions and diseases as indicated and recommended by the center's advisory board. …

(1) Any person who violates the provisions of KRS 164.715 or subsection (1) of KRS 164.720 is guilty of a Class D felony, and in addition thereto shall forfeit to the state all equipment used in committing the offense for which such person is convicted. (2) Any person who violate…

Any person who deliberately violates the provisions of KRS 164.283, upon conviction, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars ($25), nor more than one hundred dollars ($100), and/or imprisonment in the county jail for up to thirty (30) days.

(1) Any college that violates the provisions of KRS 164.947(3) shall be fined not less than one hundred dollars ($100). (2) Each day that a college violates the provisions of KRS 164.947(3) shall be deemed a separate offense.

(1) Any person, including campus personnel, who knowingly violates the provisions of KRS 164.9481 and 164.9483, or who knowingly induces another, directly or indirectly, to violate the provisions of those sections, shall be fined not less than five hundred dollars ($500), nor mor…

A municipal university, college or junior college as used in this chapter means any university, college or junior college established or supported in whole or in part by funds raised by municipal taxation.

programs. It shall be a public purpose for a city of any class to support postsecondary education through the appropriation of funds for postsecondary educational facilities located or to be located within the city and for postsecondary educational programs offered within the cit…

The board of aldermen of a city of the first class having a municipal university may make an annual appropriation from the general fund of the city for the support of such university. Such appropriation shall be such sum as in the judgment of the board of aldermen shall, when sup…

The funds appropriated by the board of aldermen of a city of the first class as provided in KRS 165.030 may be paid to the treasurer of the university by the director of finance of the city in regular monthly installments.

The board of aldermen of a city of the first class having a municipal university may devote to university purposes funds derived from other sources as well as from taxes levied for general city purposes.

The board of aldermen of a city of the first class may set apart or appropriate as a site for the buildings and grounds of its municipal university any public grounds of the city not specially appropriated or dedicated by ordinance to another use.

The board of trustees of a municipal university in a city of the first class may acquire, by purchase or gift, lands and improvements for the purpose of expanding the plant and extending the usefulness of the university, and when unable to agree with the owner of land and improve…

The board of aldermen of any city of the first class may adopt an ordinance submitting to the voters of the city at any regular election held in the city the question of whether or not bonds of the city shall be issued for the benefit of the municipal university if the ordinance …

Bonds issued under authority of KRS 165.080 shall be placed under the control of the president and trustees of the university, who shall determine when and at what price they shall be sold, but no bonds shall be sold for less than par. Any premium obtained from the bonds shall co…

The money derived from the bonds issued under authority of KRS 165.080 shall be used to meet the needs of the university. The authorized use includes the payment for real estate and buildings purchased or to be purchased, the erection and alteration of improvements, and the secur…

The president and treasurer of the university shall each give bond with approved surety in a sum fixed by the board of aldermen of the city. The bond shall be payable to the university and obligate the makers to perform faithfully the duties of their offices and faithfully accoun…

The president and trustees of the university may employ such persons as they deem necessary, including architects and other technical advisers, to perform any work for which a bond issue has been provided.

Any work for which a bond issue has been provided may be done by contract or otherwise, in the discretion of the president and trustees of the university. When any contract involves the expenditure of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more it shall be awarded to the lowest and bes…

The president and trustees of a municipal university in a city of the first class shall annually report to the mayor and the board of aldermen of the city what they do under the provisions of KRS 165.080 to 165.130, and account for all funds received by them. An annual report and…

(1) Any city of the first class may, if the necessary ground is conveyed to the city without cost and free of all liens and encumbrances, erect law school buildings, with necessary appurtenances, for the purpose of supplying the municipal university of the city with adequate buil…

cities of the first class -- Establishment -- Board of trustees -- Advisory board prohibited. (1) Except for cities of the first class, cities with populations equal to or greater than three thousand (3,000) based upon the most recent federal decennial census may establish or acq…

The legislative body of a city which has established or acquired a municipal college pursuant to KRS 165.160 or where a junior college exists under the provisions of KRS 165.160 to 165.260 may, for educational purposes, use and employ all the authority contained in KRS 165.080 to…

The legislative body of any city with a population equal to or greater than twenty thousand (20,000) based upon the most recent federal decennial census that has a municipal college may, after an election as required by Section 184 of the Constitution, annually levy and collect, …

(1) The fiscal court of a county containing a city with a population equal to or greater than twenty thousand (20,000) based upon the most recent federal decennial census that has a municipal college, having obtained the authorization of the legislative body of such city for the …

Any city having a municipal college pursuant to KRS 165.160 may devote to college purposes any funds or properties derived from sources other than taxes levied for special purposes.