Title XIII, Education

Maximum class size and caseload. (1) The Department of Education is hereby designated as the agency for cooperation with the state and federal government agencies, the nonpublic school programs and local schools of Kentucky in carrying out the provisions of KRS 157.200 to 157.290…

and reports -- Improvement plan -- Special education trust fund -- Administrative hearings. (1) The Commonwealth of Kentucky is committed to providing a comprehensive educational program for its exceptional children and youth. The Department of Education coordinates, directs, and…

School boards of any school district subject to KRS 157.200 to 157.290, shall establish and maintain special educational programs for exceptional children and youth who are residents of their school district, or contract for programs as may be authorized by KRS 157.280.

No person shall be employed to teach or serve as special education coordinator, director, supervisor, or other special education administrator in any special education program authorized by KRS 157.200 to 157.290 unless he holds certification as required by the Education Professi…

Each school district shall ascertain annually all children within the district who are disabled and shall report to the Department of Education on forms provided by the Department of Education and according to administrative regulations promulgated by the Kentucky Board of Educat…

residence, or privately -- Sharing costs -- Transportation -- Transportation to and from state schools for the deaf and blind. (1) If the number of children of school age in one (1) classification of exceptionality in a district is not sufficient to justify a special education pr…

Local boards of education may contract to provide "related services" to exceptional children when the appropriate services are not available through a public or private agency.

The local superintendent of schools shall present to the chief state school officer an application for tentative preapproval of a plan for special education programs for exceptional children.

It is the intention of the General Assembly to assure substantially equal public school educational opportunities for those in attendance in the public schools of the Commonwealth, but not to limit nor to prevent any school district from providing educational services and facilit…

preschool education -- Program components -- Certification of fully utilized program. (1) Each local school district shall ensure that a developmentally appropriate half-day preschool education program is provided for each child who is at risk of educational failure and who is fo…

education established. (1) There is hereby established a network of regional training centers for preschool and early childhood education as specified in the 1987 state preschool grant application for Public Law 99-457. The purpose of the regional training centers shall be to pro…

As used in KRS 157.310 to 157.440, unless the context otherwise requires: (1) "Administrative regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education" means those regulations which the Kentucky Board of Education may adopt upon the recommendation and with the advice of the commissioner of…

(1) There is hereby established the fund to support education excellence in Kentucky consisting of appropriations for distribution to districts in accordance with the provisions of KRS 157.310 to 157.440. (2) The resources of the public school fund shall be paid into the State Tr…

excellence in Kentucky. Each district which meets the following requirements shall be eligible to share in the distribution of funds from the fund to support education excellence in Kentucky: (1) Employs and compensates all teachers for not less than one hundred eighty-five (185)…

Allotment of program funds -- Recalculation of allocated funds -- Lengthening of school days. (1) (a) In determining the cost of the program to support education excellence in Kentucky, the statewide guaranteed base funding level, as defined in KRS 157.320, shall be computed by d…

The portion of the assessed value of distilled spirits exempted from ad valorem taxes under KRS 132.140 shall not be included in the calculation of the local effort required for Support Education Excellence in Kentucky or the tax rate-setting process in KRS Chapter 160.

(1) In determining the cost of transportation for each district, the chief state school officer shall determine the average cost per pupil per day of transporting pupils in districts having a similar density of transported pupils per square mile of area served by not less than ni…

funding components -- Additional compensation expenses. (1) For purposes of the state teacher salary schedule, teachers shall be placed on the schedule based on certification rank as established by the Education Professional Standards Board under KRS 161.1211 and by their years o…

(1) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, a public school teacher, or a secondary teacher employed in a Kentucky Tech school or career and technical education program operated by the Department of Education, who has attained certification from the National Board for …

Supplement to be considered in calculation for retirement. Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary: (1) (a) If funds are appropriated by the General Assembly for this purpose, a local board of education shall provide an annual salary supplement to all speech- language p…

For each school year the Finance and Administration Cabinet, on the certification of the chief state school officer, shall draw warrants on the State Treasurer for the amount of the public school fund due each district. Checks shall be issued by the State Treasurer and transmitte…

of historic settlement school facilities -- Use of capital outlay funds after mid- year adjustment -- Evaluation of school buildings. Public school funds made available to the credit of each district during any year shall be received, held, and expended by the district board, sub…

General Assembly. If, when the apportionments are being determined under the provisions of KRS 157.310 to 157.440, funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the public school fund are insufficient to provide the amount of money required under KRS 157.390, the chief state scho…

Program -- District may exceed levy authorized by KRS 160.470 if approved by voters -- Compensating tax rate. (1) (a) Notwithstanding any statutory provisions to the contrary, effective for school years beginning after July 1, 1990, the board of education of each school district …

in Kentucky relating to loss of state funds resulting from property assessment amendment. (1) After the Department of Revenue submits the certified property assessment data to the chief state school officer as required pursuant to KRS 160.470(4), a local board of education may re…

It is the intent of KRS 157.450 and 157.455 to: (1) Support the construction of new school buildings and the renovation of existing school buildings in a manner that will create a healthy environment for students and teachers while saving energy, resources, and operational expens…

of guidelines -- Assistance to school districts. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Life-cycle cost analysis" means to calculate and compare different building designs to identify which is the best investment over the long term. Life-cycle costs include design and construction cos…

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…