Title XIII, Education

school-based counselors -- Trauma-informed team to recognize and deal with issues of student trauma -- Collaboration for services between two or more school districts or between school districts, educational cooperatives, or other public or private entities -- Annual report to de…

mental health services -- Model interagency agreements. (1) The Kentucky Department of Education shall annually provide to the Kentucky Board of Education and the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim Joint Committee on Education a summary of the data gather…

program -- Members of board -- Center for School Safety and its board of directors not subject to reorganization by the Governor. (1) The General Assembly hereby authorizes the establishment of the Center for School Safety. The center's mission shall be to serve as the central po…

center -- Duties of board of directors. (1) Each nonstate-government employee member of the board of directors for the Center for School Safety shall serve a term of four (4) years or until his or her successor is duly qualified. A member may be reappointed, but shall not serve m…

Qualifications -- Contents of required policies -- Civil and criminal immunity. (1) As used in this section, a "Kentucky guardian" or "guardian" means an employee of a local board of education who is employed for the purpose of providing school safety and security to students and…

Services Board -- Required capabilities. (1) As used in this section, "school mapping data" means mapping information provided in an electronic or a digital format to assist first responders in responding to emergencies at schools. (2) (a) The General Assembly does hereby establi…

of Education to maintain statewide data collection system -- Reportable incidents -- Annual statistical reports -- Confidentiality. (1) The Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate appropriate administrative regulations relating to school safety, student discipline, and relat…

assessment -- Local plans. (1) Each local school shall conduct an assessment of school safety and student discipline including a review of the following: (a) Reports of school incidents relating to disruptive behaviors; (b) The school's behavior and discipline codes for clarity a…

anonymous reporting tool to allow students, parents, and community members to supply information about potentially harmful, dangerous, or criminal activities to public safety agencies and school officials -- Required use of reporting tool or alternative by local school districts.…

Of the funds appropriated to support the school safety fund program in the biennial budget, twenty percent (20%) of the funds in 1998-99, and ten percent (10%) in 1999- 2000, shall be used for the operation of the Center for School Safety and grants to be distributed by the Cente…

support of public school districts by all members of the community fosters student success, safety, and well-being -- The General Assembly encourages the organization of foundations under KRS Chapter 273 to support public school districts in any district for which no such foundat…

renovation. The Kentucky Department of Education shall require a local board of education to review Crime Prevention Through Environment Design principles, or CPTED principles, when constructing a new school building or when renovating an existing school building.

The Kentucky Department of Education shall develop protocols for student records within the student information system which: (1) Provide notice to schools receiving the records described in KRS 610.345 relating to a student transferring to a new school or district; (2) Promote e…

resulting in a complaint. Each local school shall annually provide to the Department of Education, through the Kentucky Department of Education's student information system, an assessment of school incidents relating to disruptive behaviors resulting in a complaint, including whe…

local school districts. Pursuant to the authority granted to them under KRS 160.160 and 160.290, local boards of education are authorized to establish a police department for local school districts, appoint police officers and other employees, prescribe distinctive uniforms for t…

(1) Police officers appointed by the local board of education pursuant to KRS 158.471 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…

requirements set by the local board of education. All persons appointed as police officers pursuant to KRS 158.471 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 local board …

Compensation -- Employment contract permitted. (1) The local board of education may provide for the appointment or promotion to the ranks and grades and positions of the department officers and civilians as are considered by the board to be necessary for the efficient administrat…

(1) Vehicles used for emergency purposes by the police department of a school district shall be considered emergency vehicles, be equipped with blue lights and sirens, and be operated in conformance with the requirements of KRS Chapter 189. (2) Police officers directly employed b…

Violations. (1) Each board of education of a local school district, having the power and authority to govern and control the method and purpose of use of property owned or occupied by its respective local school district, including travel over that property, is hereby confirmed i…

employee of a police department of a local school district. No person shall falsely represent himself or herself to be a police officer, agent, or employee of a police department of a local school district and in that assumed character arrest or detain, search, or question, in an…

As used in KRS 158.485 to 158.490: (1) "Camera monitoring system" means a system with one (1) or more camera sensors or computers installed and operated on a school bus that: (a) Produce recorded images; and (b) Record the activation status of the stop arm and the time, date, and…

violations -- Use of recorded images. (1) A school district may install and maintain a camera monitoring system on any school bus operated by the school district for the enforcement of a civil penalty against the owner of a motor vehicle for a stop arm camera violation. (2) A sch…

(1) The amount of a civil penalty for a stop arm camera violation shall be: (a) Three hundred dollars ($300) for the first civil penalty; and (b) Five hundred dollars ($500) for each subsequent civil penalty issued to an owner within a three (3) year period. (2) All revenue gener…

images. (1) Upon a determination to issue a stop arm camera violation notice, the following documents shall be sent, either by the law enforcement agency or the school district's agent, by first-class mail to the owner of a motor vehicle within thirty (30) days of a stop arm came…

(1) A recorded image produced by a camera monitoring system shall be sufficient evidence of a violation of KRS 189.370 and shall be admitted without further authentication for the purposes of enforcement. There shall be a rebuttable presumption that when any school bus is stopped…

Required notice. (1) If a stop arm camera violation civil penalty is not paid or contested in accordance with KRS 158.489 within sixty (60) days, the applicable law enforcement agency or officer may notify the Transportation Cabinet of the nonpayment. (2) Upon notice of nonpaymen…

advanced placement courses -- Duties of Department of Education relating to advanced placement and dual enrollment programs -- Credit for Virtual High School and advanced placement courses. (1) The Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate administrative regulations establishi…

By July 1, 2010, at least one (1) employee in each middle school and high school shall have successfully completed the on-line coaches training under KRS 161.166. The cost of acquiring the training shall be borne by the local school district.

The General Assembly recognizes that public education involves shared responsibilities. State government, local communities, parents, students, and school employees must work together to create an efficient public school system to achieve excellence in education. Parents and stud…

(1) The General Assembly hereby finds that knowledge of procedures for voter registration and participation in elections is essential for all Kentucky students to acquire the capacities established in KRS 158.645(2) and (4). Instruction in election procedures is consistent with t…

curriculum framework. (1) The General Assembly finds, declares, and establishes that: (a) Schools shall expect a high level of academic achievement of all students; (b) Schools shall develop their students' ability to: 1. Use communication and mathematics skills for purposes and …

(1) A School Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability Council is hereby created to study, review, and make recommendations concerning Kentucky's system of setting academic standards, assessing learning, identifying academic competencies and deficiencies of individual students, …

- Revisions to academic standards -- Review committees -- Advisory panels -- Standards and assessments process review committee -- Administrative regulations -- Information and training -- Statewide assessment program -- Academic components -- Student assessments -- College admis…

credentials -- Dashboard -- Reimbursement for assessment -- Administrative regulations -- Consequences for schools that fail to exit support status -- Components of accountability system -- Appeals of performance judgments -- Report. It is the intent of the General Assembly that …

Education assistance and payment -- Administrative regulations. (1) As used in this section: (a) "Locally developed indicators of quality" means measures or indicators created or adopted by a local school district that: 1. Are aligned with the academic standards established in KR…

As used in this section and KRS 158.6452, 158.6453, and 158.6455, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Accountability index" means the statistic, as provided by KRS 158.6455(1), that combines a school's academic and nonacademic factors; (2) "Core content for assessment" me…

system -- Report. The Department of Education shall develop a plan for implementing the state assessment and accountability system created under KRS 158.6453 and 158.6455 and shall report quarterly to the Interim Joint Committee on Education on its progress in the following areas…

plan -- Support and technical assistance. (1) A high school student whose highest score on the college admissions examination under KRS 158.6453(5)(b)3. in English, reading, or mathematics is below the systemwide standard established by the Council on Postsecondary Education for …

(1) The Kentucky Institute for Education Research Board is hereby created. (2) The board shall establish a corporation which can qualify and obtain status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The purpose and mission of the corporation shall be to solicit and rais…

Members -- Duties -- Vote required to act. (Effective until January 1, 2027) (1) A permanent subcommittee of the Legislative Research Commission to be known as the Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee is hereby created. The subcommittee shall be composed of…

Subcommittee, powers, process, and procedures when reviewing -- Assignment of regulation to committee -- Education committees, powers, process, and procedures when reviewing. (1) When reviewing an administrative regulation pursuant to KRS 158.647, the Education Assessment and Acc…

The review of administrative regulations promulgated by the Kentucky Board of Education under the authority granted by KRS 158.6453, 158.6455, and 158.782 shall comply with the provisions of KRS 158.6471 and KRS Chapter 13A.

Duties. (1) The State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education is hereby created and attached to the Kentucky Department of Education. The council's purpose is to make recommendations regarding the provisions of services for gifted and talented students in Kentucky's ed…

education organization -- Advisory board -- Appropriations -- Accounting practices and program reports -- Restricted use of funds. (1) The Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Program is established as a statewide summer experiential education program for creative and enterprising…

reviewing academic performance -- Student achievement targets -- Reporting requirements -- Review and revision of improvement plan. (1) "Achievement gap" means the difference between performance goals and actual performance on each of the tested areas by grade level of the state …

(1) It is the intent of the General Assembly that a School-to-Careers System be developed to serve as an umbrella for career-related programs in the public schools, including School-to-Work, Tech Prep, and High Schools That Work initiatives. (2) The goals of the School-to-Careers…