Title XIII, Education

For purposes of KRS Chapters 156 through 168, "chief state school officer" shall mean the Superintendent of Public Instruction until the close of business on December 31, 1990, and after that date it shall mean the commissioner of education.

(1) There is hereby established the Local Superintendents Advisory Council, which shall consist of eleven (11) local school district superintendents appointed by the Legislative Research Commission. Seven (7) members shall represent each of the Supreme Court districts as establis…

Composition -- Functions. (1) The commissioner of education shall be the chief executive of the Department of Education. The commissioner shall be responsible for administering, structuring, and organizing the department and its services, including but not limited to the followin…

(1) Effective at the close of business on June 30, 1991, all employment positions in the Department of Education shall be abolished and the employment of all employees in the positions shall be terminated. Employees whose employment has been terminated under the provisions of thi…

The Department of Education in Kentucky shall promote, support, and assist in the program created in KRS 158.798 by: (1) Identifying middle and high school students who have a high interest, aptitude, or achievement in math, science, and technology related courses, events, and ac…

Prior to submission of the formal budgetary requests of the Department of Education, established in KRS 156.010, to the Governor and executive branch, complete copies of the budget areas in the board's jurisdiction shall be forwarded to the Kentucky Board of Education to enable i…

(1) For purposes of this section, full-time service in a local school for not less than one hundred forty (140) days during the school year entitles an employee who transfers to the Department of Education to a full year of experience credit on the Personnel Cabinet pay schedule …

alternative formats for students with disabilities -- Electronic versions of text that are compatible with Braille translation and speech synthesis software -- Digital files. (1) The following definitions shall apply to this section: (a) "Alternative format" means any medium or f…

(1) There is hereby established a Kentucky Board of Education, which shall consist of eleven (11) voting members appointed by the Governor and confirmed by the Senate of the General Assembly, with the president of the Council on Postsecondary Education and the secretary of the Ed…

active until successor board appointed. (1) Effective until the Governor appoints and the Senate and the House of Representatives of the General Assembly confirm the State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education as established in KRS 156.029, there is within the Department o…

(1) The Kentucky Board of Education is recognized to be a public body corporate and politic, and an agency and instrumentality of the Commonwealth in the performance of essential governmental functions. (2) For the benefit of programs under its control and supervision, the board …

(1) As used in this section, "relative" means father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law. (2) A member of the Kentucky Board of Education shall: (a) Be at least thirty (30) years of age; (b) Have at least an associa…

For meetings of the Kentucky Board of Education, a majority of the voting members shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business. The board shall meet not less than every three (3) months and at other times it may be called as provided in this section. Special meetings…

Designation of teams -- Eligibility to play -- Athletics participation consent form to include information on child dependency, neglect, and abuse -- Restriction on reporting requirements. (1) The Kentucky Board of Education shall have the management and control of the common sch…

to hearing officer or panel -- Compensatory time for staff conducting school facility public hearings. The Kentucky Board of Education may, any statute to the contrary notwithstanding, delegate the taking of evidence, and the rendition of a written recommendation of disposition t…

(1) At the request of a local board of education or a school council, a local school district superintendent shall submit a request to the Kentucky Board of Education for a waiver from a reporting requirement established by a Kentucky Revised Statute that requires the paperwork t…

The Kentucky Board of Education, upon requisition to the Finance and Administration Cabinet, may secure price contract agreements for the purchase of supplies and equipment by district boards of education. The board by regulation shall specify the particular types of supplies and…

conditions. The chief state school officer shall furnish full information on established price contracts to each district board of education. Any board of education may purchase supplies and equipment from the vendor to whom the contract has been awarded, under the terms of the c…

topics -- Professional development coordinator -- Long-term improvement plans -- Training related to communication and sexual misconduct -- Electronic consumer bulletin board -- Training to address needs of students at risk of school failure -- Teacher academics -- Annual report …

(1) The Kentucky Board of Education shall develop regulations to establish a program of educational institutes for teachers. The purpose of such institutes shall be the general improvement of instruction within the Commonwealth. (2) Teacher institutes shall be held during the sum…

instructional leadership program. (1) The purpose of this section is to encourage and require the maintenance and development of effective instructional leadership in the public schools of the Commonwealth and to recognize that principals, with the assistance of assistant princip…

Appointment of retired teachers and administrators. (1) For purposes of this section and KRS 161.605, "critical shortage area" means a lack of certified teachers in particular subject areas, in grade levels, or in geographic locations at the elementary and secondary level, as det…

not responsible for training costs -- Assessment of superintendents required -- Contracts for training providers permitted. (1) The Department of Education shall establish a Superintendents Training Program and Assessment Center. The department shall provide for assessor training…

conditions. As used in this section, except subsection (1), "public school officer" means a person who previously served as a superintendent of schools during which time charges were brought against him under this section. (1) The chief state school officer shall recommend, by wr…

The Kentucky Board of Education, upon suspension of any officer under KRS 156.132, shall name a person to fill the vacancy caused by such suspension. Persons appointed by the Kentucky Board of Education to fill vacancies under KRS 156.132 and this section shall hold office only d…

The Attorney General, upon the written recommendation of either the Governor, the Auditor of Public Accounts, the chief state school officer, or the Kentucky Board of Education, shall institute the necessary actions to recover school funds, from any source, which he believes have…

In all actions brought under the provisions of KRS 156.132 to 156.138, jurisdiction shall be vested in the Circuit Court of the county in which the school district is located.

commissioner of education. (1) There is hereby created an Education Management Selection Commission. The commission shall consist of six (6) members to be appointed as follows: Three (3) by the Governor, one (1) by the President Pro Tempore of the Senate, one (1) by the Speaker o…

The first commissioner of education selected in accordance with KRS 156.147 shall be appointed no later than December 31, 1990.

(1) The commissioner of education shall be the chief state school officer. He or she shall possess the professional qualifications determined by the Kentucky Board of Education as appropriate for the office. (2) The commissioner shall: (a) Be appointed or reappointed by the Kentu…

The chief state school officer, as executive officer of the Kentucky Board of Education, upon application and requisition to the Finance and Administration Cabinet, is hereby authorized and directed to secure price contract agreements for the purchase of school buses by all distr…

specifications for accessory equipment and supplies and replacement equipment -- Standards for use of non-school bus passenger vehicles -- Use of clean transportation fuels. (1) (a) All school buses for which bids are made or bid contracts awarded shall meet the standards and spe…

conditions of district boards. The chief state school officer shall make available to all district boards of education full information respecting established price contract agreements, and any or all districts may procure buses from sources and at prices, terms, and conditions i…

Education -- Voluntary compliance -- Penalties. (1) With the advice of the Local Superintendents Advisory Council, the Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate administrative regulations establishing standards which school districts shall meet in student, program, service, an…

Education -- Request by local board of education -- Limitations -- Assistance by Department of Education -- Procedures -- Schools of innovation -- School district not penalized -- Administrative regulation. (1) Except as provided in KRS 156.1611 or otherwise provided in statute, …

denial -- Review. (1) Notwithstanding any provision of KRS 156.161 to the contrary, the Kentucky Board of Education shall establish and maintain a list of expedited waivers that a local board of education may submit to the commissioner of education for approval. The list of exped…

The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that locally driven innovation in public education can improve school operations and student outcomes. It is the intent of the General Assembly that KRS 156.161, 156.1611, and 157.360 provide local boards of education with flexibilit…

Inclusion of course standards in program of studies. (1) Pursuant to KRS 156.160, the Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate administrative regulations to establish the courses of study for the different grades. The administrative regulation that sets forth the required and…

The chief state school officer may call and conduct conferences of boards of education, superintendents, supervisors, principals, teachers, attendance officers, and other regular public school employees, on matters relating to the condition, need, and improvement of the schools. …

education and educational institutions. The chief state school officer shall receive and examine all reports required by law or by the Kentucky Board of Education and, in person or through his assistants, shall examine and advise on the expenditures, business methods and accounts…

(1) The chief state school officer shall have access to the papers, books and records of all teachers, trustees, superintendents, or other public school officials. (2) He may administer oaths and may examine witnesses under oath in any part of the state in any matter pertaining t…

(1) The chief state school officer shall annually prepare or cause to be prepared, and submit for approval and publication by the Kentucky Board of Education, a list of all public and private high schools or other secondary schools in the state, showing the classification of each…

The chief state school officer shall prepare for electronic publication biennially, the complete school laws of the state, including abstracts of decisions of the Court of Justice, and opinions and interpretations of the Attorney General and the chief state school officer. He sha…

The chief state school officer shall biennially prepare the report of the Department of Education as established in KRS 156.010 to be submitted to the Governor and the General Assembly. The report shall set out the number attending the public schools, the amount of state funds ap…

As used in KRS 156.255 to 156.295: (1) "Accountant" means a certified public accountant or a public accountant registered with the State Board of Accountancy. (2) "Board" means the board of education of a school district. (3) "Committee" means the State Committee for School Distr…

(1) There shall be a State Committee for School District Audits comprised of the Governor, or a person designated by him, the Attorney General, the Auditor of Public Accounts, a person designated by the Legislative Research Commission to represent the Office of Education Accounta…

(1) The committee shall select, to make the audit authorized under KRS 156.265, accountants who are qualified under KRS Chapter 325 and the administrative regulations promulgated by the Kentucky State Board of Accountancy. (2) Immediately upon completion of each audit, the accoun…

(1) The accountant shall have access to and may examine all books, accounts, reports, vouchers, correspondence files, records, money, and property of any board. Every officer or employee of any such board having such records or property in his possession or under his control shal…

(1) Any officer or employee of a board or any other person who prevents, attempts to prevent, or obstructs an examination by the accountant made under KRS 156.265 and 156.275 is guilty of a high misdemeanor and shall, upon indictment and conviction in the Circuit Court of compete…

As used in KRS 156.395 to 156.476, unless the context requires otherwise: (1) "Department" means the Kentucky Department of Education; (2) "Grade band" means a collection of two (2) or more consecutive grade levels that are interconnected for cohesive instructional purposes in a …