2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 158 - CONDUCT OF SCHOOLS -- SPECIAL PROGRAMS 158.443 Terms of board members -- Meetings -- Selection of administering university -- Duties of board of directors.
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158.443 Terms of board members -- Meetings -- Selection of administering
university -- Duties of board of directors.
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Each nonstate-government employee member of the board of directors for the
Center for School Safety shall serve a term of two (2) years and may be
reappointed, but a member shall not serve more than two (2) consecutive
terms.
The members who are nonstate-government employees shall be reimbursed
for travel, meals, and lodging and expenses relating to official duties of the
board from funds appropriated for this purpose.
The board of directors shall meet a minimum of four (4) times per year. The
board of directors shall be attached to the Office of the Secretary of the
Education and Workforce Development Cabinet for administrative purposes.
The board of directors shall annually elect a chair and vice chair from the
membership. The board may form committees as needed.
Using a request-for-proposal process, the board of directors shall select a
public university to administer the Center for School Safety for a period of not
less than four (4) years unless funds for the center are not appropriated or the
board determines that the university is negligent in carrying out its duties as
specified in the request for proposal and contract. The initial request for
proposals shall be issued not later than September 15, 1998. The board shall
select a university no later than January 1, 1999. The university shall be the
fiscal agent for the center and:
(a) Receive funds based on the approved budget by the board of directors
and the General Assembly's appropriation for the center. The center shall
operate within the fiscal policies of the university and in compliance with
policies established by the board of directors per the request for proposal
and contract; and
(b) Employ the staff of the center who shall have the retirement and
employee benefits granted other similar university employees.
The board of directors shall annually approve:
(a) A work plan for the center;
(b) A budget for the center;
(c) Operating policies as needed; and
(d) Recommendations for grants, beginning in the 1999-2000 school year
and subsequent years, to local school districts and schools to assist in the
development of programs and individualized approaches to work with
violent, disruptive, or academically at-risk students, and consistent with
provisions of KRS 158.445.
The board of directors shall prepare a biennial budget request to support the
Center for School Safety and to provide program funds for local school district
grants.
The board shall develop model interagency agreements between local school
districts and other local public agencies, including, among others, health
departments, departments of social services, mental health agencies, and
courts, in order to provide cooperative services and sharing of costs for
services to students who are at risk of school failure, are at risk of participation
in juvenile crime, or have been expelled from the school district.
Effective:June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 49, effective June 25, 2009. -Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 88, effective July 12, 2006. -- Created
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 493, sec. 4, effective April 10, 1998.
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