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158.646 Kentucky Institute for Education Research Board.
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The Kentucky Institute for Education Research Board is hereby created.
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 raise funds through private
foundations, grants, and government agencies to support the independent
evaluation of the Kentucky Education Reform Act and related activities. The
corporation shall serve as a stimulus and clearinghouse for Kentucky
Education Reform Act related research projects.
(a) The board shall cause an in-depth evaluation of the impact of Kentucky
Education Reform Act to be performed. This evaluation shall include, but
not be limited to, the effect of the reforms on students, individual schools,
school systems, and educators. The evaluation shall also include an
analysis of the reliability and validity of the changes in scores between
baseline scores and scores from subsequent administrations of tests.
(b) The board shall make recommendations to the citizens and elected
leaders of the Commonwealth concerning the enhancement of the
benefits of the Kentucky Education Reform Act and the expansion and
improvement of services to students.
(c) The board shall establish an organizational capacity to:
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Develop and manage implementation of a research design to
include the issuing of requests for proposals; awarding of contracts;
and general oversight and coordination of the quality and quantity of
research;
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Conduct research in accordance with a comprehensive research
design and establish priorities; and
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Design and implement a comprehensive educational data
information system.
(d) The board shall prepare an annual report of its activities and the activities
of the corporation and forward copies to the Governor, the Legislative
Research Commission, the Kentucky Board of Education, and the Council
on Postsecondary Education and make copies available to the citizens of
the Commonwealth.
(e) The board shall hire an executive officer and other necessary personnel
to carry out its responsibilities.
(f) The board shall consist of ten (10) members who shall initially be
appointed to two (2) year terms by the Governor. The board shall select
from its membership a chairperson and establish bylaws, including bylaws
governing board membership and length of terms. Upon expiration of the
initial appointments and adoption of bylaws governing membership and
length of terms by the board, the board shall be self-perpetuating, and the
appointment and length of terms shall be made in accordance with the
board's bylaws. Vacancies which occur before the expiration of the initial
appointments shall be filled by the Governor for the remaining term of the
vacancy.
Effective:May 30, 1997
History: Amended 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 62, effective May
30, 1997. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 408, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994.
Formerly codified as KRS 158.683, renumbered effective September 16, 1996.
Legislative Research Commission Note (9/16/96). This statute has been
renumbered as KRS 158.646 from KRS 158.683 in order to remove the statute
from the sunset provision contained in KRS 158.710(6). Initial placement of this
statute within the range set out in the sunset provision was an inadvertent
mistake in codification. 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 408, sec. 1 did not direct that the
statute be placed within the range set out in the sunset provision.
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