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160.157 Funding of community schools.
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A public school district may receive funding for a community school program if
it meets all of the following criteria:
(a) Submits an application for approval by the Kentucky Board of Education
in the manner and form prescribed by the Department of Education;
(b) Submits a plan, approved by the local board, which outlines the proposed
community education program, including procedures for obtaining the
involvement and cooperation of other agencies and groups in identifying
and recommending programs for meeting locally determined needs;
(c) Establishes a council with the power to make district-wide decisions of
policy to assist in conducting community needs assessments and
recommending program priorities;
(d) Employs one (1) full-time community education director.
Two (2) or more school districts may combine for purposes of qualifying for
state funds if the local districts identify a district of record for purposes of
receiving state community education funds, maintaining records, and filing
reports. Two (2) or more districts in the same county that wish to apply for state
funds shall submit a joint proposal.
Each grantee receiving state funds for a community education program shall
submit an annual report to the Kentucky Department of Education. The report
shall include an evaluation of the program and a financial statement. Failure to
submit the report shall result in the loss of state funding.
Effective:June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 3, effective June 25, 2009. -Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 428, sec. 3, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended
1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Repealed and
reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 425, effective July 13, 1990. -Created 1982 Ky. Acts ch. 107, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1982.
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