2006 Kentucky Revised Statutes - CHAPTER 158 CONDUCT OF SCHOOLS -- SPECIAL PROGRAMS

• .005   Definition of "character education."
• .007   Definitions for chapter.

Conduct of Schools

• .010   Uniform school system to be maintained -- Variations.
• .020   Repealed, 1966.
• .021   Repealed, 1966.
• .025   Repealed, 1966.
• .030   "Common school" defined -- Attendance at public school and primary school program -- Advancement without regard to age.
• .031   Primary school program -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Attributes -- Part time attendance -- Grouping -- Advancement -- Reporting requirements.
• .032   Flagging record of missing child -- Procedure upon recovery -- Documents required upon enrollment or transfer.
• .035   Certificate of immunization.
• .036   Repealed, 1988.
• .037   Report of immunization results.
• .040   Repealed, 1946.
• .050   School year.
• .060   School month and school day -- Duty-free lunch period -- Nonteaching time for teachers.
• .065   Repealed, 1974.
• .070   School term -- Professional development -- Holidays and days closed -- Continuing education for certain students -- Breakfast program -- Missed school days due to emergencies and service credit.
• .075   Veterans Day observance in public schools.
• .080   Private and parochial schools -- Courses -- Term.
• .090   Repealed, 1990.
• .100   Program required to be provided by school district -- Additional programs permitted.
• .102   Requirement for library media center -- Employment of librarian.
• .105   War veterans may complete high school course without tuition.
• .107   Repealed, 1982.
• .108   Effect of failure to pay for or rent school supplies.
• .110   Transportation of pupils.
• .115   Supplementation of school bus transportation system by county out of general funds.
• .120   Nonresident pupils -- Tuition.
• .130   Repealed, 1990.
• .135   Reimbursement for school services for state agency children in state institution or day treatment center or in custody of Department of Juvenile Justice.
• .137   Educational passports for state agency children.
• .140   Admission to high school -- Promotion -- Classification -- High school diploma -- Vocational certificate of completion.
• .145   Legislative findings and declarations on school dropout rate.
• .146   Establishment of strategy to address school dropout problem -- Department to provide technical assistance, award grants, and disseminate information to school districts and school level personnel.
• .148   Student discipline guidelines -- Local code of acceptable behavior and discipline.
• .150   Suspension or expulsion of pupils.
• .153   Punishment based on child's records -- Disclosure of records -- Cause of action -- Districtwide standards of behavior for students participating in extracurricular activities.
• .154   Principal's duty to report certain acts to local law enforcement agency.
• .155   Reporting of specified incidents of student conduct -- Notation on school records -- Report to law enforcement of certain student conduct -- Immunity.
• .160   Notification to school by parent or guardian of child's medical condition threatening school safety -- Exclusion of child with communicable disease from school -- Closing of school during epidemic.
• .163   Earthquake and tornado emergency procedure system.
• .164   Building lockdown procedure -- Practice.
• .165   Possession and use of personal telecommunications device by public school student.
• .170   Bible to be read.
• .175   Recitation of Lord's prayer and pledge of allegiance -- Instruction in proper respect for and display of the flag -- Observation of moment of silence or reflection.
• .177   Teaching of evolution -- Right to include Bible theory of creation.
• .178   Ten Commandments to be displayed.
• .180   Repealed, 1978.
• .181   Legislative findings.
• .182   Definitions for KRS 158.181 to 158.187.
• .183   Prohibited acts by students -- Rights of student -- Administrative remedies.
• .184   Construction favoring establishment clause, religious liberty, and free speech.
• .185   Construction prohibiting school employee from leading, directing, or encouraging religious or anti-religious activity in violation of establishment clause.
• .186   Copies of law to local school board and school-based decision making council.
• .187   Short title for KRS 158.181 to 158.187.
• .190   Sectarian, infidel, or immoral books prohibited.
• .194   Bill of Rights to be displayed.
• .195   Reading and posting in public schools of texts and documents on American history and heritage.
• .197   School council or governing body authorized to display historic religious and nonreligious artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts in conjunction with course of study.
• .200   Moral instruction.
• .210   Survey of desire for moral instruction may be made.
• .220   Time allowed for moral instruction in suitable place.
• .230   Arrangements with persons in charge.
• .240   Credit for moral instruction.
• .250   Activities for nonparticipants in moral instruction classes.
• .260   Cost of moral instruction.
• .270   Repealed, 1974.
• .280   Repealed, 1984.
• .281   Definitions for KRS 156.476, 158.281, 158.282, and 161.051.
• .282   Instruction of all blind students in the use of braille -- Assessment for blind students in program -- Exceptions.
• .285   Repealed, 1990.
• .286   Repealed, 1990.
• .290   School fundraising activities.
• .292   Excused absences for students who serve as election officers.
• .293   Excused absences for secondary school students who participate in Military Burial Honor Guard Program -- Inclusion in instructional program.
• .294   Excused absences for students who participate in Veterans’ Service Organization Burial Honor Guard -- Inclusion in instructional program.
• .295   Repealed, 1990.
• .297   Meningococcal meningitis disease and vaccine information.
• .300   Repealed, 1982.
• .301   Legislative findings on skin cancer risks -- Schools encouraged to educate students on risks of exposure to ultraviolet rays..
• .310   Repealed, 1982.
• .320   Repealed, 1982.
• .330   Repealed, 1982.
• .340   Repealed, 1982.
• .350   Repealed, 1982.
• .355   Repealed, 1990.

Preschool Programs

• .360   Family literacy services.
• .380   Repealed, 1990.
• .385   Repealed, 1990.
• .390   Repealed, 1990.
• .395   Repealed, 1990.
• .405   Repealed, 1990.
• .410   Repealed, 1990.
• .415   Repealed, 1990.
• .420   Repealed, 1990.
• .425   Repealed, 1990.
• .430   Repealed, 1990.

School Safety and School Discipline

• .440   Legislative findings on school safety and order.
• .441   Definitions for chapter.
• .442   Center for School Safety -- Duties -- Members of board.
• .443   Terms of board members -- Meetings -- Selection of administering university -- Duties of board of directors.
• .444   Administrative regulations -- Role of Department of Education.
• .445   Local assessment of school safety and school discipline -- District assessment -- Local plans.
• .446   Use of appropriated funds.
• .450   Repealed, 1984.
• .455   Repealed, 1984.
• .460   Repealed, 1984.
• .465   Repealed, 1984.
• .470   Repealed, 1984.
• .505   Repealed, 1984.
• .510   Repealed, 1984.
• .515   Repealed, 1984.
• .520   Repealed, 1984.
• .525   Repealed, 1984.
• .530   Repealed, 1984.
• .535   Repealed, 1984.
• .540   Repealed, 1984.
• .545   Repealed, 1984.
• .550   Repealed, 1984.
• .600   Repealed, 1990.
• .605   Repealed, 1990.
• .607   Repealed, 1990.
• .610   Repealed, 1990.
• .615   Repealed, 1988.
• .617   Repealed, 1988.
• .618   Repealed, 1990.
• .620   Repealed, 1990.

Advanced Placement and Dual Enrollment

• .622   Administrative regulations of Kentucky Board of Education relating to 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.
• .640   Repealed, 1990.
• .6401   Repealed, 1990.
• .6402   Repealed, 1990.
• .6403   Repealed, 1990.

Educational Improvement

• .645   Capacities required of students in public education system.
• .6451   Legislative declaration on goals for Commonwealth's schools -- Model curriculum framework.
• .6452   School Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability Council.
• .6453   Assessment of achievement of goals -- Development of Commonwealth Accountability Testing System -- Components -- High school and college readiness assessments -- ACT and WorkKeys -- Accommodations for students with disabilities -- Assessment design -- Biennial plan for validation studies -- Local assessment -- School report card. -- Individual student report.
• .6454   National Technical Advisory Panel on Assessment and Accountability.
• .6455   System to identify and reward successful schools -- School accountability index -- Consequences for schools not meeting goals -- Scholastic audits -- Formula for school accountability and improvement goal -- District accountability -- Appeals of performance judgments.
• .6457   Definitions for KRS 158.6452, 158.6453, 158.6455, and 158.6457.
• .6458   Plan for implementation of state assessment and accountability system -- Report.
• .6459   Intervention strategies for accelerated learning -- Individualized learning plan -- Retake of ACT.
• .646   Kentucky Institute for Education Research Board.
• .647   Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee -- Members -- Duties -- Vote required to act.
• .6471   Meetings -- Required attendance for department representative -- Report -- Assignment of regulation to committee - Consideration.
• .6472   Review of administrative regulations.
• .648   State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education -- Purpose -- Duties.
• .649   Achievement gaps -- Data on student performance -- Policy for reviewing academic performance -- Biennial targets -- Review and revision of consolidated plan.
• .650   Definitions for KRS 158.680 to 158.710.  (Expired)
• .660   Repealed, 1990.
• .665   Repealed, 1990.
• .670   Repealed, 1990.
• .680   State Advisory Committee for Educational Improvement.  (Expired)
• .683   Renumbered as KRS 158.646, effective September 16, 1996.
• .685   Standards of student, program, service, and operational performance to be established -- Educationally deficient school district -- Action to eliminate deficiency -- Education development district.  (Expired)
• .690   Repealed, 1990.
• .700   Repealed, 1990.
• .710   Responsibilities and functions of educationally deficient districts and education development districts -- Plans required -- Reports required. (Expired)
• .720   Repealed, 1990.
• .730   Repealed, 1990.
• .740   Repealed, 1990.
• .750   Repealed, 1990.
• .760   School-to-Careers System -- Legislative intent -- Goals.
• .7603   School-to-Careers Grant Program -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Advisory committee.
• .770   Advisory committee on writing program.
• .775   Writing program pilot project.
• .780   Management improvement programs.
• .782   Guidelines to provide highly skilled education assistance to schools and districts -- Professional leave for selected employee -- Appropriate training -- Review of paperwork requirements.
• .785   Collection and review of management data -- Management audit -- Conditions for designation as state assisted or state managed district -- Actions required.
• .790   Renumbered as KRS 151B.135, effective July 1, 1990.
• .791   Legislative findings and intent regarding reading.
• .792   Definitions for KRS 158.792 and 164.0207 -- Reading diagnostic and intervention fund -- Grants for reading intervention programs -- Administrative regulations -- Annual reports on use of grant funds and costs of intervention programs.
• .794   Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant Steering Committee -- Membership -- Duties.
• .795   Renumbered as KRS 151B.140, effective July 1, 1990.
• .796   Governor's Scholars Program -- Purpose -- Governor's Scholars Program, Inc. -- Board of directors -- Funding -- Reports.
• .797   Repealed, 1990.
• .798   Program to encourage studies in mathematics, science, and related technologies -- Role of Kentucky Science and Technology Council, Inc.
• .799   Name for program created by KRS 158.798.
• .7991   Legislative findings and declarations.
• .7992   Program to promote instruction in the arts and foreign languages.
• .800   Repealed, 1990.
• .801   Definitions for KRS 158.801 and 158.803.
• .803   Early mathematics testing program -- Purposes -- Development and requirements of program -- Annual reports.
• .805   Commonwealth school improvement fund -- Purposes -- Criteria for grants to schools needing assistance.
• .807   Data research initiative -- Purposes -- Implementation.

Secondary Career and Technical Education

• .810   Definitions for KRS 158.810 to 158.816.
• .812   Legislative findings and declarations.
• .814   Joint comprehensive plan on secondary career and technical education programs.
• .816   Annual statewide analysis and report of academic achievement of technical education students -- Assistance plan -- Occupation skill standards and assessments.

Asthma, Diabetes, and Seizure Disorder Medications

• .830   Legislative findings -- Construction of KRS 158.830 to 158.836.
• .832   Definitions for KRS 158.830 to 158.836.
• .834   Self-administration of medications by students with asthma or anaphylaxis - Authorization -- Written statement -- Acknowledgment of liability limitation -- Duration of permission.
• .836   Possession and use of asthma or anaphylaxis medications.
• .838   Emergency administration of diabetes and seizure disorder medications -- Required written statements -- Limitation on liability --- Renewal of permission -- Expiration dates of medication.

Student Achievement in Mathematics and Reading

• .840   General Assembly findings and intent -- Importance of students' reading and mathematics skills in achieving scholastic goals -- Roles of statewide entities in improving student achievement.
• .842   Definitions for KRS 158.840 to 158.844 -- Committee for Mathematics Achievement -- Membership, purposes, organization, staffing, and duties of committee -- Report to Interim Joint Committee on Education.
• .844   Mathematics achievement fund -- Creation -- Use and disposition of moneys -- Administrative regulations -- Requirements for grant applicants -- Department to provide information to schools and to make annual report to Interim Joint Committee on Education.
• .850   Limitation on sale of retail fast foods in school cafeteria.
• .852   School food service director or menu planner -- Credentials and certificates -- Continuing education.
• .854   Administrative regulation specifying minimum nutritional standards for foods sold outside school lunch programs -- Restrictions upon sale of certain foods and beverages -- Waiver -- Definitions -- Exceptions.
• .856   Annual assessment and evaluation of school nutrition in district -- Special board meeting and public forum to discuss nutrition and physical activity in the schools -- School district to prepare and submit findings and recommendations to Board of Education.

Examination Upon Completion of Core Content Courses

• .860   Examination upon completion of core content course.

Penalties

• .990   Penalties.