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156.148 Commissioner of education -- Selection -- Duties.
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Effective January 1, 1991, the commissioner of education shall be the chief
state school officer. He shall possess the professional qualifications
determined by the Kentucky Board of Education as appropriate for the office.
The commissioner shall be appointed by the Kentucky Board of Education,
serve at the pleasure of the board, and receive compensation as set by the
board, the provisions of KRS 64.640 notwithstanding.
The commissioner of education shall be the executive and administrative
officer of the Kentucky Board of Education in its administration of all
educational matters and functions placed under its management and control.
He shall carry out all duties assigned to him by law; shall execute under the
direction of the state board the educational policies, orders, directives, and
administrative functions of the board; and shall direct the work of all persons
employed in the Department of Education.
The commissioner of education shall be reimbursed for all actual and
necessary traveling expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties.
Effective:July 15, 1996
History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 41, effective July 13, 1990.
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