2014 Kentucky Revised Statutes CHAPTER 161 - SCHOOL EMPLOYEES -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT AND TENURE 161.175 Teachers involved in illegal use of controlled substances.
Download as PDF
161.175 Teachers involved in illegal use of controlled substances.
(1)
(2)
(3)
(4)
(5)
(6)
Notwithstanding any provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to the
contrary, a teacher who has been reprimanded or otherwise disciplined by the
teacher's employer because the teacher engaged in misconduct involving the
illegal use of controlled substances shall, as a condition of retaining
employment, submit to random or periodic drug testing in accordance with
administrative regulations promulgated by the Kentucky Board of Education for
a period not to exceed twelve (12) months from the date such reprimand or
disciplinary action occurred.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to the
contrary, a teacher whose certificate has been suspended or revoked by the
Education Professional Standards Board because the teacher engaged in
misconduct involving the illegal use of controlled substances shall, as a
condition of reinstatement or reissuance of the certificate, submit to drug
testing in accordance with administrative regulations promulgated by the
Education Professional Standards Board.
No teacher may be subject to drug testing under this section unless and until it
has been determined in an administrative or judicial proceeding that the
teacher engaged in misconduct involving the illegal use of controlled
substances.
For purposes of this section, the term "teacher" shall mean any person for
whom certification is required as a basis for employment in the public schools
of the Commonwealth.
Nothing in this section shall be interpreted or construed to limit the authority of
the Education Professional Standards Board to impose or require additional
conditions for the reissuance or reinstatement of a certificate.
The administrative regulations promulgated pursuant to this section shall
contain provisions that ensure due process under the law.
Effective:July 12, 2006
History: Created 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 221, sec. 4, effective July 12, 2006.
Disclaimer: These codes may not be the most recent version. Kentucky may have more current or accurate information. We make no warranties or guarantees about the accuracy, completeness, or adequacy of the information contained on this site or the information linked to on the state site. Please check official sources.