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158.442 Center for School Safety -- Duties -- Members of board.
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The General Assembly hereby authorizes the establishment of the Center for School
Safety. The center's mission shall be to serve as the central point for data analysis;
research; dissemination of information about successful school safety programs,
research results, and new programs; and, in collaboration with the Department of
Education and others, to provide technical assistance for safe schools.
To fulfill its mission, the Center for School Safety shall:
(a) Establish a clearinghouse for information and materials concerning school
violence prevention;
(b) Provide program development and implementation expertise and technical
support to schools, law enforcement agencies, and communities, which may
include coordinating training for administrators, teachers, students, parents,
and other community representatives;
(c) Analyze the data collected in compliance with KRS 158.444;
(d) Research and evaluate school safety programs so schools and communities are
better able to address their specific needs;
(e) Administer a school safety grant program for local districts as directed by the
General Assembly;
(f) Promote the formation of interagency efforts to address discipline and safety
issues within communities throughout the state in collaboration with other
postsecondary education institutions and with local juvenile delinquency
prevention councils;
(g) Prepare and disseminate information regarding best practices in creating safe
and effective schools;
(h) Advise the Kentucky Board of Education on administrative policies and
administrative regulations; and
(i) Provide an annual report by July 1 of each year to the Governor, the Kentucky
Board of Education, and the Interim Joint Committee on Education regarding
the status of school safety in Kentucky.
The Center for School Safety shall be governed by a board of directors appointed by
the Governor. Members shall consist of:
(a) The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Education;
(b) The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Juvenile Justice;
(c) The commissioner or a designee of the Department for Behavioral Health,
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities;
(d) The commissioner or a designee of the Department for Community Based
Services;
(e) The secretary or a designee of the Education and Workforce Development
Cabinet;
(f) A juvenile court judge;
(g) A local school district board of education member;
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A local school administrator;
A school council parent representative;
A teacher;
A classified school employee; and
A superintendent of schools who is a member of the Kentucky Association of
School Administrators.
In appointing the board of education member, the school administrator, the school
superintendent, the school council parent member, the teacher, and the classified
employee, the Governor shall solicit recommendations from the following groups
respectively: the Kentucky School Boards Association, the Kentucky Association of
School Administrators, the Kentucky Association of School Councils, the Kentucky
Education Association, and the Kentucky Education Support Personnel Association.
The initial board shall be appointed by July 15, 1998. The board shall hold its first
meeting no later than thirty (30) days after the appointment of the members.
Effective: July 12, 2012
History: Amended 2012 Ky. Acts ch. 146, sec. 14, effective July 12, 2012; and ch. 158,
sec. 10, effective July 12, 2012. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 11, sec. 48, effective
June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 84, effective July 12, 2006. -Amended 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 14, sec. 11, effective July 14, 2000. -- Created 1998 Ky.
Acts ch. 493, sec. 3, effective April 10, 1998.
Legislative Research Commission Note (7/12/2012). This statute was amended by 2012
Ky. Acts chs. 146 and 158, which do not appear to be in conflict and have been
codified together.
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