2017 Kentucky Revised Statutes
CHAPTER 156 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Department Generally

• .005 Chief state school officer defined for KRS Chapters 156 to 168.
• .007 Local Superintendents Advisory Council.
• .010 Commissioner's authority to organize Department of Education -- Composition -- Functions.
• .015 Repealed, 1978.
• .016 Abolition of employment positions -- Reorganization.
• .017 Regional service centers.
• .018 Role of department with respect to program created by KRS 158.798.
• .020 Repealed, 1978.
• .022 Repealed, 1990.
• .024 Department's budget requests to be submitted to state board.
• .026 Credits allowed transferred district employee.
• .027 Preferential procurement status for publishers who supply materials in alternative formats for students with disabilities -- Electronic versions of text that are compatible with Braille translation and speech synthesis software -- Digital files.

Kentucky Board of Education

• .029 Kentucky Board of Education -- Membership -- Functions.
• .030 Repealed, 1982.
• .031 Existing State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education to remain active until successor board appointed.
• .032 Repealed, 1990.
• .033 Repealed, 1992.
• .035 Legal status of board -- Administration of fund.
• .040 Qualification of board members.
• .050 Repealed, 1978.
• .060 Quorum -- Meetings -- Location of office -- Compensation.
• .070 General powers and duties of state board.
• .071 Delegation of taking evidence and writing recommendation of disposition to hearing officer or panel -- Compensatory time for staff conducting school facility public hearings.
• .072 Waiver of reporting requirement.
• .074 Purchase contract for supplies, equipment -- Specifications -- Terms.
• .076 Price contracts information to be furnished district boards -- Purchase conditions.
• .080 Repealed, 1990.
• .090 Repealed, 1990.
• .095 Professional development programs -- Professional development coordinator -- Long-term improvement plans -- Suicide prevention awareness information -- Evidence-informed trainings on child abuse and neglect -- Electronic consumer bulletin board -- Training to address needs of students at risk -- Teacher academics -- Annual report to Juvenile Justice Oversight Council.
• .0951 Repealed, 1998.
• .097 Teacher institutes -- Regulation.
• .100 Repealed, 1978.
• .101 Purpose of section -- Definition of "instructional leader" -- Instructional leader improvement program.
• .105 Repealed, 1996.
• .106 Critical shortage areas -- Appointment of retired teachers and administrators -- Administrative regulations.
• .108 Districts of innovation -- Definitions -- Approval by Kentucky Board of Education -- Administrative regulations to prescribe conditions and procedures to be used by local boards.
• .110 Repealed, 1962.
• .111 Superintendents Training Program and Assessment Center -- Local board not responsible for training costs -- Assessment of superintendents required – Contracts for training providers permitted.
• .112 Repealed, 1982.
• .114 Repealed, 1982.
• .116 Repealed, 1982.
• .118 Repealed, 1982.

Superintendent of Public Instruction

• .120 Repealed, 2006.
• .130 Repealed, 1978.

Removal or Suspension of School Officers

• .132 Removal or suspension of public school officers -- Procedure, grounds, conditions.
• .134 Repealed, 1990.
• .136 Vacancies caused by suspension -- Appointment -- Term -- Payment.
• .138 Duty of Attorney General.
• .140 Repealed, 1960.
• .142 Jurisdiction.
• .144 Repealed, effective January 2, 1978.
• .146 Repealed, effective January 2, 1978.

Commissioner of Education

• .147 Education Management Selection Commission -- Selection of first commissioner of education.
• .1475 Date of appointment of first commissioner of education.
• .148 Commissioner of education -- Selection -- Duties.
• .150 Repealed, 1946.
• .152 Price contract agreements for purchase of school buses.
• .153 School bus standards -- "School bus" defined -- Use of clean transportation fuels.
• .154 Information respecting established price contract agreements -- Purchase conditions of district boards.
• .160 Promulgation of administrative regulations by Kentucky Board of Education -- Voluntary compliance -- Penalty.
• .162 Elective course on religious scripture -- Purpose -- Restrictions -- Inclusion of course standards in program of studies.
• .165 Repealed, 1990.
• .170 Repealed, 1990.
• .180 Repealed, 1990.
• .190 Call and conduct of school conferences.
• .200 Examination and supervision of reports and accounts of boards of education and educational institutions.
• .210 Powers of chief state school officer.
• .220 Repealed, 1990.
• .230 Chief state school officer to prepare publications.
• .240 Chief state school officer to publish school laws.
• .250 Biennial report on education.
• .253 Repealed and reenacted as KRS 151B.120, effective July 1, 1990.

School District Audits

• .255 Definitions for KRS 156.255 to 156.295.
• .260 Repealed, 1952.
• .265 State Committee for School District Audits.
• .270 Repealed, 1952.
• .275 Accountant -- Selection -- Reports.
• .280 Repealed, 1952.
• .285 Access to records -- Witnesses -- Subpoena.
• .290 Repealed, 1952.
• .295 Offenses -- Penalties.
• .300 Repealed, 1952.
• .310 Repealed, 1952.
• .320 Repealed, 1952.
• .330 Repealed, 1952.
• .340 Repealed, 1952.
• .350 Repealed, 1952.
• .360 Repealed, 1952.
• .370 Repealed, 1952.
• .380 Repealed, 1952.

Textbook Commission

• .395 Definition of "instructional materials" for KRS 156.400 to 156.476.
• .400 School subjects' adoption groups -- Textbook contracts and purchases.
• .405 State Textbook Commission -- Textbook reviewers.
• .407 Selection of textbook reviewers -- Review and evaluation process.
• .410 Evaluation of textbooks and programs.
• .415 Conditions to be complied with before textbooks and programs adopted or purchased.
• .420 Bond conditions for person, firm, or corporation offering textbooks.
• .425 Form of statement and bond -- Supplemental statement and bond.
• .430 Violation of bond -- Suit on bond.
• .433 Instructional materials eligible for purchase with state textbook funds -- Review procedure -- List of approved materials.
• .435 Adoption of lists -- Rejections -- Execution of contracts -- Publication of lists.
• .437 Administrative regulations for listing, adoption, and purchase of subject programs.
• .438 Administrative regulations for reviewing and resolving claims of factual errors in adopted textbooks.
• .439 District allocation for textbook and instructional materials -- Use -- School plans -- Carryover.
• .440 Sample copies of materials selected and placed on state multiple list of recommended textbooks.
• .445 Only recommended textbook or program to be used as basal title -- Exceptions -- When changes to be effective -- Approval of materials for private and parochial schools.
• .447 Repealed, 1992.
• .450 Repealed, 2000.
• .455 Repealed, 2000.
• .460 School official or employee not to act as book agent.
• .465 Reward for adoption of books forbidden.
• .470 Copy of recommended titles to remain in specified office for period of adoption.
• .472 Textbooks for model and practice schools.
• .474 Multiple textbook adoptions.
• .475 Title.
• .476 Textbooks for children with impaired vision -- Requirement that publisher of adopted textbook furnish American Printing House for the Blind with text in electronic format.

Miscellaneous

• .480 Employees of department or school districts with decision-making authority prohibited from supplying goods or services for which school funds are expended -- Penalties.
• .483 Restrictions on employing violent offenders or persons convicted of sex crimes -- Criminal record check on job applicants.
• .485 Repealed and reenacted as KRS 151B.125, effective July 1, 1990.
• .486 Repealed and reenacted as KRS 151B.130, effective July 1, 1990.
• .487 [Number not yet utilized.]
• .488 Department to communicate core content and career-readiness standards, assist in identifying students who are academically behind or have high absentee rates or discipline problems, and develop enhanced courses to be offered.
• .490 Repealed, 1990.
• .495 Program to identify and locate missing children enrolled in Kentucky schools.
• .496 Family resource and youth services centers -- Design -- Core components -- Location -- Grant program -- Prohibition on abortion counseling and referrals.
• .497 Repealed, 2006.
• .4975 Definitions for KRS 156.496, 156.4975, and 156.4977.
• .4977 Grants to local school districts for family resource and youth services centers -- Supplemental grant program to provide health services.
• .498 Alternate approval procedure for federal food program eligibility for certain organizations.
• .499 Repealed, 1990.
• .500 Appointments to reflect reasonable minority representation.
• .501 Student health services -- Responsibilities of Department of Education and Department for Public Health -- Filling of position -- Funding.
• .502 Health services in school setting -- Designated provider -- Liability protection.
• .503 Committee to study basketball tournaments -- Membership -- Meetings and recommendations.
• .510 Repealed, 1978.
• .520 Repealed, 1978.
• .530 Repealed, 1978.
• .540 Repealed, 1978.
• .550 Repealed, 1978.

Professional Development for School Personnel

• .551 Definitions for KRS 156.551 to 156.555.
• .553 Teachers' professional growth fund -- Purposes -- Courses -- Duties of Department of Education -- Professional development programs -- Administrative regulations -- Advancement by local boards of funds to teachers for professional development education -- Reimbursement -- Priority for use of funds from 2010 to 2016.
• .555 Center for Middle School Academic Achievement -- Duties -- Location at college or university.
• .557 Definitions -- Statewide framework for teaching -- District personnel evaluation system -- Summative evaluations -- Appeals -- Prohibition against disclosure of confidential information -- Limits on reporting of evaluation results.
• .610 Repealed, 1982.
• .611 Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 164.768, effective July 15, 1988.
• .613 Repealed and reenacted as KRS 164.770, effective July 15, 1988.
• .620 Repealed, 1982.
• .630 Repealed, 1982.
• .640 Repealed, 1982.
• .650 Repealed, 1982.

Education Technology

• .660 Definitions.
• .665 Repealed, 1992.
• .666 Repealed, 2006.
• .670 Development of master plan for education technology.
• .671 Strategic plan for distance learning.
• .675 Prevention of transmission of sexually explicit materials to schools -- Administrative regulations -- Local school district policy on student Internet access.
• .690 Teachers' computer purchase program.

Compact for Education

• .710 Interstate Compact for Education.
• .715 Kentucky members of interstate commission.
• .720 Bylaws, where filed.

Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children

• .730 Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.
• .735 Rights of students of civilian military employees same as those afforded in KRS 156.730.

Interagency Commission on Educational and Job Training Coordination

• .740 Interagency Commission on Educational and Job Training Coordination -- Membership.
• .745 Purposes -- Responsibilities.
• .749 Administrative expenses -- Meetings.
• .760 Repealed, reenacted, and amended as KRS 194B.570, effective July 14, 2000.
• .762 Repealed and reenacted as KRS 194B.572, effective July 14, 2000.
• .764 Repealed and reenacted as KRS 194B.575, effective July 14, 2000.
• .766 Repealed and reenacted as KRS 194B.578, effective July 14, 2000.

Career and Technical Education

• .800 Definitions for KRS 156.800 to 156.860.
• .802 Office of Career and Technical Education -- Kentucky Board of Education.
• .804 Organizational structure of Office of Career and Technical Education -- Ombudsman.
• .806 Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee -- Purpose -- Members.
• .808 Personnel of Office of Career and Technical Education -- Administrative regulations -- Appeals to Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Board.
• .810 Posting of full-time vacancies.
• .812 Employee benefits.
• .814 Personnel files.
• .816 Grounds for refusal to consider or to disqualify an applicant for, or to remove a person from, a certified or equivalent position.
• .818 Criminal conviction as grounds for disciplinary action.
• .820 Employees with continuing status -- Appeals.
• .822 Appeal from final order of board.
• .824 Payment of reinstated employee.
• .826 Employment status.
• .828 Employee evaluations.
• .830 Coercion of employees prohibited -- Lay-off priorities.
• .832 Procedures for lay-offs.
• .834 Appeal to board of lay-off by continuing status employee.
• .836 Appeal of board's final order relating to lay-off of continuing status employee.
• .838 Prohibited activities.
• .840 Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Board.
• .842 Office of Career and Technical Education to manage state-operated secondary area vocational education and technology centers.
• .844 Local board's petition to commissioner of education seeking power to manage and control state-operated secondary vocational education and technology center -- Issues related to transfer of employees.
• .846 Local board's power to relinquish management and control of vocational education center -- Issues related to transfer of employees.
• .848 Agreements for training workers.
• .850 Federal acts relating to vocational education accepted.
• .852 Kentucky Board of Education authorized to carry out vocational education programs.
• .854 State Treasurer custodian of funds.
• .856 Tuition and fees in secondary area vocational education and technology centers.
• .858 Liability insurance for motor vehicles owned or operated by office in vocational schools and centers.
• .860 Medical and accident insurance for students.

Penalties

• .990 Penalties.