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KRS Chapter 156.00

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  • .015   Repealed, 1978.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  • .020   Repealed, 1978.

  • .022   Repealed, 1990.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  • .030   Repealed, 1982.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  • .032   Repealed, 1990.

  • .033   Repealed, 1992.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  • .050   Repealed, 1978.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  • .080   Repealed, 1990.

  • .090   Repealed, 1990.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 -- Electronic consumer bulletin board -- Training to address needs of students at risk -- Teacher academics.

  • .0951   Repealed, 1998.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  • .100   Repealed, 1978.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 -- Assessment of superintendents required -- Examination.

  • .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.

  • .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.  

  • .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   Standards for improving performance of certified school personnel -- Criteria for evaluation -- Content of programs -- Administrative regulations -- Waiver for alternative plan -- Appeals -- Exemptions -- Review of evaluation systems -- Assistance to improve evaluation systems.

  • .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.

    • Penalties

  • .990   Penalties.

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