SCHOOL DISTRICTS
KRS tit. XIII, ch. 160
in effectContents
section160.010. County school district, what constitutessection160.020. Composition of independent school districtssection160.030. Repealed, 1982section160.040. Merger of districtssection160.041. Merger of independent district with county districtsection160.042. Election of members -- Present terms to continue, exceptionsection160.043. Repealed, 1958section160.044. Time of election and terms of merged district board memberssection160.045. Transfer of adjacent territory to school district other than that in which it is locatedsection160.047. Repealed, 1990section160.048. Transfer of area containing school outside districtsection160.049. Repealed, 1978section160.050. Repealed, 1956section160.060. Repealed, 1956section160.065. Liability for indebtedness in case of annexationsection160.070. Repealed, 1956section160.080. Repealed, 1956section160.090. Repealed, 1956section160.100. Repealed, 1956section160.105. Fire and extended insurance coverage -- Primary liability insurance coveragesection160.107. Repealed, 2025section160.110. Repealed, 1956section160.120. Repealed, 1956section160.125. School of innovation pilot project -- Fund -- Applications -- Distribution of funds -- Report -- Matching funds -- Termination of participationsection160.130. Repealed, 1956section160.135. Truancy intervention -- Collection and reporting of data -- Requirements - - Annual reportsection160.140. Repealed, 1956section160.145. Definitions -- Designated traceable communication system -- Unauthorized electronic communication -- Parental authorization for exceptions -- Communications that are not restricted -- Disclosure of affiliation -- Report of unauthorized electronic communication -- Disciplinary penalties -- Notification and investigation of reportsection160.148. Prohibition of nondisclosure agreement relating to misconduct involving minor or studentsection160.150. Repealed, 1946section160.151. Criminal background checks and clear CA/N checks for new certified hires and student teachers in certified nonpublic schools -- New checks on teachers permitted every five years -- Fingerprinting -- Disclosure statement -- Employment of offenders by certified nonpublic schools -- Forms -- Nondisclosure agreement prohibitedsection160.152. Kentucky Educator Placement Service System -- Requirements -- Operation -- Annual reportsection160.153. Purple Star School Program -- Requirementssection160.155. Definitions for KRS 160.157section160.156. State plan for community education -- Grant programsection160.157. Funding of community schoolssection160.158. Council for Community Education -- Membership -- Bylaws -- Officers -- Meetings -- Reimbursement of expensessection160.160. Definition of "large school district" -- Boards of education -- Powers and procedures -- Approval of Department of Education required for mortgages and leases -- Authorization for general obligation bonds -- Rental and debt service payments -- Funds intercept -- Sale of real or personal property by boardsection160.170. Oath of board memberssection160.180. Eligibility for membership on local board of education -- Removal from office -- Reelection -- Annual in-service training requirementssection160.190. Process to fill vacancysection160.200. Time of election of board memberssection160.210. Election of board members -- Divisions in districts -- Change in boundary lines of divisions -- Boards in large school districtssection160.211. Divisions for the Jefferson County Board of Educationsection160.212. Election of board members where school district extends beyond a single county's boundarysection160.220. Secret votes -- Nominating petitionssection160.230. Presentation of candidate namessection160.240. General election laws applysection160.250. Politics of candidate not to be indicated -- Definition of election boothsection160.260. Number of candidates to be voted forsection160.270. Regular and special meetings -- Public comment periodsection160.280. Per diem and expenses for board members -- Eligibility for insurance planssection160.290. General powers and duties of boardsection160.291. Manner of payment of salaries to school employees -- Pay for extra duties or services -- Fringe benefits programsection160.293. Development of school property recreational facilities for school and community purposessection160.294. Recycling requirement for local school districts -- Exemptionssection160.295. Procedure for promulgation of code of student rights and responsibilities for secondary schools -- Prohibited student activitiessection160.297. Renumbered as KRS 160.725section160.300. Investigations by board -- Power to summon witnessessection160.303. Reciprocal preference for resident bidderssection160.305. Contracts for use of school buses to transport persons eligible for transportation servicessection160.306. Repealed, 1990section160.310. Board to provide insurance for school busessection160.320. Roads or passways to school buildings for pupilssection160.325. Repealed, 2019section160.330. Board may furnish necessary school supplies free of charge -- Free textbooks for indigent children -- Waiver of feessection160.335. Board may distribute refurbished surplus technology to low-income studentssection160.340. Reports by boards to Kentucky Board of Education -- Filing of policies on specified matterssection160.345. Definitions -- Required adoption of school councils for school -based decision making -- Composition -- Responsibilities -- Personnel decisions -- Procedures to fill vacancy in principal position -- Professional development -- Exemption -- Formula for allocation of school district funds -- Intentionally engaging in conduct detrimental to school -based decision making by boardsection160.346. Definitions -- Targeted and comprehensive support and improvement -- Revised plans -- Turnaround audit -- Removal of principal -- Review and report -- Intervention process -- Professional learning requirement -- Adoption of evidence-based curriculum and selection of high-quality instructional resources -- Exit criteria -- Schools requiring rigorous support and action --section160.347. Removal of school council membersection160.348. Advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, dual credit courses, and other advanced courseworksection160.350. Superintendent of schools -- Appointment -- Term -- Vacancy -- Publication of each superintendent's contract and any contract amendment, renewal, extension, or addendum -- Qualifications -- Removal -- Contract extensionsection160.352. Screening committee -- Minority representation -- Recommendations for superintendentsection160.360. Repealed, 1990section160.370. Superintendent as executive agent of board -- Duties -- Duties of local board of education and superintendent in county with consolidated local government or having five hundred thousand inhabitants -- Approval of small purchases in county with consolidated local governmentsection160.380. School district personnel actions -- Restrictions on appointment of relatives, violent offenders, and persons convicted of sex crimes -- Restriction on assignment to alternative education program as disciplinary action -- Disclosure of disciplinary action related to abusive conduct of applicant -- Background checks and clear CA/N checks -- Requirements for drivers of non -section160.382. Exit surveyssection160.390. Duties of superintendent -- Personnel actionssection160.395. Duty of superintendents to distribute information to school board and school council memberssection160.400. Duties of outgoing superintendentsection160.410. Expenses of superintendent and employeessection160.420. Repealed, 1990section160.430. Repealed, 1966section160.431. School finance officer -- Certification requirements -- Continuing education -- Financial reportssection160.440. Secretary of board of educationsection160.445. Sports safety course required for interscholastic coaches -- Training and education on symptoms, treatment, and risks of concussion -- Venue-specific emergency action planssection160.450. Fiscal year of school districtssection160.455. Definition of tax-levying authoritysection160.460. Levy of school taxes -- Proceduressection160.461. Local board of education budget -- Schedule of adoption -- Minimum reservesection160.462. Repealed, 1966section160.463. School district financial disclosure website -- Publication of financial statement and school report cardsection160.464. Repealed, 1984section160.470. Tax rate limits -- Hearing -- Levy exceeding four percent increase subject to recall vote or reconsideration -- Levy of minimum equivalent tax ratesection160.472. Determination of maximum permissible school district revenuesection160.473. Limits for board of education tax rates on personal property -- Public hearing and recall not applicablesection160.474. Repealed, 2000section160.475. Ad valorem tax levy for school purposes -- Maximum rates -- Subdistrict taxes abolishedsection160.476. School building fund taxes -- Investment -- Expenditures -- Auditsection160.477. Repealed, 1996section160.480. Repealed, 1946section160.482. Occupational license, policy (counties of 300,000)section160.483. Occupational license fees, rates, exemptions (counties of 300,000) -- Sunset on new taxes -- Regulation of ministerssection160.484. Occupational license fees, imposition and discontinuation (counties of 300,000) -- Sunset on new taxessection160.485. Occupational license fees, adoption -- Referendum proceduresection160.486. Occupational license fees -- Collection -- Distribution (counties of 300,000)section160.487. Action for refund of occupational license fees (counties of 300,000)section160.488. Effect of occupational license fees law (counties of 300,000)section160.490. Repealed, 1946section160.500. Collector of school taxes -- Allowances to -- Special collector -- Tax billssection160.505. Certain taxes to be collected by person appointed by board of educationsection160.510. Taxes paid to depository -- Reports of tax collectorsection160.515. Cash rounding for payments to school districtssection160.520. Penalties for tax delinquency -- General laws applysection160.530. Use of school moneysection160.531. Repealed, 1965section160.532. Repealed, 1965section160.533. Repealed, 1965section160.534. Repealed, 1965section160.540. Power to borrow money in anticipation of taxessection160.550. Expenditure of funds in excess of income and revenue of any year -- Certification of school district -- Penaltiessection160.560. Treasurer of board of education -- Selection -- Bond -- Dutiessection160.570. Depository of board -- Bond -- Dutiessection160.580. Gift, grant, or devise to school boardsection160.590. Repealed, 1990section160.593. Levy of occupational license tax and utility gross receipts license tax for schoolssection160.595. Repealed, 1984section160.597. Levy recall proceduresection160.599. Emergency loans to public common school districtssection160.600. Renumbered as KRS 160.991section160.601. Taxes, how designatedsection160.603. Notice and hearing before levysection160.605. Occupational license tax for schools -- Exemptionssection160.607. Rate of tax -- Sunset on new taxessection160.608. Repealed, 1984section160.609. Repealed, 1984section160.610. Repealed, 1966section160.611. Nonresidents of school districts exemptsection160.613. Utility gross receipts license tax for schools -- Exemptions -- User liable if supplier is exempt -- Direct pay authorization -- Tollerssection160.614. Tax on gross receipts from furnishing of cable television services and multichannel video programming servicessection160.615. Taxes payable, when -- Extensionsection160.617. Utility rate increasesection160.620. Repealed, 1966section160.621. Repealed, 2026section160.623. Repealed, 1966section160.625. Repealed, 2026section160.627. Repealed, 2026section160.630. Repealed, 1966section160.631. Renumbered in part as KRS 158.135section160.632. Renumbered in part as KRS 158.135section160.633. Repealed, 2026section160.635. Continuance of tax until reduced -- Expiration datesection160.637. Reimbursement of costssection160.640. Custodian of tax funds to give bond -- Department of Revenue excepted -- Expense, how paidsection160.642. Custodian to be auditedsection160.644. Tax proceeds, apportionment to districtssection160.646. Repealed, 1976section160.648. Penalty for failure to make returns or pay taxsection160.700. Definitions related to KRS 160.700 to 160.730section160.705. Confidentiality of students' education records -- Procedures for protection and preservation of education records and recordings of school activitiessection160.710. Notification of privacy rights -- Written policiessection160.715. Inspection and review of records -- Procedures -- Fees for copying permittedsection160.720. Consent to release of records -- Release without consent -- Waiver by student -- Records of releasesection160.725. Directory information on student -- Student's right to restrict release -- Official recruiters' access to public high school campuses and student directory informationsection160.730. Challenge of contents of record -- Proceduresection160.990. Penaltiessection160.991. Repealed, 1975section160.1590. Definitions for KRS 160.1590 to 160.1599section160.1591. Legislative findings and declarations -- Public charter school projectsection160.1592. Public charter schools part of state's public education system -- Exemption from laws and regulations -- School requirements -- Enrollment option information for parents -- Board of directors -- Buildings and grounds, liability insurance, and other undertakings -- Requirement to be nonsectarian and nondiscriminatory -- Authorized grade levels -- Programs and services forsection160.1593. Application to establish public charter school -- Submission to authorizer and state board -- Required application informationsection160.1594. Public charter school authorizer -- Duties -- Application reviews and decisions -- Criteria for approval -- Explanation of decision -- Submission to Department of Education -- School board member charter authorization trainingsection160.1595. Request for technical assistance -- Appeal of approval or denial to state board -- Judicial review -- Joint oversightsection160.1596. Board of directors of public charter schools -- Required elements of charter contract with authorizer -- Calculation of daily average attendance -- Proportional transfer of funds -- Services -- Negotiation by collaborative -- Calculations for first year -- Authorizer fee -- Schedule for funds transfer -- Grants -- Share of state and federal funds -- Distribution of closed school'ssection160.1597. Term of approved charter school contract -- Contract between board of directors and authorizer's governing body -- Corporate powers -- Prohibition against tax levies and use of eminent domain -- Immunity from liabilitysection160.1598. Renewal or nonrenewal of charter contract -- School performance report -- Reasons for nonrenewal or revocation -- Administrative regulations -- Report of action taken and reason for decision -- School closure protocolsection160.1599. Conversion of public noncharter school to public charter school -- Establishment requirements -- Administrative regulations -- Governance -- Enrollment requirements -- Employees -- Collective bargaining -- School facilitiessection160.6131. Definitions for KRS 160.613 to 160.617section160.6145. Repealed, 2010section160.6151. Administration of taxes authorized by KRS 160.613 and 160.614section160.6152. Superintendents to provide information to department and to utilities -- Allocation of tax payments -- Agreement by participating districts within county to allocate based on average daily attendance -- Resolution of conflictssection160.6153. Procedure when allocation on taxpayer's return varies from school district boundary information provided by superintendents -- Adjustment -- Exceptions -- Reallocation agreementsection160.6154. Collection and distribution of taxes imposed under KRS 160.613 and 160.614section160.6155. Taxes to be distributed in compliance with KRS 160.613 to 160.617section160.6156. Refund of utility gross receipts tax -- Effect of utility's rate increase -- Appeal to Circuit Courtsection160.6157. Penalty provisions applicable to taxes levied by school districts -- Penalty imposed for erroneous billingsection160.6158. Waiver of penaltiessection160.15911. Kentucky Public Charter School Pilot Project -- Authorizers -- Approval of charter application -- Collective may act as substitute authorizer -- Annual report -- Performance review -- Contract renewal
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=37868Fetched: 10/20/2026