DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
KRS tit. XIII, ch. 156
in effectContents
section156.005. Chief state school officer defined for KRS Chapters 156 to 168section156.007. Local Superintendents Advisory Councilsection156.010. Commissioner's authority to organize Department of Education -- Composition -- Functionssection156.015. Repealed, 1978section156.016. Abolition of employment positions -- Reorganizationsection156.017. Repealed, 2021section156.018. Role of department with respect to program created by KRS 158.798section156.020. Repealed, 1978section156.022. Repealed, 1990section156.024. Department's budget requests to be submitted to state boardsection156.026. Credits allowed transferred district employeesection156.027. 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 filessection156.029. Kentucky Board of Education -- Membership -- Functionssection156.030. Repealed, 1982section156.031. Existing State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education to remain active until successor board appointedsection156.032. Repealed, 1990section156.033. Repealed, 1992section156.035. Legal status of board -- Administration of fundsection156.040. Qualification of board memberssection156.050. Repealed, 1978section156.060. Quorum -- Meetings -- Location of office -- Compensationsection156.070. General powers and duties of state board -- Administrative regulations -- Designation of teams -- Eligibility to play -- Athletics participation consent form to include information on child dependency, neglect, and abuse -- Restriction on reporting requirementssection156.071. Delegation of taking evidence and writing recommendation of disposition to hearing officer or panel -- Compensatory time for staff conducting school facility public hearingssection156.072. Waiver of reporting requirementsection156.074. Purchase contract for supplies, equipment -- Specifications -- Termssection156.076. Price contracts information to be furnished district boards -- Purchase conditionssection156.080. Repealed, 1990section156.090. Repealed, 1990section156.095. Professional development programs and training schedule -- Required topics -- Professional development coordinator -- Long-term improvement plans -- Training related to communication and sexual misconduct -- Electronic consumer bulletin board -- Training to address needs of students at risk of school failure -- Teacher academics -- Annual report to Juvenile Justicesection156.097. Teacher institutes -- Regulationsection156.100. Repealed, 1978section156.101. Purpose of section -- Definition of "instructional leader" -- Effective instructional leadership programsection156.105. Repealed, 1996section156.106. Critical shortage areas -- Definition for section and KRS 161.605 -- Appointment of retired teachers and administratorssection156.108. Repealed, 2025section156.110. Repealed, 1962section156.111. Superintendents Training Program and Assessment Center -- Local board not responsible for training costs -- Assessment of superintendents required -- Contracts for training providers permittedsection156.112. Repealed, 1982section156.114. Repealed, 1982section156.116. Repealed, 1982section156.118. Repealed, 1982section156.120. Repealed, 2006section156.130. Repealed, 1978section156.132. Removal or suspension of public school officers -- Procedure, grounds, conditionssection156.134. Repealed, 1990section156.136. Vacancies caused by suspension -- Appointment -- Term -- Paymentsection156.138. Duty of Attorney Generalsection156.140. Repealed, 1960section156.142. Jurisdictionsection156.144. Repealed, 1978section156.146. Repealed, 1978section156.147. Education Management Selection Commission -- Selection of first commissioner of educationsection156.148. Commissioner of education -- Selection -- Term -- Dutiessection156.150. Repealed, 1946section156.152. Price contract agreements for purchase of school busessection156.153. School bus standards -- "School bus" defined -- Standards and specifications for accessory equipment and supplies and replacement equipment -- Standards for use of non-school bus passenger vehicles -- Use of clean transportation fuelssection156.154. Information respecting established price contract agreements -- Purchase conditions of district boardssection156.160. Promulgation of administrative regulations by Kentucky Board of Education -- Voluntary compliance -- Penaltiessection156.161. Waiver of administrative regulations and statutes by Kentucky Board of Education -- Request by local board of education -- Limitations -- Assistance by Department of Education -- Procedures -- Schools of innovation -- School district not penalized -- Administrative regulationsection156.162. Elective course on religious scripture -- Purpose -- Restrictions -- Inclusion of course standards in program of studiessection156.165. Repealed, 1990section156.170. Repealed, 1990section156.180. Repealed, 1990section156.190. Call and conduct of school conferencessection156.200. Examination and supervision of reports and accounts of boards of education and educational institutionssection156.210. Powers of chief state school officersection156.220. Repealed, 1990section156.230. Chief state school officer to prepare publicationssection156.240. Chief state school officer to electronically publish school lawssection156.250. Biennial report on educationsection156.253. Renumbered as KRS 151B.120section156.255. Definitions for KRS 156.255 to 156.295section156.260. Repealed, 1952section156.265. State Committee for School District Auditssection156.270. Repealed, 1952section156.275. Accountant -- Selection -- Reportssection156.280. Repealed, 1952section156.285. Access to records -- Witnesses -- Subpoenasection156.290. Repealed, 1952section156.295. Offenses -- Penaltiessection156.300. Repealed, 1952section156.310. Repealed, 1952section156.320. Repealed, 1952section156.330. Repealed, 1952section156.340. Repealed, 1952section156.350. Repealed, 1952section156.360. Repealed, 1952section156.370. Repealed, 1952section156.380. Repealed, 1952section156.395. Definitions for KRS 156.395 to 156.476section156.400. School subjects review and selection groups -- Instructional materials purchasingsection156.405. State Quality Curriculum Task Force -- Duties -- Membership -- Instructional materials reviewerssection156.407. Selection of instructional materials reviewers -- Review and evaluation process -- State-approved list of instructional materials and programssection156.410. Standards and criteria for evaluation of instructional materials and programs -- Submissions by publishers and developerssection156.412. Instructional materials depository -- Establishment -- Duties -- Required use by school districts and Department of Educationsection156.415. Conditions for placing instructional materials and programs on state- approved listsection156.420. Repealed, 2026section156.425. Repealed, 2026section156.430. Repealed, 2026section156.433. Instructional materials eligible for purchase with state instructional materials funds -- Administrative regulation -- Review procedure -- Purchases by state and distributions to school districts without costsection156.435. Adoption of state-approved list -- Rejections -- Publication of listsection156.437. Repealed, 2026section156.438. Repealed, 2026section156.439. District allocation of state instructional materials funds -- Use -- School plans -- Carryoversection156.440. Sample copies of materials selected and placed on state-approved list of instructional materialssection156.445. Only state-approved instructional material or program to be used as core comprehensive resource -- Exceptions -- When changes to be effective -- Approval of materials for private and parochial schoolssection156.447. Repealed, 1992section156.450. Repealed, 2000section156.455. Repealed, 2000section156.460. School official or employee not to act as instructional material agentsection156.465. Reward for adoption of instructional materials prohibitedsection156.470. Repealed, 2026section156.472. Repealed, 2020section156.474. Repealed, 2026section156.475. Repealed, 2026section156.476. Instructional materials for children with impaired vision -- Requirement that publisher or developer of adopted instructional materials furnish American Printing House for the Blind with text in electronic formatsection156.480. Employees of department or school districts with decision-making authority prohibited from supplying goods or services for which school funds are expended -- Penaltiessection156.483. Restrictions on employing violent offenders or persons convicted of sex crimes -- Criminal record check on job applicantssection156.485. Renumbered as KRS 151B.125section156.486. Renumbered as KRS 151B.130section156.487. [Number not yet utilized.]section156.488. 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 offeredsection156.490. Repealed, 1990section156.492. Authority to establish building and construction trade training program -- Conditionssection156.495. Program to identify and locate missing children enrolled in Kentucky schoolssection156.496. Family resource and youth services centers -- Design -- Core components -- Location -- Grant program -- Prohibition on abortion counseling and referrals -- Monetary donationssection156.497. Repealed, 2006section156.498. Alternate approval procedure for federal food program eligibility for certain organizationssection156.499. Repealed, 1990section156.500. Appointments to reflect reasonable minority representationsection156.501. Student health services -- Responsibilities of Department of Education and Department for Public Health -- Filling of positionsection156.502. Health services in school setting -- Designated provider -- Liability protectionsection156.503. Committee to study basketball tournaments -- Membership -- Meetings and recommendationssection156.510. Repealed, 1978section156.520. Repealed, 1978section156.530. Repealed, 1978section156.540. Repealed, 1978section156.550. Repealed, 1978section156.551. Definitions for KRS 156.551 to 156.555section156.553. 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 2016section156.555. Center for Middle School Academic Achievement -- Duties -- Location at college or universitysection156.557. Definitions -- Statewide framework for teaching -- District personnel evaluation system -- Summative evaluations -- Appeals -- Prohibition against disclosure of confidential information -- Limits on reporting of evaluation resultssection156.560. Pilot program for performance-based professional development -- Parameters determined by local board -- Study and report by Department of Educationsection156.565. Definitions for section -- Principal leadership development practicum -- Administrative regulationssection156.610. Repealed, 1982section156.611. Renumbered as KRS 164.768section156.613. Renumbered as KRS 164.770section156.620. Repealed, 1982section156.630. Repealed, 1982section156.640. Repealed, 1982section156.650. Repealed, 1982section156.660. Repealed, 2026section156.665. Repealed, 1992section156.666. Repealed, 2006section156.670. Development of master plan for education technologysection156.671. Strategic plan for distance learningsection156.675. Prevention of transmission of social media and sexually explicit materials to schools -- Administrative regulations -- Local school district policy on student internet access -- Limitationsection156.690. Repealed, 2026section156.710. Interstate Compact for Educationsection156.715. Kentucky members of interstate commissionsection156.720. Bylaws, where filedsection156.730. Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Childrensection156.735. Rights of students whose parents are civilian military employees or members of the National Guard and Reserves same as those afforded in KRS 156.730section156.740. Interagency Commission on Educational and Job Training Coordination -- Membershipsection156.745. Purposes -- Responsibilitiessection156.749. Administrative expenses -- Meetingssection156.760. Renumbered as KRS 194B.570section156.762. Renumbered as KRS 194B.572section156.764. Renumbered as KRS 194B.575section156.766. Renumbered as KRS 194B.578section156.800. Definitions for KRS 156.800 to 156.860section156.802. Office of Career and Technical Education -- Kentucky Board of Educationsection156.804. Organizational structure of Office of Career and Technical Education -- Ombudsmansection156.806. Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee -- Purpose -- Memberssection156.808. Personnel of Office of Career and Technical Education -- Administrative regulations -- Appeals to Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Boardsection156.810. Posting of full-time vacanciessection156.812. Employee benefitssection156.814. Personnel filessection156.816. Grounds for refusal to consider or to disqualify an applicant for, or to remove a person from, a certified or equivalent positionsection156.818. Criminal conviction as grounds for disciplinary actionsection156.820. Employees with continuing status -- Appealssection156.822. Appeal from final order of boardsection156.824. Payment of reinstated employeesection156.826. Employment statussection156.828. Employee evaluationssection156.830. Coercion of employees prohibited -- Lay-off prioritiessection156.832. Procedures for lay-offssection156.834. Appeal to board of lay-off by continuing status employeesection156.836. Appeal of board's final order relating to lay-off of continuing status employeesection156.838. Prohibited activitiessection156.840. Kentucky Technical Education Personnel Boardsection156.842. Office of Career and Technical Education to manage state-operated secondary area vocational education and technology centerssection156.844. 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 employeessection156.846. Local board's power to relinquish management and control of vocational education center -- Issues related to transfer of employeessection156.848. Agreements for training workerssection156.850. Federal acts relating to vocational education acceptedsection156.852. Kentucky Board of Education authorized to carry out vocational education programssection156.854. State Treasurer custodian of fundssection156.856. Tuition and fees in secondary area vocational education and technology centerssection156.858. Liability insurance for motor vehicles owned or operated by office in vocational schools and centerssection156.860. Medical and accident insurance for studentssection156.0951. Repealed, 1998section156.990. Penaltiessection156.1475. Date of appointment of first commissioner of educationsection156.1611. Expedited waivers -- Expiration -- Rescission of waiver -- Appeal of denial -- Reviewsection156.1613. Findings and intent of General Assemblysection156.4975. Definitions for KRS 156.496, 156.4975, and 156.4977section156.4977. Grants to local school districts for family resource and youth services centers -- Supplemental grant program to provide health services
Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/chapter.aspx?id=37825Fetched: 10/20/2026