Out-of-field teaching

KRS 161.1221

in effect

161.1221. Out-of-field teaching (1) The Education Professional Standards Board shall define "out-of-field" teaching and inform all local school districts of the definition. (2) By November 15 of each year, the Education Professional Standards Board shall identify every teacher assigned classes out-of-field in the current school year and shall inform the Kentucky Department of Education. (3) The Kentucky Department of Education shall provide to each school district a summary of the teachers identified as teaching out-of-field and give the district opportunity to correct the situation during the year. No teacher shall be reduced in salary due to being involuntarily moved out-of-field or being hired into a position out of his or her field. Emergency certification shall not be a valid reason for reducing any certified teacher's salary. Effective: June 20, 2005 History: Amended 2005 Ky. Acts ch. 111, sec. 3, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2004 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 4, effective July 13, 2004. -- Created 2000 Ky. Acts ch. 527, sec. 6, effective July 14, 2000.

Source: Kentucky Legislative Research Commission (legislature.ky.gov)URL: https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3856Fetched: 10/20/2026