RELATES TO:

KRS 156.070, 156.160, 158.645, 158.6451, 158.6453, 160.290

STATUTORY AUTHORITY:

156.070(1), 156.160(1), 158.6453(18)

CERTIFICATION STATEMENT:

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:

KRS 156.160(1)(a) requires the Kentucky Board of Education to establish courses of study for the different grades and kinds of common schools, with the courses of study to comply with the expected goals, outcomes, and assessment strategies developed under KRS 158.645, 158.6451, and 158.6453. KRS 156.160(1)(h) requires the Kentucky Board of Education to adopt administrative regulations governing medical inspection, physical and health education and recreation, and other regulations necessary or advisable for the protection of the physical welfare and safety of the public school children including requirements for student health standards to be met by all students in grades 4, 8, and 12 pursuant to the outcomes described in KRS 158.6451. KRS 156.070(1) requires the Kentucky Board of Education to manage and control the common schools and all programs operated in the schools. KRS 160.290 authorizes local boards of education to provide for courses and other services for students consistent with the administrative regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education. KRS 158.6453(18)(a) requires the Kentucky Department of Education to implement a comprehensive process for reviewing and revising the academic standards in practical living skills for all levels. This administrative regulation incorporates by reference the Kentucky Academic Standards for Health Education, which contain the general courses of study and academic content standards of health education for use in Kentucky's common schools.

1. Section 1. Before graduating from a Kentucky public high school, a student shall meet the minimum content requirements established in the Kentucky Academic Standards for Health Education.

2. Section 2. Incorporation by Reference.

   1. (1) The "Kentucky Academic Standards for Health Education", June 2025, is incorporated by reference.
   2. (2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Department of Education, 5th floor, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. This material may be viewed at: https://www.education.ky.gov/districts/legal/Pages/Kentucky-Revised-Statutes.aspx.

History

(704 KAR 008:030. 45 Ky.R. 1474, 1476, 2350; eff. 2-1-2019; 52 Ky.R. 106, 566; eff. 10-14-2025.) COMPILER'S NOTE: 2025 RS HB 6, enacted by the General Assembly on March 27, 2025, altered the information to be provided at the time an administrative regulation is filed. Aside from formatting changes necessary to upload the regulation into the LRC's publication application, this regulation has been published as submitted by the agency.

FILED WITH LRC: September 9, 2025 at 1 p.m.

CONTACT PERSON: Todd G. Allen, General Counsel, Kentucky Department of Education, 300 Sower Boulevard, 5th Floor, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, phone 502-564-4474, fax 502-564-9321, email regcomments@education.ky.gov.