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Ky. Rev. Stat. Ann. ch. 158

Conduct Of Schools -- Special Programs

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158.005Definition of "character education."158.007Definitions for chapter.158.010Uniform school system to be maintained -- Variations.158.030"Common school" defined -- Attendance at public school and primary school program -- Advancement without regard to age -- Local boards to adopt policy establishing petition and evaluation process for students who do not meet age requirements.158.031Primary school program -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Attributes -- Part time attendance -- Grouping -- Advancement -- Reporting requirements.158.032Flagging record of missing child -- Procedure upon recovery -- Documents required upon enrollment or transfer.158.033Instruction in student's home or hospital -- Signed statement of diagnosed condition -- Student may receive home or hospital instruction effective on day of admittance -- Calculation of instructional sessions for purposes of KRS 157.360 -- Students with disabilities -- Administrative regulations.158.035Certificate of immunization.158.037Report of immunization results.158.038Student identification badges must contain hotline number contact information relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, and suicide prevention -- Recommendation required of Cabinet for Health and Family Services.158.039Suicide prevention awareness information and lessons.158.041Display of child abuse, human trafficking, and safe haven baby box hotline numbers in schools.158.050School year.158.060Access to teacher employment contract -- School month and school day -- Duty-free lunch period -- Nonteaching time for teachers.158.070Definitions -- School district calendar committee -- School calendar adoption procedures -- Variable student instructional year -- Professional development -- Holidays and days closed -- Waivers -- Scheduling of athletic competitions -- Continuing education for students -- Student attendance days and their equivalents in instructional year -- Nontraditional instruction program -- Administrative regulations -- Breakfast program -- Calculation of service credit and equivalent time for days missed by employees due to emergencies.158.072Eligible students -- Change of residence within district -- Option to remain enrolled in original school -- Transportation.158.075Veterans Day observance in public schools.158.080Private and parochial schools -- Courses -- School calendar.158.100Program required to be provided by school district -- Additional programs permitted -- Refugee or legal alien students -- Virtual high school completion program -- School district may establish virtual programs.158.102Requirement for library media center -- Employment of librarian.158.105War veterans may complete high school course without tuition.158.108Effect of failure to pay for or rent school supplies.158.110Transportation of pupils.158.115Supplementation of school bus transportation system by county out of general funds -- Annual report to Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue.158.120Nonresident pupils -- Nonresident pupil policy -- Tuition -- Enrollment of nonresident pupils in virtual programs -- Limitations -- Sunset.158.135Reimbursement for school services for state agency children in state institution or day treatment center or in custody of Department of Juvenile Justice. (Effective until July 15, 2026)158.137Educational passports for state agency children.158.140Admission to high school -- Promotion -- Classification -- High school diploma -- Alternative high school diploma -- Academy diploma -- Posthumous diploma -- Diploma for certain honorably discharged veterans -- Vocational certificate of completion. (Effective until July 15, 2026)158.141Passing grade on civics test or course in civic literacy required for high school graduation -- Testing procedures -- Department to submit testing data to the Legislative Research Commission -- Instruction areas for civic literacy course -- Administrative regulations.158.1411Financial literacy requirements for high school graduation -- Establishment of academic standards, curricula, and guidelines for financial literacy.158.1413Essential workplace ethics instruction program -- Required biennial collaboration -- Symbol of attainment of essential workplace ethics indicators.158.1415Curriculum for instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases -- Written consent of parents -- Notification to parents -- Provision of alternative curriculum -- Exceptions.158.142Early high school graduation program -- Requirements -- Early Graduation Scholarship Certificate -- Award from early graduation scholarship trust fund.158.143High school equivalency diploma -- Eligibility -- State agency child -- Student enrolled in district-operated alternative education program.158.144Adult caregiver with whom minor student resides may, by affidavit, establish authority to make school-related decisions for minor student -- Conditions -- Caretaker's decision may be superseded -- Obligations and liability of person relying on affidavit of authority -- Revocation of affidavit -- Statute subordinate to federal law -- Penalty.158.145Legislative findings and declarations on school dropout rate.158.146Establishment of strategy to address school dropout problem -- Department to provide technical assistance, award grants, and disseminate information to school districts and school level personnel.158.148Definitions of "bullying" and "parent or guardian" -- Discipline guidelines, transportation services policy, and model policies -- Local code of acceptable behavior and discipline -- Required contents of code.158.149Use of tobacco products, alternative nicotine products, and vapor products on school property and during school activities -- Written policies -- Penalties -- Department to post nicotine awareness information on website -- Annual reports.158.150Suspension or expulsion of students -- Placement into alternative program option. (Effective until July 15, 2026)158.153Punishment based on child's records -- Disclosure of records -- Cause of action -- Districtwide standards of behavior for students participating in extracurricular activities.158.155Reporting of specified incidents of student conduct -- Notation on school records -- Report to law enforcement of certain student conduct -- Immunity -- Penalty. (Effective until July 15, 2026)158.1559Superintendent of each local school district shall require the principal of each school within the district to provide written notice to all students, parents, and guardians about the provisions of KRS 508.078, and the potential penalties for terroristic threatening -- Notice shall be given within ten days of the first instructional day of each school year.158.156Reporting of commission of felony KRS Chapter 508 offense against a student -- Investigation -- Immunity from liability for reporting -- Privileges no bar to reporting.158.157Superintendent of each local school district to require principals to provide written notice of and age-appropriate information on KRS 531.125 to students in grades four through twelve, parents, and guardians -- Applicability to public charter schools.158.158Local board of education to require each public school with instructional space for students in grades six through twelve to display information on sexual extortion -- Requirements -- Applicability to public charter schools -- Department to publish recommendations for required information.158.160Notification to school by parent or guardian of child's medical condition threatening school safety -- Exclusion of child with communicable disease from school -- Closing of school during epidemic.158.162Mandatory adoption of emergency management response plan in each school -- School to maintain portable automated external defibrillators -- Emergency response drills -- Consequence of schools failing to comply.158.1621Reporting of number of portable automated external defibrillators.158.1622School AED fund.158.163Earthquake and tornado emergency procedure system.158.164Building lockdown procedures -- Practice.158.165Possession and use of personal telecommunications device by public school student.158.170Bible to be read.158.175Recitation of Lord's prayer and pledge of allegiance -- Instruction in proper respect for and display of the flag -- Observation of moment of silence or reflection.158.177Teaching of evolution -- Right to include Bible theory of creation.158.178Ten Commandments to be displayed.158.181Legislative findings.158.182Definitions for KRS 158.181 to 158.187.158.183Prohibited acts by students -- Rights of student -- Duties of local board of education -- Administrative remedies.158.184Construction favoring establishment clause, religious liberty, and free speech.158.185Construction prohibiting school employee from leading, directing, or encouraging religious or anti-religious activity in violation of establishment clause.158.186Copies of law to local school board, school-based decision making council, and certified employees.158.187Short title for KRS 158.181 to 158.187.158.188Teaching activities permitted in the secular study of religion with the use of the Bible or other scripture.158.189Legislative findings -- Policies for use of restrooms by students of the opposite biological sex -- Requirements -- Best available accommodation to be provided.158.190Sectarian, infidel, or immoral books prohibited.158.191Health and mental health services related to human sexuality, contraception, or family planning -- District to notify parents -- District prohibited from keeping student information confidential from a parent -- Prohibition on policies for use of pronouns that do not conform to a student's biological sex.158.192Complaint alleging that material, program, or event is harmful to minors -- Complaint resolution policy -- Determination by principal -- Appeal -- Final disposition by board -- Request by parent or guardian to preclude student access -- Parent's or guardian's access -- Model policy.158.193Private religious expression by school employees -- Activities permitted while employees are on duty -- Construction.158.194Bill of Rights to be displayed.158.195Display of national motto in public elementary and secondary schools -- Reading and posting in public schools of texts and documents on American history and heritage -- Posting of restrictions on child labor in public school buildings that contain instructional space for students in grades six through twelve.158.196Instructional materials standards and concepts -- Documents and speeches to be included.158.197Elective course on religious scripture -- Purpose -- Restrictions -- School council or governing body authorized to display historic religious and nonreligious artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts in conjunction with course of study.158.200Moral instruction -- Conditions -- Quarterly reports.158.281Definitions for KRS 156.476, 158.281, 158.282, and 161.051.158.282Instruction of all blind students in the use of braille -- Assessment for blind students in program -- Exceptions.158.290School fundraising activities.158.292Excused absences for students who serve as election officers.158.293Excused absences for secondary school students who participate in Military Burial Honor Guard Program -- Inclusion in instructional program.158.294Excused absences for students who participate in Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor Guard -- Inclusion in instructional program.158.297Meningococcal meningitis disease and vaccine information.158.301Legislative findings on skin cancer risks -- Schools encouraged to educate students on risks of exposure to ultraviolet rays.158.302Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training required for high school students.158.303Educational segment on prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma encouraged.158.305Definitions for section -- Implementation of multitiered system of supports for kindergarten through grade three -- Evidence -- Assistance -- Universal screener and diagnostic assessment -- Comprehensive reading program -- Training -- Reading improvement plan and team -- Accelerated interventions -- Teacher academies or coaching models -- Web-based resource -- Collaboration -- Screening not to be considered evaluation for special education.158.306Approved list of reading curriculum and interventions -- Standards -- Science of reading program -- Three-cueing system prohibited -- Administrative regulations.158.307Dyslexia toolkit to assist school districts in instructing students with dyslexia -- Professional development related to dyslexia -- Local board of education policy to identify and assist students in kindergarten through grade three with dyslexia -- Annual report.158.360Family literacy services.158.440Legislative findings on school safety and order.158.441Definitions for chapter.158.4410State school security marshal, duties and responsibilities -- Marshal appointed by and reporting to the commissioner of the Department of Criminal Justice Training -- Annual report to the Center for School Safety, the Legislative Research Commission, and the Kentucky Board of Education -- School security risk assessment tool, purpose -- Areas considered when evaluating school security -- Annual verification of completion of state security risk assessment -- Additional mandatory training, when required.158.4412Appointment of district's school safety coordinator -- School safety coordinator's functions and duties -- Policies and procedures excluded from application of KRS 61.870 to 61.884 -- Limitation of civil and criminal liability for school district, school safety coordinator, and school employees acting in good faith.158.4414Cooperation of school personnel with local and state law enforcement agencies in efforts to assign certified school resource officers to each campus as funds and personnel become available -- Employment of guardians -- Memorandum of understanding between local boards of education and law enforcement agencies or the Kentucky State Police -- Policies and procedures stating the purpose of the school resource officer program and defining roles and expectations -- School resource officer to be armed with firearm -- Promulgation of administrative regulations establishing levels of training for certification of school resource officers -- Course curriculum, specifications for training requirements, and consequences for deficiencies in required training -- Officers to regain certification status upon completion of training deficiency -- Local school district superintendents to report annually to the Center for School Safety upon the number and placement of school resource officers in the district, source of funding, and methods of employment for each position.158.4415Kentucky State Police school resource officer (KSPSRO), specifications for employment as a school resource officer by a school district -- When officer considered an employee of the school district and when an employee of the Kentucky State Police -- Duties and prohibited activities -- Funding of position -- Rights, privileges, immunities, and matters of defense protected.158.4416Trauma-informed approach to education -- Goals for employment of school-based counselors -- Trauma-informed team to recognize and deal with issues of student trauma -- Collaboration for services between two or more school districts or between school districts, educational cooperatives, or other public or private entities -- Annual report to department on school-based mental health service providers in each district -- Report to Interim Joint Committee on Education -- Toolkits to develop trauma-informed approach in schools -- Plan and strategies for implementing trauma-informed approach.158.4418Annual report on trauma-informed approach plans and school-based mental health services -- Model interagency agreements.158.442Center for School Safety -- Duties -- School safety coordinator training program -- Members of board -- Center for School Safety and its board of directors not subject to reorganization by the Governor.158.443Terms of board members -- Meetings -- Selection of administrator for the center -- Duties of board of directors.158.4431Employment of Kentucky guardians by local boards of education -- Qualifications -- Contents of required policies -- Civil and criminal immunity.158.4433School Mapping Data Program -- Administration by Kentucky 911 Services Board -- Required capabilities.158.444Administrative regulations relating to school safety -- Role of Department of Education to maintain statewide data collection system -- Reportable incidents -- Annual statistical reports -- Confidentiality.158.445Local assessment of school safety and school discipline -- District assessment -- Local plans.158.4451Kentucky Office of Homeland Security shall make available an anonymous reporting tool to allow students, parents, and community members to supply information about potentially harmful, dangerous, or criminal activities to public safety agencies and school officials -- Required use of reporting tool or alternative by local school districts.158.446Use of appropriated funds.158.4461The General Assembly finds that private financial and philanthropic support of public school districts by all members of the community fosters student success, safety, and well-being -- The General Assembly encourages the organization of foundations under KRS Chapter 273 to support public school districts in any district for which no such foundation exists.158.447Required review of CPTED principles prior to school construction or renovation.158.448Protocols for student records within student information system.158.449Annual report of assessment of disruptive behavior school incidents resulting in a complaint.158.471Local board of education authorized to establish police department for local school districts.158.473Police officers appointed by local board of education -- Powers.158.475Appointed police officers to comply with KRS 61.300 and other requirements set by the local board of education.158.477Appointment or promotion to ranks, grades, and positions – Compensation -- Employment contract permitted.158.479Emergency vehicles -- Radio systems -- Reporting.158.481Authority of local board to regulate traffic and parking -- Fees -- Violations.158.483Prohibition against false representation as police officer, agent, or employee of a police department of a local school district.158.622Administrative regulations of Kentucky Board of Education relating to advanced placement courses -- Duties of Department of Education relating to advanced placement and dual enrollment programs -- Credit for Virtual High School and advanced placement courses.158.625Deadline for training required under KRS 161.166.158.645Capacities required of students in public education system.158.6450Instruction in voter registration and election procedures.158.6451Legislative declaration on goals for Commonwealth's schools -- Model curriculum framework.158.6452School Curriculum, Assessment, and Accountability Council.158.6453Definitions -- Review of academic standards and assessments -- Revisions to content standards -- Review committees -- Advisory panels -- Standards and assessments process review committee -- Administrative regulations -- Information and training -- Statewide assessment program -- Academic components -- Student assessments -- College admissions examination -- School report card -- Individual student report -- Reviewing and revising academic standards -- Writing program -- School profile report -- Advanced coursework or accelerated learning district plan. (Effective between July 1, 2026 and July 15, 2026)158.6455School accountability system -- List of certifications, licensures, and credentials -- Reimbursement for assessment -- Consequences for schools that fail to exit support status -- Components of accountability system -- Appeals of performance judgments -- Report. (Effective until July 15, 2026)158.6457Definitions for KRS 158.6452, 158.6453, 158.6455, and 158.6457.158.6458Plan for implementation of state assessment and accountability system -- Report.158.6459Intervention strategies for accelerated learning -- Individualized learning plan -- Support and technical assistance. (Effective until July 15, 2026)158.646Kentucky Institute for Education Research Board.158.647Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee -- Members -- Duties -- Vote required to act. (Effective between July 1, 2026 and January 1, 2027)158.6471Meetings -- Education Assessment and Accountability Review Subcommittee, powers, process, and procedures when reviewing -- Assignment of regulation to committee -- Education committees, powers, process, and procedures when reviewing.158.6472Review of administrative regulations.158.648State Advisory Council for Gifted and Talented Education -- Purpose -- Duties.158.6485Governor's School for Entrepreneurs Program -- Entrepreneurship education organization -- Advisory board -- Appropriations -- Accounting practices and program reports -- Restricted use of funds.158.649Achievement gaps -- Data on student performance -- Policy for reviewing academic performance -- Student achievement targets -- Reporting requirements -- Review and revision of improvement plan.158.760School-to-Careers System -- Legislative intent -- Goals.158.7603School-to-Careers Grant Program -- Authority for administrative regulations -- Advisory committee.158.770Advisory committee on writing program.158.775Writing program pilot project.158.780Management improvement programs.158.782Monitoring and review of turnaround plan -- Skilled assistance.158.785Collection and review of management data -- Management audit -- Conditions for designation as state assisted or state managed district -- Actions required.158.791Legislative findings and intent regarding reading and mathematics.158.792Definitions for KRS 158.792 and 164.0207 -- Reading diagnostic and intervention fund -- Grants for reading intervention programs -- Administrative regulations -- Use of grant funds -- Information and reports provided by Department of Education.158.794Reading Diagnostic and Intervention Grant Steering Committee -- Membership -- Duties.158.796Governor's Scholars Program -- Purpose -- Governor's Scholars Program, Inc. -- Board of directors -- Funding -- Reports.158.798Program to encourage studies in mathematics, science, and related technologies -- Role of Kentucky Science and Technology Council, Inc.158.799Name for program created by KRS 158.798.158.7991Legislative findings and declarations.158.7992Program to promote instruction in the arts and foreign languages.158.801Definitions for KRS 158.801 and 158.803.158.803Early mathematics testing program -- Purposes -- Development and requirements of program -- Annual reports.158.805Commonwealth school improvement fund -- Purposes -- Criteria for grants to schools needing assistance.158.806Read to succeed fund -- Teacher professional learning academies -- Literacy coaching program.158.807Data research initiative -- Purposes -- Implementation.158.808Energy technology career track program.158.809Virtual computer science career academy -- Development and requirements -- Annual reports.158.810Definitions for KRS 158.810 to 158.816.158.812Legislative intent, findings, and declarations.158.814Comprehensive plan on secondary career and technical education programs -- Consultation with Career and Technical Education Advisory Committee.158.816Annual statewide analysis and report of academic achievement of technical education students -- Assistance plan -- Occupation skill standards and assessments.158.818Evidence-based instructional models to address needs of at-risk students -- Focus -- Components -- Training for high school teachers -- Incorporation into existing programs.158.830Legislative findings -- Construction of KRS 158.830 to 158.836.158.832Definitions for KRS 158.830 to 158.838.158.834Self-administration of medications by students with documented medical conditions -- Authorization -- Written statement -- Acknowledgment of liability limitation -- Duration of permission.158.836Possession and use of medications to treat documented medical conditions -- Schools electing to keep epinephrine, injectable epinephrine devices, bronchodilator rescue inhalers, and undesignated glucagon on premises -- Policies and protocols -- Limitation of liability.158.837Use of undesignated glucagon by practitioner, pharmacist, or trained individual -- Storage -- Contacting parents, guardians, and emergency services -- Good Samaritan exception -- Immunity from civil liability.158.838Emergency administration and self-administration of diabetes and seizure disorder medications -- Required training -- Required written statements and seizure action plan -- Limitation on liability -- Renewal of permission -- Expiration dates of medication -- Self-performance of diabetes care tasks -- Diabetes or seizure disorder not to prevent attendance at school the student would ordinarily attend.158.840Legislative findings and intent -- Importance of students' reading and mathematics skills in achieving scholastic goals -- Roles of statewide entities in improving student achievement.158.8401Definitions for KRS 158.840 to 158.844.158.8402Administrative regulations -- Multitiered system of supports for mathematics -- Implementation status report -- Technical assistance and training to local districts -- Requirements for superintendent of public charter school board of directors -- Mathematics diagnostic assessment -- Improvement plan and accelerated interventions -- Resources.158.842Committee for Mathematics Achievement -- Membership, purposes, organization, staffing, and duties of committee -- Report to Interim Joint Committee on Education.158.843Kentucky numeracy counts fund -- Uses -- Eligibility.158.844Mathematics achievement fund -- Creation -- Use and disposition of moneys -- Administrative regulations -- Requirements for grant applicants -- Department to provide information to schools and to make annual report to Interim Joint Committee on Education.158.845Definitions for KRS 158.845 to 158.849.158.846Legislative findings concerning academic achievement in STEM disciplines.158.847Science and mathematics advancement fund -- Purposes -- Administrative regulations.158.848Grant programs concerning STEM disciplines and AP and IB courses.158.849Long-term statewide goals concerning STEM disciplines and AP and IB course participation.158.850Limitation on sale of retail fast foods in school cafeteria.158.852School food service director or menu planner -- Credentials and certificates -- Continuing education.158.854Administrative regulation specifying minimum nutritional standards for foods sold outside school lunch programs -- Restrictions upon sale of certain foods and beverages -- Waiver -- Definitions -- Exceptions. (Effective until July 15, 2026)158.855Purchase of Kentucky-grown agricultural products permitted by local school board or school district participating in any United States Department of Agriculture Child Nutrition Program -- Exemption from KRS 45A.345 to 45A.460 and 424.260.158.860Examination upon completion of core content course.158.990Penalties. (Effective until July 15, 2026)