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HB024420.100 - 1334 - XXXX 3/30/2023 10:01 AM Engrossed
AN ACT relating to the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
ď˘SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 36 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) The Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program is hereby established within the 5
Department of Military Affairs to serve as the state's program for participation in 6
the National Guard Youth Challenge Program established in 32 U.S.C. sec. 509 7
or any successor program. The program shall establish at least one (1) campus 8
for program operations and may establish additional campuses as funding and 9
demand allow. The program shall serve as an alternative education program that 10
serves each school district in the Commonwealth. 11
(2) The Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program shall be designed to align and 12
comply with federal statute and administrative regulations for the National 13
Guard Youth Challenge Program and associated guidance provided by the United 14
States Department of Defense. 15
(3) The Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program shall be under the direction of 16
the adjutant general or designee. The adjutant general or designee shall: 17
(a) Appoint a director of the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program to 18
oversee the daily management of the program; and 19
(b) Adopt a strategic plan for the program's schools to ensure continuous 20
improvement. 21
(4) For purposes of the school assessment and accountability system established in 22
KRS Chapter 158, the Kentucky Department of Education shall, through policy 23
or the promulgation of an administrative regulation, provide that the time each 24
student is participating in the program is attributable to the district sending the 25
student to participate in the program. 26