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AN ACT relating to education. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
Section 1. KRS 158.645 is amended to read as follows: 3
The General Assembly recognizes that public education involves shared responsibilities. 4
State government, local communities, parents, students, and school employees must work 5
together to create an efficient public school system to achieve excellence in education. 6
Parents and students must assist schools with efforts to assure student attendance, 7
preparation for school, and involvement in learning. The cooperation of all involved is 8
necessary to assure that desired outcomes are achieved. It is the intent of the General 9
Assembly to create a system of public education which shall allow and assist all students 10
to acquire the following capacities: 11
(1) Literacy, including communication skills necessary to function in a complex and 12
changing world[civilization]; 13
(2) Knowledge to make wise economic, social, and career[political] choices; 14
(3) Core values and qualities of good character to make moral and ethical decisions 15
throughout[ his or her] life; 16
(4) Understanding of our constitutional republic, the three (3) branches of 17
government, and how government impacts citizens,[governmental processes as 18
they affect] the community, the state, and the nation; 19
(5) Sufficient self-knowledge and knowledge of the student's own[his] mental and 20
physical wellness; 21
(6) Sufficient grounding in the arts and cultural literacy to enable each student to 22
appreciate the student's own[his or her] cultural and historical heritage; 23
(7) Sufficient preparation to choose and pursue the student's[his] life's work 24
intelligently; and 25
(8) Skills to enable each student[him] to compete competitively[favorably] with 26
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Section 2. KRS 158.6451 is amended to read as follows: 1
(1) The General Assembly finds, declares, and establishes that: 2
(a) Schools shall expect a high level of academic achievement of all students. 3
(b) Schools shall develop their students' ability to: 4
1. Use[ basic] communication and mathematics skills for purposes and 5
situations they will encounter throughout their lives; 6
2. Apply core concepts and principles from mathematics, the sciences, the 7
arts, the humanities, social studies, civics, and practical living studies to 8
situations they will encounter throughout their lives; 9
3. Become self-sufficient individuals of good character exhibiting the 10
qualities of altruism, citizenship, courtesy, hard work, honesty, human 11
worth, justice, knowledge, patriotism, respect, responsibility, and self-12
discipline; 13
4. Become responsible members of a family, work group, or community, 14
including demonstrating effectiveness in community service; 15
5. Think critically, creatively, and independently to[and] solve problems 16
in school situations and in a variety of situations they will encounter in 17
life; 18
6. Connect and integrate experiences and new knowledge from all subject 19
matter fields with what they have previously learned and build on past 20
learning experiences to acquire new information through various media 21
sources; and 22
7. Express their creative talents and interests in visual arts, music, dance, 23
and dramatic arts. 24
(c) Schools shall increase their students' rate of school attendance. 25
(d) Schools shall increase their students' graduation rates and reduce their 26
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(e) Schools shall reduce physical and mental health barriers to learning. 1
(f) Schools shall be measured on the proportion of students who make a 2
successful transition to work, post-secondary education, and [the ]military 3
service. 4
(2) The Kentucky Board of Education shall disseminate to local school districts and 5
schools a model curriculum framework which is directly tied to the goals, 6
outcomes, and assessment strategies developed pursuant to this section and KRS 7
158.645 and 158.6453. The framework shall provide direction to local districts and 8
schools as they develop their curriculum. The framework shall identify teaching and 9
assessment strategies, instructional material resources, ideas on how to incorporate 10
the resources of the community, a directory of model teaching sites, alternative 11
ways of using school time, and strategies to incorporate character education 12
throughout the curriculum. 13
Section 3. KRS 156.010 is amended to read as follows: 14
(1) The commissioner of education shall be the chief executive of the Department of 15
Education. The commissioner shall be responsible for administering, structuring, 16
and organizing the department and its services including[,] but not limited to[,] the 17
following: 18
(a) Technical assistance with curriculum design, school administration and 19
finance, computer and technology services, media services, community 20
education, career and technical[secondary vocational] education, STEM 21
education as defined in KRS 158.845, education for exceptional children, and 22
professional development; 23
(b) Compensatory education; 24
(c) Research and planning, which shall include, but not be limited to, a statewide 25
research and development effort to identify or develop the best educational 26
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Appropriations for this purpose may be used within the department or for 1
contracting with other individuals, agencies, universities, laboratories, or 2
organizations; 3
(d) Kentucky School for the Blind and the Kentucky School for the Deaf; 4
(e) Performance and outcome assessments; 5
(f) Monitoring the management of school districts, including administration and 6
finance, implementation of state laws and regulations, and student 7
performance; and 8
(g) Implementing state laws and the policies promulgated thereunder by the 9
Kentucky Board of Education and the Education Professional Standards 10
Board. 11
(2) The commissioner of education may delegate[ to his assistants] any authority to act 12
on the commissioner's behalf[for him] in the supervision, inspection, and 13
administration of the schools to the extent the commissioner[he] has supervisory 14
and administrative control. 15
(3) All employees of the Department of Education shall be reimbursed for necessary 16
traveling expenses incurred in the performance of their official duties, and no part 17
of the reimbursement shall be included in or accounted as a part of their salaries. 18
(4) The State Department of Education, in the operation and management of its schools 19
and the programs at these schools, shall meet all required federal and state standards 20
relating to facilities and personnel qualifications; however, no license or license fee 21
shall be required for any school or program operated by the State Department of 22
Education. 23
(5) The Department of Education shall be the sole state agency for the purpose of 24
developing and approving state plans required by state or federal laws and 25
regulations as prerequisites to receiving federal funds for elementary and secondary 26
education. 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 66
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Section 4. KRS 160.345 is amended to read as follows: 1
(1) For the purpose of this section: 2
(a) "Minority" means American Indian; Alaskan native; African-American; 3
Hispanic, including persons of Mexican, Puerto Rican, Cuban, and Central or 4
South American origin; Pacific islander; or other ethnic group 5
underrepresented in the school; 6
(b) "School" means an elementary or secondary educational institution that is 7
under the administrative control of a principal and is not a program or part of 8
another school. The term "school" does not include district-operated schools 9
that are: 10
1. Exclusively vocational-technical, special education, or preschool 11
programs; 12
2. Instructional programs operated in institutions or schools outside of the 13
district; or 14
3. Alternative schools designed to provide services to at-risk populations 15
with unique needs; 16
(c) "Teacher" means any person for whom certification is required as a basis of 17
employment in the public schools of the state, with the exception of principals 18
and assistant principals; and 19
(d) "Parent" means: 20
1. A parent, stepparent, or foster parent of a student; or 21
2. A person who has legal custody of a student pursuant to a court order 22
and with whom the student resides. 23
(2) Each local board of education shall adopt a policy for implementing school-based 24
decision making in the district which shall include but not be limited to a 25
description of how the district's policies, including those developed pursuant to 26
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school to be involved in the decision-making process as they work to meet 1
educational goals established in KRS 158.645 and 158.6451. The policy may 2
include a requirement that each school council make an annual report at a public 3
meeting of the board describing the school's progress in meeting the educational 4
goals set forth in KRS 158.6451 and district goals established by the board. The 5
policy shall also address and comply with the following: 6
(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b)2. of this subsection, each participating 7
school shall form a school council composed of two (2) parents, three (3) 8
teachers, and the principal or administrator. The membership of the council 9
may be increased, but it may only be increased proportionately. A parent 10
representative on the council shall not be an employee or a relative of an 11
employee of the school in which that parent serves, nor shall the parent 12
representative be an employee or a relative of an employee in the district 13
administrative offices. A parent representative shall not be a local board 14
member or a board member's spouse. None of the members shall have a 15
conflict of interest pursuant to KRS Chapter 45A, except the salary paid to 16
district employees; 17
(b) 1. The teacher representatives shall be elected for one (1) year terms by a 18
majority of the teachers. A teacher elected to a school council shall not 19
be involuntarily transferred during the teacher representative's[his or 20
her] term of office. The parent representatives shall be elected for one 21
(1) year terms. The parent members shall be elected by the parents of 22
students preregistered to attend the school during the term of office in an 23
election conducted by the parent and teacher organization of the school 24
or, if none exists, the largest organization of parents formed for this 25
purpose. Council elections may allow voting to occur over multiple days 26
and via electronic means. A school council, once elected, may adopt a 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 66
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policy setting different terms of office for parent and teacher members 1
subsequently elected. The principal shall be the chair of the school 2
council. 3
2. School councils in schools having eight percent (8%) or more minority 4
students enrolled, as determined by the enrollment on the preceding 5
October 1, shall have at least one (1) minority member. If the council 6
formed under paragraph (a) of this subsection does not have a minority 7
member, the principal, in a timely manner, shall be responsible for 8
carrying out the following: 9
a. Organizing a special election to elect an additional member. The 10
principal shall call for nominations and shall notify the parents of 11
the students of the date, time, and location of the election to elect a 12
minority parent to the council by ballot; and 13
b. Allowing the teachers in the building to select one (1) minority 14
teacher to serve as a teacher member on the council. If there are no 15
minority teachers who are members of the faculty, an additional 16
teacher member shall be elected by a majority of all teachers. 17
Term limitations shall not apply for a minority teacher member 18
who is the only minority on faculty; 19
(c) 1. The school council shall have the responsibility to set school policy that 20
shall be consistent with district board policy and which shall provide an 21
environment to enhance the students' achievement and help the school 22
meet the goals established by KRS 158.645 and 158.6451 and goals for 23
the district established by the board. The principal shall be the primary 24
administrator and the instructional leader of the school, and with the 25
assistance of the total school staff shall administer the policies 26
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2. If a school council establishes committees, it shall adopt a policy to 1
facilitate the participation of interested persons, including, but not 2
limited to, classified employees and parents. The policy shall include the 3
number of committees, their jurisdiction, composition, and the process 4
for membership selection; 5
(d) The school council and each of its committees shall determine the frequency 6
of and agenda for their meetings. Matters relating to formation of school 7
councils that are not provided for by this section shall be addressed by local 8
board policy; 9
(e) The meetings of the school council shall be open to the public and all 10
interested persons may attend. However, the exceptions to open meetings 11
provided in KRS 61.810 shall apply; 12
(f) After receiving notification of the funds available for the school from the local 13
board, the school council shall determine, within the parameters of the total 14
available funds, the number of persons to be employed in each job 15
classification at the school. The council may make personnel decisions on 16
vacancies occurring after the school council is formed but shall not have the 17
authority to recommend transfers or dismissals; 18
(g) The local superintendent shall determine which curriculum, textbooks, 19
instructional materials, and student support services shall be provided in the 20
school after consulting with the local board of education, the school principal, 21
and the school council and after a reasonable review and response period for 22
stakeholders in accordance with local board of education policy. Subject to 23
available resources, the local board shall allocate an appropriation to each 24
school that is adequate to meet the school's needs related to instructional 25
materials and school-based student support services, as determined by the 26
school principal after consultation with the school council. The school council 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 66
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shall consult with the school media librarian on the maintenance of the school 1
library media center, including the purchase of instructional materials, 2
information technology, and equipment; 3
(h) Personnel decisions at the school level shall be as follows: 4
1. From a list of qualified applicants submitted by the local superintendent, 5
the principal at the participating school shall select personnel to fill 6
vacancies, after consultation with the school council, consistent with 7
paragraph (i)11. of this subsection. The superintendent shall provide 8
additional applicants to the principal upon request when qualified 9
applicants are available. The superintendent may forward to the school 10
principal the names of qualified applicants who have pending 11
certification from the Education Professional Standards Board based on 12
recent completion of preparation requirements, out-of-state preparation, 13
or alternative routes to certification pursuant to KRS 161.028 and 14
161.048. Requests for transfer shall conform to any employer-employee 15
bargained contract which is in effect; 16
2. If the vacancy to be filled is the position of principal: 17
a. The superintendent shall fill the vacancy after consultation with 18
the school council consistent with paragraph (i)11. of this 19
subsection; 20
b. Prior to consultation with the school council, each member shall 21
sign a nondisclosure agreement forbidding the disclosure of 22
information shared and discussions held during consultation; 23
c. A person who believes a violation of the nondisclosure agreement 24
referred to in subdivision b. of this subparagraph has occurred may 25
file a written complaint with the Kentucky Board of Education; 26
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d. A school council member found to have violated the nondisclosure 1
agreement referred to in subdivision b. of this subparagraph may 2
be subject to removal from the school council by the Kentucky 3
Board of Education under subsection (9)(e) of this section; 4
3. Notwithstanding subparagraph 2. of this paragraph, if the vacancy to be 5
filled is the position of principal in a county school district in a county 6
with a consolidated local government adopted under KRS Chapter 67C, 7
then: 8
a. The outgoing principal shall not serve on the council during the 9
principal selection process. The superintendent or the 10
superintendent's designee shall serve as the chair of the council for 11
the purpose of the hiring process and shall have voting rights 12
during the selection process; 13
b. The council shall have access to the applications of all persons 14
certified for the position. The principal shall be elected on a 15
majority vote of the membership of the council. The school 16
council shall receive training in recruitment and interviewing 17
techniques prior to carrying out the process of selecting a 18
principal. The council shall select the trainer to deliver the 19
training; and 20
c. Notwithstanding the requirement that a principal be elected by a 21
majority vote of the council, the selection of a principal shall be 22
subject to approval by the superintendent. If the superintendent 23
does not approve the principal selected by the council, then the 24
superintendent may select the principal; 25
4. No principal who has been previously removed from a position in the 26
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district; 1
5. Personnel decisions made at the school level under the authority of 2
subparagraph 1. of this paragraph shall be binding on the superintendent 3
who completes the hiring process; 4
6. Applicants subsequently employed shall provide evidence that they are 5
certified prior to assuming the duties of a position in accordance with 6
KRS 161.020; and 7
7. Notwithstanding other provisions of this paragraph, if the applicant is 8
the spouse of the superintendent and the applicant meets the service 9
requirements of KRS 160.380(3)(a), the applicant shall only be 10
employed upon the recommendation of the principal and the approval of 11
a majority vote of the school council; 12
(i) The school council shall adopt a policy that shall be consistent with local 13
board policy and shall be implemented by the principal in the following 14
additional areas: 15
1. Curriculum responsibilities under KRS 158.6453(19); 16
2. Assignment of all instructional and noninstructional staff time; 17
3. Assignment of students to classes and programs within the school; 18
4. Determination of the schedule of the school day and week, subject to the 19
beginning and ending times of the school day and school calendar year 20
as established by the local board; 21
5. Determination of use of school space during the school day related to 22
improving classroom teaching and learning; 23
6. Planning and resolution of issues regarding instructional practices; 24
7. Selection and implementation of discipline and classroom management 25
techniques as a part of a comprehensive school safety plan, including 26
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8. Selection of extracurricular programs and determination of policies 1
relating to student participation based on academic qualifications and 2
attendance requirements, program evaluation, and supervision; 3
9. Adoption of an emergency plan as required in KRS 158.162; 4
10. Procedures, consistent with local school board policy, for determining 5
alignment with state standards, technology utilization, and program 6
appraisal; and 7
11. Procedures to assist the council with consultation in the selection of the 8
principal by the superintendent, and the selection of personnel by the 9
principal, including but not limited to meetings, timelines, interviews, 10
review of written applications, and review of references. Procedures 11
shall address situations in which members of the council are not 12
available for consultation; and 13
(j) Each school council shall annually review data as shown on state and local 14
student assessments required under KRS 158.6453. The data shall include but 15
not be limited to information on performance levels of all students tested, and 16
information on the performance of students disaggregated by race, gender, 17
disability, and participation in the federal free and reduced price lunch 18
program. After completing the review of data, each school council, with the 19
involvement of parents, faculty, and staff, shall develop and adopt a plan to 20
ensure that each student makes progress toward meeting the goals set forth in 21
KRS 158.645 and 158.6451(1)(b) by April 1 of each year and submit the plan 22
to the superintendent and local board of education for review as described in 23
KRS 160.340. The Kentucky Department of Education shall provide each 24
school council the data needed to complete the review required by this 25
paragraph no later than October 1 of each year. If a school does not have a 26
council, the review shall be completed by the principal with the involvement 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 66
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of parents, faculty, and staff. 1
(3) The policies adopted by the local board to implement school-based decision making 2
shall also address the following: 3
(a) School budget and administration, including: discretionary funds; activity and 4
other school funds; funds for maintenance, supplies, and equipment; and 5
procedures for authorizing reimbursement for training and other expenses; 6
(b) Assessment of individual student progress, including testing and reporting of 7
student progress to students, parents, the school district, the community, and 8
the state; 9
(c) School improvement plans, including the form and function of strategic 10
planning and its relationship to district planning, as well as the school safety 11
plan and requests for funding from the Center for School Safety under KRS 12
158.446; 13
(d) Professional development plans developed pursuant to KRS 156.095; 14
(e) Parent, citizen, and community participation including the relationship of the 15
council with other groups; 16
(f) Cooperation and collaboration within the district, with other districts, and with 17
other public and private agencies; 18
(g) Requirements for waiver of district policies; 19
(h) Requirements for record keeping by the school council; and 20
(i) A process for appealing a decision made by a school council. 21
(4) In addition to the authority granted to the school council in this section, the local 22
board may grant to the school council any other authority permitted by law. The 23
board shall make available liability insurance coverage for the protection of all 24
members of the school council from liability arising in the course of pursuing their 25
duties as members of the council. 26
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section and with the policy adopted by the local board pursuant to this section. 1
Upon favorable vote of a majority of the faculty at the school and a majority of at 2
least twenty-five (25) voting parents of students enrolled in the school, a school 3
meeting its goal as determined by the Department of Education pursuant to KRS 4
158.6455 may apply to the Kentucky Board of Education for exemption from the 5
requirement to implement school-based decision making, and the state board shall 6
grant the exemption. The voting by the parents on the matter of exemption from 7
implementing school-based decision making shall be in an election conducted by 8
the parent and teacher organization of the school or, if none exists, the largest 9
organization of parents formed for this purpose. Notwithstanding the provisions of 10
this section, a local school district shall not be required to implement school-based 11
decision making if the local school district contains only one (1) school. 12
(6) The Department of Education shall provide professional development activities to 13
assist schools in implementing school-based decision making. School council 14
members elected for the first time shall complete a minimum of six (6) clock hours 15
of training in the process of school-based decision making, no later than thirty (30) 16
days after the beginning of the service year for which they are elected to serve. 17
School council members who have served on a school council at least one (1) year 18
shall complete a minimum of three (3) clock hours of training in the process of 19
school-based decision making no later than one hundred twenty (120) days after the 20
beginning of the service year for which they are elected to serve. Experienced 21
members may participate in the training for new members to fulfill their training 22
requirement. School council training required under this subsection shall be 23
conducted by trainers endorsed by the Department of Education. By November 1 of 24
each year, the principal through the local superintendent shall forward to the 25
Department of Education the names and addresses of each council member and 26
verify that the required training has been completed. School council members 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 66
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elected to fill a vacancy shall complete the applicable training within thirty (30) 1
days of their election. 2
(7) A school that chooses to have school-based decision making but would like to be 3
exempt from the administrative structure set forth by this section may develop a 4
model for implementing school-based decision making, including but not limited to 5
a description of the membership, organization, duties, and responsibilities of a 6
school council. The school shall submit the model through the local board of 7
education to the commissioner of education and the Kentucky Board of Education, 8
which shall have final authority for approval. The application for approval of the 9
model shall show evidence that it has been developed by representatives of the 10
parents, students, certified personnel, and the administrators of the school and that 11
two-thirds (2/3) of the faculty have agreed to the model. 12
(8) The Kentucky Board of Education, upon recommendation of the commissioner of 13
education, shall adopt by administrative regulation a formula by which school 14
district funds shall be allocated to each school council. Included in the school 15
council formula shall be an allocation for professional development that is at least 16
sixty-five percent (65%) of the district's per pupil state allocation for professional 17
development for each student in average daily attendance in the school. The school 18
council shall plan professional development in compliance with requirements 19
specified in KRS 156.095, except as provided in KRS 158.649. School councils of 20
small schools shall be encouraged to work with other school councils to maximize 21
professional development opportunities. 22
(9) (a) No board member, superintendent of schools, district employee, or member of 23
a school council shall intentionally engage in a pattern of practice which is 24
detrimental to the successful implementation of or circumvents the intent of 25
school-based decision making to allow the professional staff members of a 26
school and parents to be involved in the decision making process in working 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 66
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toward meeting the educational goals established in KRS 158.645 and 1
158.6451 or to make decisions in areas of policy assigned to a school council 2
pursuant to paragraph (i) of subsection (2) of this section. 3
(b) An affected party who believes a violation of this subsection has occurred 4
may file a written complaint with the Office of Education Accountability. The 5
office shall investigate the complaint and resolve the conflict, if possible, or 6
forward the matter to the Kentucky Board of Education. 7
(c) The Kentucky Board of Education shall conduct a hearing in accordance with 8
KRS Chapter 13B for complaints referred by the Office of Education 9
Accountability. 10
(d) If the state board determines a violation has occurred, the party shall be 11
subject to reprimand. A second violation of this subsection may be grounds 12
for removing a superintendent or a member of a school council from office or 13
grounds for dismissal of an employee for misconduct in office or willful 14
neglect of duty. 15
(e) Notwithstanding paragraph (d) of this subsection and KRS 7.410(2)(c), if the 16
state board determines a violation of the nondisclosure agreement required by 17
subsection (2)(h)2.b. of this section by a school council member has occurred, 18
the state board shall remove the member from the school council, and the 19
member shall be permanently prohibited from serving on any school council 20
in the district. 21
(10) Notwithstanding subsections (1) to (9) of this section, a school's right to establish or 22
maintain a school-based decision making council and the powers, duties, and 23
authority granted to a school council may be rescinded or the school council's role 24
may be advisory if the commissioner of education or the Kentucky Board of 25
Education takes action under KRS 160.346. 26
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or if there is no school council, the principal, shall develop and implement a 1
wellness policy that includes moderate to vigorous physical activity each day and 2
encourages healthy choices among students. The policy may permit physical 3
activity to be considered part of the instructional day, not to exceed thirty (30) 4
minutes per day, or one hundred and fifty (150) minutes per week. Each school 5
council, or if there is no school council, the principal, shall adopt an assessment tool 6
to determine each child's level of physical activity on an annual basis. The council 7
or principal may utilize an existing assessment program. The Kentucky Department 8
of Education shall make available a list of available resources to carry out the 9
provisions of this subsection.[ The department shall report to the Legislative 10
Research Commission no later than November 1 of each year on how the schools 11
are providing physical activity under this subsection and on the types of physical 12
activity being provided.] The policy developed by the school council or principal 13
shall comply with provisions required by federal law, state law, or local board 14
policy. 15
Section 5. KRS 157.065 is amended to read as follows: 16
(1) Any school that does not offer a school breakfast program shall submit an annual 17
report no later than September 15 to the Kentucky Board of Education indicating 18
the reasons for not offering the program. The report shall include the number of 19
children enrolled at the school and the number of children who are eligible for free 20
or reduced priced meals under the federal program. 21
(2) The state board shall inform the school of the value of the school breakfast 22
program, its favorable effects on student attendance and performance, and the 23
availability of funds to implement the program. 24
[(3) The commissioner of education shall submit an annual report no later than 25
December 1 to the Interim Joint Committee on Education regarding the status of the 26
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schools that do not offer the program, the reasons given by the schools for not 1
offering the program, the number of children enrolled in each school, the number of 2
children in each school who are eligible for free or reduced priced meals under the 3
federal program, and the action taken by the state board to encourage schools to 4
implement the program.] 5
Section 6. KRS 424.250 is amended to read as follows: 6
(1) Each local board of education shall annually publish the budget of the school 7
district:[At the same time that copies of the budget of a school district are filed with 8
the clerk of the tax levying authority for the district, as provided in KRS 160.470, 9
the board of education of the district shall cause the budget to be advertised for the 10
district by publishing a copy of the budget in a newspaper. ] 11
(a) In the newspaper of the largest general circulation in the county; 12
(b) Electronically on a website of the district; or 13
(c) By printed copy at a prearranged site at the main branch of the public 14
library within the district. 15
(2) If publication on a website of the district or by printed copy at the public library is 16
chosen, the superintendent shall be directed to publish notification in the 17
newspaper of the largest circulation in the county as to the location where the 18
document can be viewed by the public. 19
(3) The notification under subsection (2) of this section shall include the address of 20
the library or the electronic address of the website where the documents can be 21
viewed. 22
Section 7. The following KRS sections are repealed: 23
157.061 Annual audits of school districts. 24
158.856 Annual assessment and evaluation of school nutrition in district -- Special 25
board meeting and public forum to discuss nutrition and physical activity in the 26
schools -- School district to prepare and submit findings and recommendations to 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 66
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