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AN ACT relating to technology in education and declaring an emergency. 1
Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Kentucky: 2
SECTION 1. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 156 IS CREATED TO 3
READ AS FOLLOWS: 4
(1) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that: 5
(a) The development and use of emerging technologies are critical to securing 6
the future economic and general welfare of the Commonwealth; 7
(b) The development of the emerging technology of artificial intelligence 8
presents an opportunity for the Commonwealth to move ahead of other 9
states and compete internationally in numerous economic fields; 10
(c) In order to best leverage the opportunity provided by the development of 11
artificial intelligence, the Commonwealth must have a coordinated plan to 12
encourage the implementation of artificial intelligence in the state's public 13
school systems and monitor its impact; and 14
(d) The plan must have a statutory framework provided by the General 15
Assembly. 16
(2) The Artificial Intelligence in Kentucky's Schools project is hereby established to 17
be supervised by the Kentucky Department of Education to provide for the 18
implementation and monitoring of artificial intelligence in the Commonwealth's 19
public schools. The department shall seek the advice of the Council for Education 20
Technology established under Section 4 of this Act in implementing this section. 21
(3) By July 1, 2024, the Kentucky Department of Education shall establish 22
recommended initial guidelines for: 23
(a) The use of artificial intelligence in school administration; 24
(b) The use of artificial intelligence in instruction and classroom management; 25
(c) The inclusion of artificial intelligence in academic standards; 26
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by students and staff; and 1
(e) The inclusion of artificial intelligence in the standards of teacher 2
preparation programs. 3
(4) Guidelines required under subsection (3) of this section shall be updated every six 4
(6) months for the duration of the project. 5
(5) By July 1, 2024, the department shall seek advice and recommendations from the 6
Council for Education Technology for implementing the use of artificial 7
intelligence in the department's operations. 8
(6) By August 1, 2024, the Kentucky Department of Education shall update the 9
master plan required under Section 4 of this Act to reflect the emerging 10
technology of artificial intelligence and the initial recommended guidelines 11
required under subsection (3) of this section. The department shall further update 12
the master plan as provided in Section 4 of this Act. 13
(7) (a) By July 1, 2024, the Kentucky Department of Education shall design four 14
(4) different one (1) hour trainings relating to artificial intelligence with the 15
purpose of providing professional development to teachers, school 16
administrators, and district administrators. The fourth training shall be 17
designed for local board and school council members. 18
(b) The professional development shall include basic information on artificial 19
intelligence, the dangers and benefits of artificial intelligence, and how it 20
may be used responsibly in the professional setting. The training designed 21
for teachers shall include strategies for using artificial intelligence in 22
instructional activities. 23
(c) Starting with the 2024-2025 school year, each certified school employee 24
shall complete one (1) of the annual trainings established in this subsection. 25
A school district or school council may use the training toward satisfying 26
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(d) Starting with the 2024-2025 school year, each member of a school council 1
or a school board shall complete the annual training for those members. A 2
local board or school council member may use the training to satisfy the 3
local board training requirements under KRS 160.180 and school council 4
training requirements under KRS 160.345. 5
(8) The department shall annually update the trainings and materials required in 6
subsection (7) of this section to reflect changes in artificial intelligence and other 7
emerging technologies. The department shall make the materials and information 8
developed for the trainings designed under subsection (7) of this section available 9
for use by Kentucky's nonpublic schools. However, no state or local funds shall 10
be used to provide the trainings to nonpublic schools. 11
(9) By August 1, 2024, each school district shall implement policies and procedures 12
for the appropriate inclusion of artificial intelligence in school instruction. The 13
policies shall include any necessary updates to the code of acceptable behavior 14
and discipline required under KRS 158.148. The district superintendent shall 15
establish a local advisory group to assist the district in implementing the 16
provisions of this section. 17
(10) By June 30 of each year, each school district shall submit a report to the 18
department outlining: 19
(a) The district's use of artificial intelligence in the administrative operations of 20
the district, including any services purchased or contracted for that utilize 21
artificial intelligence; 22
(b) The district's efforts to teach students about and how to use artificial 23
intelligence; and 24
(c) Teachers' use of artificial intelligence in the process of teaching. 25
(11) By June 30 of each year, the department shall request the information outlined in 26
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that are certified under KRS 156.160(3), but those schools shall not be required to 1
respond. 2
(12) By September 1 of each year, the department shall compile the reports collected 3
under subsections (10) and (11) and submit a statewide report with analysis and 4
recommendations to the Legislative Research commission for referral to the 5
Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Legislative Oversight and 6
Investigations Committee. The report shall also include a summary of the use of 7
artificial intelligence in the department's operations. 8
SECTION 2. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 164 IS CREATED TO 9
READ AS FOLLOWS: 10
(1) The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that in addition to the finding 11
outlined in Section 1 of this Act, it is necessary to align and monitor the state's 12
postsecondary institution's efforts on artificial intelligence to maximize the 13
opportunities provided by this emerging technology. 14
(2) The Artificial Intelligence in Higher Education project is hereby established to be 15
implemented by the state's postsecondary institutions and monitored by the 16
Council on Postsecondary Education. 17
(3) The Council on Postsecondary Education shall establish an Artificial Intelligence 18
Working Group to examine and provide advice and information to the state's 19
postsecondary institutions as it relates to the use of artificial intelligence in the 20
administration of the institutions and the use of the technology in education. The 21
working group shall have membership representing public and private 22
postsecondary institutions, members with instructional experience, and members 23
with expertise in computer networks, computer security, programming, and 24
artificial intelligence. The working group shall also provide advice to the council 25
on implementing the use of artificial intelligence in the council's operations. 26
(4) By July 1, 2024, the Council for Postsecondary Education shall develop 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 953
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recommended guidelines for the use of artificial intelligence in postsecondary 1
education, including the operations of postsecondary institutions. The 2
recommended guidelines shall be updated every six (6) months. 3
(5) Each public postsecondary institution and each institution licensed by the 4
Council on Postsecondary Education shall establish institution-level working 5
groups to develop recommendations to the institution's governing board for the 6
institution's use of artificial intelligence, the use of the technology in education, 7
and to monitor any research at the institution that has the purpose of developing 8
artificial intelligence. If the institution provides health care, the use of artificial 9
intelligence in providing health care shall be addressed by the institution-level 10
working group. Each institution shall maintain artificial intelligence policies to 11
ensure the responsible use of the technology. 12
(6) By June 30 of each year, each public postsecondary institution and each 13
institution licensed by the Council on Postsecondary Education shall submit a 14
report to the Council on Postsecondary Education outlining: 15
(a) How the institution is utilizing artificial intelligence in the administrative 16
operations of the institution, including any services purchased or contracted 17
for utilizing artificial intelligence; 18
(b) How the institution is ensuring students are learning about and how to use 19
artificial intelligence; 20
(c) How the institution's faculty are using artificial intelligence in the process 21
of teaching; 22
(d) Research conducted at the institution to develop artificial intelligence; and 23
(e) If the institution provides health care services, how the institution is using 24
artificial intelligence to provide those services. 25
(7) By September 1 of each year, the Council on Postsecondary Education shall 26
compile the institution reports and submit a statewide report with analysis and 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 953
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recommendations to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the 1
Interim Joint Committee on Education and the Legislative Oversight and 2
Investigations Committee. The report shall also include a summary of the use of 3
artificial intelligence in the council's operations. 4
Section 3. KRS 156.660 is amended to read as follows: 5
As used in KRS 156.660 to 156.670 and KRS 168.015, unless the context indicates 6
otherwise: 7
(1) "Council" means the Council for Education Technology; and[.] 8
(2) "Technology" includes, but is not limited to, computers, computer programming, 9
artificial intelligence, telecommunications, cable television, interactive video, film, 10
low-power television, satellite communications, and microwave communications. 11
Section 4. KRS 156.670 is amended to read as follows: 12
(1) The Kentucky Department of Education shall establish a Council for Education 13
Technology to assist in the development of the master plan. The council shall 14
consist of professionals selected from school district superintendents, principals, 15
teachers, and district technology coordinators. The council shall also have 16
members with expertise in computer networks, computer security, programming, 17
and artificial intelligence. The Kentucky Board of Education and the Education 18
Professional Standards Board shall each select one (1) member from the 19
respective boards to participate on the council. 20
(2)[(1)] The Council for Education Technology shall assist the department in 21
developing[develop] the master plan for education technology and submit the plan 22
to the Kentucky Board of Education [and the Legislative Research Commission ]for 23
approval. The approved plan shall be reported to the Legislative Research 24
Commission. Implementation of each stage of the master plan shall begin 25
immediately upon approval of the board[ and the Legislative Research 26
Commission]. The plan shall outline the Commonwealth's five (5) year activities 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 953
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related to purchasing, developing, and using technology to: 1
(a) Improve learning and teaching and the ability to meet individual students' 2
needs to increase student achievement; 3
(b) Improve curriculum delivery to help meet the needs for educational equity 4
across the state; 5
(c) Improve delivery of professional development; 6
(d) Improve the efficiency and productivity of administrators; and 7
(e) Encourage development by the private sector and acquisition by districts of 8
technologies and applications appropriate for education. 9
(3)[(2)] The five (5) year plan shall cover all aspects of education technology, 10
including but not limited to, its use in educational instruction and administration, 11
video and computer systems, software and hardware, multiple delivery systems for 12
satellite, microwave, cable, instructional television fixed service, fiber optic, and 13
computer connections products, the preparation of school buildings for 14
technological readiness, and the development of staff necessary to implement the 15
plan. 16
(4)[(3)] The five (5) year plan shall include specific recommendations to the Kentucky 17
Board of Education for the adoption of administrative regulations to: 18
(a) Establish guidelines for the implementation and use of emerging 19
technologies, such as artificial intelligence, at both the state and district 20
level and in both administrative and classroom settings that: 21
1. Promotes data security that is compliant with both the Federal 22
Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974, as amended, and KRS 23
160.700 to 160.730; 24
2. Discourages the unethical use of emerging technologies; and 25
3. Establishes a process for the department to identify secure and 26
appropriate emerging technologies products for school district use; 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 953
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and 1
(b) Establish and implement a uniform and integrated system of standards and 2
guidelines for financial accounting and reporting which shall be used by all 3
school districts. 4
(5)[(4)] The integrated technology-based communications system shall provide 5
comprehensive, current, accurate, and accessible information relating to 6
management, finance, operations, instruction, and pupil programs which are under 7
the jurisdiction of the Department of Education. 8
(6)[(5)] To facilitate communication among teachers, parents, students, and 9
prospective employers of students, and to provide access to many vital 10
technological services, the five (5) year plan shall include the installation of a 11
telephone in each classroom. 12
(7)[(6)] In designing and implementing the five (5) year plan, the council shall 13
consider seeking the active participation of private organizations whose knowledge 14
and assistance will be useful. 15
(8)[(7)] The department, with the advice of the council, shall update as necessary the 16
plan developed under subsection (2) of this section and report to the Legislative 17
Research Commission at the completion of each implementation phase of the 18
master plan. 19
(9)[(8)] In developing the five (5) year plan, the council shall also develop 20
recommendations relating to emerging fields of technology and computer science, 21
including artificial intelligence. These recommendations shall include necessary 22
amendments to related academic standards and changes to standards for teacher 23
preparation programs. The council shall submit its recommendations to the 24
Kentucky Board of Education or the Education Professional Standards Board for 25
consideration[, which shall accept the recommendations, or return them to the 26
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consistent with the policies of the Kentucky Board of Education]. 1
SECTION 5. A NEW SECTION OF KRS CHAPTER 156 IS CREATED TO 2
READ AS FOLLOWS: 3
(1) The Kentucky Board of Education, after consulting with the Council for 4
Education Technology established in Section 4 of this Act, shall establish 5
academic standards relating to instruction in computer science and the use of 6
technology. The standards shall address the development and use of emerging 7
technologies, including artificial intelligence. 8
(2) The Kentucky Department of Education, with the advice of the Council for 9
Education Technology, shall develop emerging technology guidelines to assist 10
school districts and local schools in developing curriculum to implement the 11
academic standards, including the development and use of artificial intelligence. 12
Section 6. KRS 161.028 is amended to read as follows: 13
(1) The Education Professional Standards Board is recognized to be a public body 14
corporate and politic and an agency and instrumentality of the Commonwealth, in 15
the performance of essential governmental functions. The Education Professional 16
Standards Board has the authority and responsibility to: 17
(a) Establish standards and requirements for obtaining and maintaining a teaching 18
certificate; 19
(b) Set standards for, approve, and evaluate college, university, and school district 20
programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional school 21
personnel. College or university programs may be approved by the board for a 22
college or university with regional institutional level accreditation or national 23
institutional level accreditation that is recognized by the United States 24
Department of Education and is eligible to receive federal funding under 20 25
U.S.C. secs. 1061 to 1063. Program standards shall reflect national standards 26
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1. The alignment of programs with the state's core content for assessment 1
as defined in KRS 158.6457; 2
2. Research-based classroom practices, including effective classroom 3
management techniques; 4
3. Emphasis on subject matter competency of teacher education students; 5
4. Methodologies to meet diverse educational needs of all students; 6
5. The consistency and quality of classroom and field experiences, 7
including early practicums and student teaching experiences; 8
6. With the advice of the Council for Education Technology under 9
Section 4 of this Act, the use of technology in education and school 10
administration, including artificial intelligence and other emerging 11
technologies; 12
7. The amount of college-wide or university-wide involvement and support 13
during the preparation as well as the induction of new teachers; 14
8.[7.] The diversity of faculty; 15
9.[8.] The effectiveness of partnerships with local school districts; and 16
10.[9.] The performance of graduates on various measures as determined 17
by the board; 18
(c) Conduct an annual review of diversity in teacher preparation programs; 19
(d) Provide assistance to universities and colleges in addressing diversity, which 20
may include researching successful strategies and disseminating the 21
information, encouraging the development of nontraditional avenues of 22
recruitment and providing incentives, waiving administrative regulations 23
when needed, and other assistance as deemed necessary; 24
(e) Discontinue approval of programs that do not meet standards or whose 25
graduates do not perform according to criteria set by the board; 26
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probationary or supervisory conditions upon; issue a written reprimand or 1
admonishment; or any combination of actions regarding any certificate; 2
(g) Develop specific guidelines to follow upon receipt of an allegation of sexual 3
misconduct by an employee certified by the Education Professional Standards 4
Board. The guidelines shall include investigation, inquiry, and hearing 5
procedures which ensure the process does not revictimize the alleged victim 6
or cause harm if an employee is falsely accused; 7
(h) Receive, along with investigators hired by the Education Professional 8
Standards Board, training on the dynamics of sexual misconduct of 9
professionals, including the nature of this abuse of authority, characteristics of 10
the offender, the impact on the victim, the possibility and the impact of false 11
accusations, investigative procedures in sex offense cases, and effective 12
intervention with victims and offenders; 13
(i) Recommend to the Kentucky Board of Education the essential data elements 14
relating to teacher preparation and certification, teacher supply and demand, 15
teacher attrition, teacher diversity, and employment trends to be included in a 16
state comprehensive data and information system and periodically report data 17
to the Interim Joint Committee on Education; 18
(j) Submit reports to the Governor and the Legislative Research Commission and 19
inform the public on the status of teaching in Kentucky; 20
(k) Devise a credentialing system that provides alternative routes to gaining 21
certification and greater flexibility in staffing local schools while maintaining 22
standards for teacher competence; 23
(l) Develop a professional code of ethics; 24
(m) Charge reasonable fees for the issuance, reissuance, and renewal of 25
certificates that are established by administrative regulation. The proceeds 26
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renewal of certificates, and the costs associated with disciplinary action 1
against a certificate holder under KRS 161.120; 2
(n) Waive a requirement that may be established in an administrative regulation 3
promulgated by the board. A request for a waiver shall be submitted to the 4
board, in writing, by an applicant for certification, a postsecondary institution, 5
or a superintendent of a local school district, with appropriate justification for 6
the waiver. The board may approve the request if the person or institution 7
seeking the waiver has demonstrated extraordinary circumstances justifying 8
the waiver. Any waiver granted under this subsection shall be subject to 9
revocation if the person or institution falsifies information or subsequently 10
fails to meet the intent of the waiver; 11
(o) Promote the development of one (1) or more innovative, nontraditional or 12
alternative administrator or teacher preparation programs through public or 13
private colleges or universities, private contractors, the Department of 14
Education, or the Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University and waive 15
administrative regulations if needed in order to implement the program; 16
(p) Grant approval, if appropriate, of a university's request for an alternative 17
program that enrolls an administrator candidate in a postbaccalaureate 18
administrator preparation program concurrently with employment as an 19
assistant principal, principal, assistant superintendent, or superintendent in a 20
local school district. An administrator candidate in the alternative program 21
shall be granted a temporary provisional certificate and shall be a candidate in 22
the Kentucky Principal Internship Program, notwithstanding provisions of 23
KRS 161.030, or the Superintendent's Assessment process, notwithstanding 24
provisions of KRS 156.111, as appropriate. The temporary certificate shall be 25
valid for a maximum of two (2) years, and shall be contingent upon the 26
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with all requirements established by the board. A professional certificate shall 1
be issued upon the candidate's successful completion of the program, 2
internship requirements, and assessments as required by the board; 3
(q) Employ consultants as needed; 4
(r) Enter into contracts. Disbursements to professional educators who receive less 5
than one thousand dollars ($1,000) in compensation per fiscal year from the 6
board for serving on an assessment validation panel or as a test scorer or 7
proctor shall not be subject to KRS 45A.690 to 45A.725; 8
(s) Sponsor studies, conduct research, conduct conferences, and publish 9
information as appropriate; and 10
(t) Issue orders as necessary in any administrative action before the board. 11
(2) (a) The board shall be composed of seventeen (17) members. The secretary of the 12
Education and Labor Cabinet and the president of the Council on 13
Postsecondary Education, or their designees, shall serve as ex officio voting 14
members. The Governor shall make the following fifteen (15) appointments: 15
1. Nine (9) members who shall be teachers representative of elementary, 16
middle or junior high, secondary, special education, and secondary 17
vocational classrooms; 18
2. Two (2) members who shall be school administrators, one (1) of whom 19
shall be a school principal; 20
3. One (1) member representative of local boards of education; and 21
4. Three (3) members representative of postsecondary institutions, two (2) 22
of whom shall be deans of colleges of education at public universities 23
and one (1) of whom shall be the chief academic officer of an 24
independent not-for-profit college or university. 25
(b) The members appointed by the Governor shall be confirmed by the Senate 26
under KRS 11.160. If the General Assembly is not in session at the time of the 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 953
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appointment, persons appointed shall serve prior to confirmation, but the 1
Governor shall seek the consent of the Senate at the next regular session or at 2
an intervening extraordinary session if the matter is included in the call of the 3
General Assembly. 4
(c) Each appointed member shall serve a three (3) year term. A vacancy on the 5
board shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment within 6
sixty (60) days after it occurs. A member shall continue to serve until his or 7
her successor is named. Any member who, through change of employment 8
status or residence, or for other reasons, no longer meets the criteria for the 9
position to which he or she was appointed shall no longer be eligible to serve 10
in that position. 11
(d) Members of the board shall serve without compensation but shall be permitted 12
to attend board meetings and perform other board business without loss of 13
income or other benefits. 14
(e) A state agency or any political subdivision of the state, including a school 15
district, required to hire a substitute for a member of the board who is absent 16
from the member's place of employment while performing board business 17
shall be reimbursed by the board for the actual amount of any costs incurred. 18
(f) A chairman shall be elected by and from the membership. A member shall be 19
eligible to serve no more than three (3) one (1) year terms in succession as 20
chairman. Regular meetings shall be held at least semiannually on call of the 21
chairman. 22
(g) The commissioner of education shall serve as executive secretary to the board 23
and may designate staff to facilitate his or her duties. 24
(h) To carry out the functions relating to its duties and responsibilities, the board 25
is empowered to receive donations and grants of funds; to appoint consultants 26
as needed; and to sponsor studies, conduct conferences, and publish 27 UNOFFICIAL COPY 24 RS BR 953
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information. 1
Section 7. KRS 157.615 is amended to read as follows: 2
As used in KRS 157.611 to 157.640, unless the context requires otherwise: 3
(1) "Available local revenue" means the sum of the school building fund account 4
balance; the bonding potential of the capital outlay and building funds; and the 5
capital outlay fund account balance on June 30 of odd-numbered years. These 6
accounts shall be as defined in the manual for Kentucky school financial accounting 7
systems; 8
(2) "Board of education" means the governing body of a county school district or an 9
independent school district; 10
(3) "Bonds" or "bonds of the commission" means bonds issued by the commission, or 11
issued by a city, county, or other agency or instrumentality of the Board of 12
Education, in accordance with KRS Chapter 162, payable as to principal and 13
interest from rentals received from a board of education or from the department 14
pursuant to a lease or from contributions from the commission, and constitute 15
municipal bonds exempt from taxation under the Constitution of the 16
Commonwealth; 17
(4) "Department" means the State Department of Education; 18
(5) "District technology plan" means the plan developed by the local district and the 19
Department of Education and approved by the Kentucky Board of Education after 20
consulting with[upon the recommendation of] the Council for Education 21
Technology; 22
(6) "Equivalent tax rate" means the rate which results when the income from all taxes 23
levied by the district for school purposes is divided by the total assessed value of 24
property plus the assessment for motor vehicles certified by the Department of 25
Revenue as provided by KRS 160.470; 26
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the technology master plan issued by the Kentucky Board of Education after 1
consulting with[with the recommendation of] the Council for Education 2
Technology[ and approved by the Legislative Research Commission]; 3
(8) "Lease" or "lease instrument" means a written instrument for the leasing of one (1) 4
or more school projects executed by the commission as lessor and a board of 5
education as lessee, or executed by the commission as lessor and the department as 6
lessee, as the case may be; 7
(9) "Lease/purchase agreement" means a lease between the school district or the 8
department and a vendor that includes an option to purchase the technology 9
equipment or software at the end of the lease period; 10
(10) "Percentage discount" means the degree to which the commission will participate in 11
meeting the bond and interest redemption schedule required to amortize bonds 12
issued by the commission on behalf of a local school district; 13
(11) "Project" means a defined item of need to construct new facilities or to provide 14
major renovation of existing facilities which is identified on the priority schedule of 15
the approved school facilities plan; 16
(12) "School facilities plan" means the plan developed pursuant to the survey specified 17
by KRS 157.420 and by administrative regulations of the Kentucky Board of 18
Education; 19
(13) "Technology master plan" means the long-range plan required by Section 4 of this 20
Act for the implementation of the Kentucky Education Technology System as 21
developed after consulting with[by] the Council for Education Technology and 22
approved by the Kentucky Board of Education[ and the Legislative Research 23
Commission]; 24
(14) "Unmet facilities need" means the total cost of new construction and major 25
renovation needs as shown by the approved school facilities plan less any available 26
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(15) "Unmet technology need" means the total cost of technology need as shown by the 1
approved technology plan of the local district; and 2
(16) "Eligible district" means any local school district having an unmet facilities need, as 3
defined in this section, in excess of one hundred thousand dollars ($100,000) or a 4
district qualifying for education technology funding. 5
Section 8. Due to critical nature of the impact artificial intelligence will have on 6
Kentucky's education systems and the importance of implementing a statewide strategy to 7
maximize the opportunity provided by artificial intelligence and other emerging 8
technologies, an emergency is declared to exist, and this Act takes effect upon its passage 9
and approval by the Governor or upon its otherwise becoming a law. 10