KRS § 171.215 — KY Code / Title XIV / Chapter 171 / Section 171.215
171.215 Department to purchase textbooks for use by nonpublic school pupils in grades one through twelve. (Effective until July 1, 2026)
Status: in_force

171.215 Department to purchase textbooks for use by nonpublic school pupils in

grades one through twelve. (Effective until July 1, 2026)

(1) The Department for Libraries and Archives shall purchase textbooks from

publishers whose books have been adopted by the state textbook commission for

distribution without cost to pupils attending grade one (1) through grade twelve (12)

of the state's nonpublic schools which have been accredited by the State

Department of Education.

(2) The chief school administrator of each eligible school may file a requisition with

the state librarian for the books needed for the next ensuing school term. Textbooks

eligible for distribution by grade level or subject shall conform to the schedule in

use by the Kentucky Board of Education for distribution to the public schools.

(3) The state librarian shall develop rules and regulations governing the purchase,

requisition, distribution, assignment to students, care, use and return of textbooks,

and a plan for permanently labeling the textbooks as the property of the Department

for Libraries and Archives. The rules and regulations shall provide for the

allocation of textbooks in a manner reflecting, and not to exceed the expressly

limited appropriation to fund the allocation. The rules and regulations shall be

developed in consultation with the Department of Education and shall conform,

within statutory limits, to the rules and regulations already established by the

Kentucky Board of Education.

(4) All textbooks purchased under the provisions of this section are the property of the

state. Each school administrator obtaining books through the Department for

Libraries and Archives is custodian of the books in his school. He shall issue the

books to the students according to the rules and regulations formulated by the state

librarian.

(5) Funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the Department for Libraries and

Archives for this purpose shall not be expended for any textbooks which present a

particular religious philosophy and shall not be considered as or commingled with

common school funds and shall be allocated each year to the nonpublic school

students as provided by rule and regulation of the Department for Libraries and

Archives to the extent allowed by the appropriation provided in Acts 1978, ch. 139,

sec. 2.171.215 Department to purchase textbooks for use by nonpublic school pupils in

grades one through twelve. (Effective July 1, 2026)

(1) The Department for Libraries and Archives shall purchase textbooks from

publishers whose books have been adopted by the State Quality Curriculum Task

Force under KRS 156.395 to 156.476 for distribution without cost to pupils

attending grade one (1) through grade twelve (12) of the state's nonpublic schools

which have been accredited by the State Department of Education.

(2) The chief school administrator of each eligible school may file a requisition with

the state librarian for the books needed for the next ensuing school term. Textbooks

eligible for distribution by grade level or subject shall conform to the schedule in

use by the Kentucky Board of Education for distribution to the public schools.

(3) The state librarian shall develop rules and regulations governing the purchase,

requisition, distribution, assignment to students, care, use and return of textbooks,

and a plan for permanently labeling the textbooks as the property of the Department

for Libraries and Archives. The rules and regulations shall provide for the

allocation of textbooks in a manner reflecting, and not to exceed the expressly

limited appropriation to fund the allocation. The rules and regulations shall be

developed in consultation with the Department of Education and shall conform,

within statutory limits, to the rules and regulations already established by the

Kentucky Board of Education.

(4) All textbooks purchased under the provisions of this section are the property of the

state. Each school administrator obtaining books through the Department for

Libraries and Archives is custodian of the books in his school. He shall issue the

books to the students according to the rules and regulations formulated by the state

librarian.

(5) Funds appropriated by the General Assembly to the Department for Libraries and

Archives for this purpose shall not be expended for any textbooks which present a

particular religious philosophy and shall not be considered as or commingled with

common school funds and shall be allocated each year to the nonpublic school

students as provided by rule and regulation of the Department for Libraries and

Archives to the extent allowed by the appropriation provided in 1978 Ky. Acts ch.

139, sec. 2.