KRS § 156.496 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 156 / Section 156.496
156.496 Family resource and youth services centers -- Design -- Core components -- Location -- Grant program -- Prohibition on abortion counseling and referrals -- Monetary donations
Status: in_force

156.496 Family resource and youth services centers -- Design -- Core components --

Location -- Grant program -- Prohibition on abortion counseling and referrals

-- Monetary donations.

(1) Family resource and youth services centers shall be designed to meet the needs of

children and their families by providing services to enhance a student's ability to

succeed in school. If resources are limited, students and families who are the most

economically disadvantaged shall receive priority status for receiving services.

(2) Family resource centers shall be located in or near each elementary school in the

Commonwealth in which twenty percent (20%) or more of the student body are

eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. Family resource centers shall

promote identification and coordination of existing resources and shall include but

not be limited to the following core components for each site:

(a) Full-time preschool child care for children two (2) and three (3) years of age;

(b) After-school child care for children ages four (4) through twelve (12), with the

child care being full-time during the summer and on other days when school is

not in session;

(c) Families in training, which shall consist of an integrated approach to home

visits, group meetings, and monitoring child development for new and

expectant parents;

(d) Family literacy services as described in KRS 158.360 or a similar program

designed to provide opportunities for parents and children to learn together

and promote lifelong learning; and

(e) Health services or referrals to health services, or both.

(3) Youth services centers shall be located in or near each school in the

Commonwealth, except elementary schools, in which twenty percent (20%) or more

of the student body are eligible for free or reduced-price school meals. Youth

services centers shall promote identification and coordination of existing resources

and shall include but not be limited to the following core components for each site:

(a) Referrals to health and social services;

(b) Career exploration and development;

(c) Summer and part-time job development for high school students;

(d) Substance abuse education and counseling; and

(e) Family crisis and mental health counseling.

(4) A grant program is hereby established to provide financial assistance to eligible

school districts to establish or maintain family resource or youth services centers.

The Cabinet for Health and Family Services shall award grants pursuant to KRS

156.4977. Funding provided to the Cabinet for Health and Family Services for the

grant program and agency administrative costs shall include an increase that is equal

to or greater than the general fund growth factor provided in agency budget

instructions.

(5) A family resource or youth services center that receives funding for one (1) year or

more shall not be considered ineligible for funding based solely on the percent of

the student body eligible for free or reduced-price school meals unless the percent

of the student body eligible for free or reduced-price school meals is below twenty

percent (20%) for five (5) consecutive years.

(6) A school district shall not operate a family resource center or a youth services center

that provides abortion counseling or makes referrals to a health care facility for the

purpose of seeking an abortion.

(7) A school district may accept monetary donations for the operation and maintenance

of family resource and youth services centers. Any donations given to the school

district for the operation and maintenance of family resource and youth services

centers shall be used only for the operation and maintenance of family resource and

youth services centers, and for no other purpose.