KRS § 156.4977 — KY Code / Title XIII / Chapter 156 / Section 156.4977
156.4977 Grants to local school districts for family resource and youth services centers -- Supplemental grant program to provide health services
Status: in_force

156.4977 Grants to local school districts for family resource and youth services

centers -- Supplemental grant program to provide health services.

(1) Grants shall be awarded to eligible local school districts to implement family

resource and youth services centers as defined in KRS 156.496.

(2) Grant proposal instructions shall be developed by the Cabinet for Health and Family

Services. The instructions shall be contained in a grant application package and

distributed to each local public school district in which there are qualifying schools.

(3) A proposal review team comprised of at least three (3) members shall review

proposals and score each application in accordance with training provided and

scoring procedures established by the Cabinet for Health and Family Services.

Proposal reviewers shall be selected by the secretary of the Cabinet for Health and

Family Services. The reviewers shall submit the scored proposals to the secretary of

the Cabinet for Health and Family Services. Written notification of the secretary's

final decision on proposals shall be provided by the secretary to each applicant

school district.

(4) The application from each qualifying school or school consortium shall contain the

following:

(a) A statement of need;

(b) Proposed goals and outcomes;

(c) A description of the actual services and activities to be provided at the center

and how they shall be provided;

(d) A description of how the children and families with the most urgent needs will

be served first;

(e) Written agreements with other service providers;

(f) A description of the development, composition, and role of the local advisory

council;

(g) The strategies to disseminate information;

(h) A training plan;

(i) A description of procedures to be followed to obtain parental permission for

services and for sharing confidential information with other service providers.

Procedures shall be developed pursuant to federal law and the Kentucky

Revised Statutes including, but not limited to, KRS 210.410, 214.185,

222.441, 645.030, and Chapters 620 and 635 and shall require that no family

resource center or youth services center offer contraceptives to minor students

prior to receiving the express consent of the student's parent or legal guardian;

(j) A plan to minimize stigma;

(k) A work plan for each of the core components and optional components;

(l) Job descriptions for staff;

(m) A description of the center location and school accessibility;

(n) A description of the hours of operation of the center;

(o) A financial strategy and budget;

(p) A program evaluation plan; and

(q) Letters of endorsement and commitment to the center from community

agencies and organizations.

(5) Grant proposal instruction and scoring procedures shall be made available to all

qualifying schools.

(6) As funding becomes available, a supplemental grant program may fund the

employment of a physician licensed under KRS Chapter 311 or nurse licensed under

KRS Chapter 314 to provide health services as defined in KRS 156.4975 in a family

resource or youth services center.

(a) The supplemental grant program shall be managed by the Cabinet for Health

and Family Services, and schools that have a family resource or youth services

center may apply for grant funds under the guidelines and criteria established

by promulgation of administrative regulations pursuant to KRS Chapter 13A.

(b) The supplemental grant program may receive state appropriations, federal

funds, gifts, or other contributions for the purposes specified under this

subsection.

(c) A supplemental grant shall not exceed fifty percent (50%) of a grant awarded

under subsection (1) of this section, and a supplemental grant shall not reduce

the amount of a grant awarded to a local school district under subsection (1) of

this section.