Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 705 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONAL SERVICES › Chapter 4 - Instructional Programs › Section 705 KAR 4:081 - FFA Leadership Training Center

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 151B.025, 156.029
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 151B.025 retains with
				the State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education the authority to
				prescribe program standards for area vocational education centers. This
				administrative regulation establishes procedures for operating and maintaining
				the Kentucky Future Farmers of America Leadership Training Center.
Section 1. The Kentucky FFA Leadership
			 Training Center at Hardinsburg shall be operated and maintained as a definite
			 part of the state program of agribusiness education. The center shall provide
			 training in leadership and citizenship development for youth.
Section 2. The chief state school officer
			 shall have general responsibility for the management and control of the center.
			 The director of the center shall be an agribusiness education consultant who is
			 a member of the staff in the Department of Education. The facilities shall be
			 maintained by fees collected from members of the Kentucky Association of Future
			 Farmers of America, by funds budgeted by the Department of Education, and by
			 fees charged other groups using the center. The facilities shall be used by the
			 members of the Kentucky Association FFA and other vocational education youth
			 organizations for leadership training and recreation. When not used for
			 vocational education purposes, the facility shall be available for use by other
			 educational and agricultural organizations.
Section 3. The chief state school officer
			 shall appoint an advisory committee whose duty it shall be to advise the
			 director of agribusiness education and the director of the Leadership Training
			 Center regarding the operation of the center. The advisory committee shall be
			 composed of a representative from the agribusiness education unit, a
			 representative from the teacher education staff in agribusiness education, two
			 (2) teachers of vocational agriculture, and the president of the Kentucky
			 Association of Future Farmers of America. The executive secretary of the
			 Kentucky Association of Future Farmers of America shall be chairman of the
			 advisory committee without a vote, and the director of the center shall serve
			 as secretary without a vote.
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			 4. The director of the center shall, with the approval of the
			 director of agribusiness education and with the advice of the advisory
			 committee, schedule the use of the facilities and develop procedures for its
			 operation in line with the objectives of the program.
Section 5. The director of the center and
			 other full and part-time employees shall be employed by the chief state school
			 officer. Purchases of supplies, equipment, food, soft drinks, maintenance
			 items, repairs to equipment, capital outlay items, and other reoccurring
			 purchases shall be made in accordance with administrative regulations of the
			 State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education and applicable state
			 statutes and budget appropriations.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 156.029,
				  156.070