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Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 3 - School Administration and Finance › Section 702 KAR 3:285 - School district Medicaid providers

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.070,
				605.115
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.070 sets forth the Kentucky Board of
				Education's plenary powers over the management and control of local school
				districts and, along with
				KRS
				156.160, gives the Kentucky Board of
				Education the authority to promulgate administrative regulations deemed
				necessary for the management of the school districts under its control. This
				administrative regulation is necessary to provide guidance for local school
				districts that choose to be Medicaid providers.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) "School district Medicaid recipient"
			 means one who has been determined eligible for Medicaid-covered benefits
			 provided by a local school district participating in the Medicaid
			 Program.
(2) "School district
			 Medicaid provider" means a local school district which has entered into an
			 agreement with the Department for Medicaid Services, Cabinet for Human
			 Resources, to receive Medicaid reimbursement for health-related services
			 provided by the district.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 3 - School Administration and Finance › Section 702 KAR 3:310 - Differentiated compensation

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				157.075,
				157.320,
				157.390,
				161.1211
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				157.075(2)(b) requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to define the factors that may be included in a
				local district differentiated compensation plan and procedures for the
				development and approval of a plan. In addition,
				KRS
				157.075(3)(d) requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to establish criteria for the awarding of grants to
				promote development of local district differentiated compensation plans.
				KRS
				157.075(2)(a) requires that
				plans have one (1) or more of the following purposes: to recruit and retain
				teachers in critical shortage areas; to help reduce the number of emergency
				certified teachers employed in the district; to provide incentives to recruit
				and retain highly skilled teachers to serve in difficult assignments and
				hard-to-fill positions; to provide career advancement opportunities for
				classroom teachers who voluntarily wish to participate; or to reward teachers
				for increasing their skills, knowledge, and instructional leadership within the
				district or school. This administrative regulation establishes the factors that
				may be included in a plan and specifies the maximum size of a grant, the
				application and selection process, the obligation of the local board of
				education and the evaluation and data requirements.
Section 1. Factors that May be Included in a
			 Differentiated Compensation Plan. A local board of education may adopt a
			 differentiated compensation plan to accomplish the purposes established in
			 KRS
			 157.075 to address identified district needs.
			 The plan shall include one (1) or more of the following factors:
(1) Individual performance;
(2) Individual skills;
(3) Knowledge, which may include:
(a) A major or minor in the teaching area or
			 an advanced degree in the subject taught;
(b) Completion of a district-recognized
			 professional development program;
(c) Dual certification; or
(d) National Board for Professional Teaching
			 Certification;
(4)
			 School-based performance;
(5)
			 Multiple measures of student performance, which may include portfolios of
			 student work;
(6) Assignment to a
			 specific school or type of school, or to teach a certain subject area, or group
			 of students, or to diversify the staffing of the school; or
(7) Credit for professional nonteaching
			 experience or military service.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 3 - School Administration and Finance › Section 702 KAR 3:320 - Finance officer certification requirements

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				160.431,
				161.020(1)(b)
NECESSITY, FUNCTION AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.070 authorizes the Kentucky Board of
				Education to promulgate administrative regulations necessary for the efficient
				management, control, and operation of the schools and programs under its
				jurisdiction.
				KRS
				160.431(2) requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative regulations
				identifying and prescribing the criteria and procedures for school finance
				officer certification and continuing education. This administrative regulation
				establishes the standards for school finance officer certification and
				continuing education.
Section 1.
			 Definitions.
(1) "Break in service" means an
			 end to the employment relationship of the individual as the designated finance
			 officer for a Kentucky school district without a transfer of employment to
			 another Kentucky school district to serve as the designated finance
			 officer.
(2) "Finance officer"
			 means a person appointed pursuant to
			 KRS
			 160.431(1).
(3) "Finance officer intern" means any
			 finance officer who has obtained a provisional certificate under Section 3 of
			 this administrative regulation but who has not acquired a full certificate
			 under Section 4 of this administrative regulation.
(4) "Mentor" means an individual approved by
			 the department to oversee a finance officer intern through the Kentucky Finance
			 Officer Internship Program.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 3 - School Administration and Finance › Section 702 KAR 3:330 - Liability insurance

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RELATES TO: KRS 161.212
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 156.160 and 156.070
				require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative
				regulations concerning the management of the school districts. KRS 160.105
				requires the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative
				regulations to require school districts to provide each certified employee with
				primary liability insurance coverage. KRS 161.212 requires the Kentucky Board
				of Education to promulgate administrative regulations to implement requirements
				for the Educators Employment Liability Insurance Program.
Section 1. School District Certified Employee
			 Liability Insurance. Beginning with the 2024-2025 school year, each school
			 district shall provide each certified district employee with primary liability
			 insurance coverage in an amount not less than $1 million for the protection of
			 the employee from liability arising in the course and scope of pursuing the
			 duties of his or her employment.
Section
			 2. Educators Employment Liability Insurance Program.
(1) By October 1 of each year, and in the
			 format determined by the department, each school district shall provide the
			 Kentucky Department of Education with:
(a) The
			 name of the district's insurance carrier providing primary liability insurance
			 coverage for each certified employee for liability arising in the course and
			 scope of employment;
(b)
			 Verification that the amount of liability coverage provided to each certified
			 employee is at least equal to $1 million;
(c) The number of covered certified employees
			 under the district's primary liability insurance policy;
(d) Any change in coverage from the previous
			 reporting year; and
(e) If the
			 district has excess liability insurance to the primary liability insurance for
			 certified employees, the name of the carrier and the amount of excess
			 coverage.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 3 - School Administration and Finance › Section 702 KAR 3:340 - Approval of school district lease agreements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS Chapter 45A, 65.944, 65.946, 156.070, 160.160,
				424.260, Ky. Const. Sec.177
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 156.070 and 156.160
				require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative
				regulations concerning the management of the school districts. KRS 65.944(1)(b)
				requires the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative
				regulations to implement requirements for lease approval by the Commissioner of
				Education. This administrative regulation establishes requirements for approval
				of school district lease agreements.
Section
			 1. Administrative Guidelines.
(1)
			 To request approval of a lease agreement in excess of $100,000 from the
			 Commissioner of Education pursuant to KRS 65.944(1)(b), the district shall
			 submit a copy of the proposed lease and a completed Local Board Attorney
			 Certification form to the Department of Education prior to finalization of the
			 lease agreement.
(2) The school
			 district shall submit the proposed lease to the Department of Education who
			 shall approve or disapprove the lease within thirty (30) business
			 days.
(3) During the evaluation
			 process, the Department of Education may request additional documentation to
			 properly evaluate the proposed lease agreement.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 4 - Facilities Management › Section 702 KAR 4:005 - Recreational facilities; school and community

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.031,
				160.293
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.031 requires that administrative
				regulations relating to statutes amended by the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform
				Act be reviewed, amended if necessary and resubmitted to the Legislative
				Research Commission prior to December 30, 1990; and
				KRS
				160.293 allows for the development of school
				property recreational facilities for school and community purposes, in
				conjunction with another public agency. This administrative regulation
				implements the latter statute and provides for school and community
				recreational facilities.
Section 1.
			 Local boards of education shall be authorized to cooperate with a public agency
			 for the purpose of developing and maintaining recreational facilities on school
			 property.
Section 2. A copy of a
			 proposed agreement shall be submitted to the chief state school officer for
			 approval.
Section 3. All plans and
			 specifications for facilities to be erected shall be in accord with State Board
			 for Elementary and Secondary Education administrative regulations.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.070,
				  160.290
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 4 - Facilities Management › Section 702 KAR 4:050 - Building sites; inspection, approval

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.160,
				162.010,
				162.060
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.160 requires the State Board for
				Elementary and Secondary Education to prescribe administrative regulations
				relative to sanitary and protective construction of public school buildings;
				KRS
				162.010 requires fee simple title to school
				property; and
				KRS
				162.060 requires plan and specification
				approval for school construction by the chief state school officer. This
				administrative regulation provides for the location of school buildings in
				accordance with the program approved by the chief state school officer.
Section 1. Definitions.
(1) In determining the location of an
			 acceptable site, the term "in the vicinity of," as used in educational
			 facilities plans, shall be defined as within a one (1) mile radius of a
			 specific point or the main highway intersection (center) of a city or one (1)
			 mile beyond any two (2) specific points referenced in the facility plan
			 priority. No site shall be approved which exceeds the one (1) mile
			 limit.
(2) A "major renovation" is
			 a renovation of three (3) or more building systems in a permanent center with a
			 total cost of more than twenty (20) percent of the current replacement cost of
			 the building. The building may be the entire permanent center or a clearly,
			 definable portion of the center (such as, 1973 addition, senior high wing, or
			 physical education facility). The renovation shall have been identified in a
			 district facility plan as a priority in order to be allowed. Building systems
			 are defined as foundations, exterior walls, roofing, ceilings, structural,
			 mechanical (HVAC), electrical (including lighting), plumbing, sewage and storm
			 water disposal, doors and hardware, windows, floor coverings, and fixed
			 equipment. The renovation shall also meet the criteria set forth in the school
			 durability section of the school facilities construction criteria adopted by
			 702 KAR 1:001 and consist of work that extends the useful life of the structure
			 and work that is not considered as routine maintenance.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 4 - Facilities Management › Section 702 KAR 4:090 - Property disposal

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.160
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.160 requires the State Board for
				Elementary and Secondary Education to promulgate administrative regulations
				dealing with the disposal of real and personal property owned by local boards
				of education. This administrative regulation is necessary to provide for real
				property disposal, leases, and easements in accordance with an approved
				educational program.
				KRS
				156.070 provides that the Kentucky Board of
				Education shall have the management and control of the common schools.
Section 1. Disposition of Real Property.
(1) School property proposed for disposal
			 shall be surplus to the educational program need of the district as determined
			 by the effective district facility plan. Surplus property includes real
			 property designated as a "Transitional Center" or not listed on the effective
			 district facility plan. Request for approval to dispose of real property shall
			 be submitted in writing to the Kentucky Department of Education. The request
			 shall identify the property by its address and last reported name and include a
			 plan for resolving mortgage liens or other encumbrances. Upon receipt of
			 written contingent approval from the department, the district may start the
			 disposal process using one (1) of the following methods that secures the fair
			 market value for the property and ensures that the district retains no residual
			 interest as owner or lender:
(a) By public
			 auction;
(b) By accepting sealed
			 bids; or
(c) By setting a minimum
			 acceptable price, which is at least the fair market value of the
			 property.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 4 - Facilities Management › Section 702 KAR 4:100 - Emergency school loan fund; repayments

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.031,
				160.599
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.031 requires that administrative
				regulations relating to statutes amended by the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform
				Act be reviewed, amended if necessary and resubmitted to the Legislative
				Research Commission prior to December 30, 1990; and
				KRS
				160.599 provides for an emergency loan fund
				for local school districts experiencing a loss of physical facilities due to
				fire or natural disaster or a failure to timely receive local tax revenues.
				This administrative regulation is necessary to establish procedures for the
				handling and repayments of loans made from the Emergency Revolving School Loan
				Fund Account.
Section 1. The total
			 amount of the loan shall be forwarded to the district upon approval of plans
			 and specifications, and a proposed contract has been approved by the Division
			 of Buildings and Grounds.
Section
			 2. The entire amount of the loan shall be deposited directly into
			 a separate account designated as the "Emergency School Loan Fund."
Section 3. The fund shall be kept in a
			 depository selected by the board of education. The money shall be invested in
			 direct obligations of the United States until such time as cash funds shall be
			 needed.
Section 4. All expenditures
			 from this fund shall be made solely for the purposes approved by the Director
			 of the Division of Buildings and Grounds except that a district may qualify for
			 a loss if the sheriff has failed to collect or disburse tax revenue in a fiscal
			 year.
Section 5. The State Board
			 for Elementary and Secondary Education shall cause to be made annually an audit
			 of this fund by a certified public accountant or by an accountant approved by
			 the State Department of Education.
Section
			 6. One-tenth (1/10) of the loan made for construction purposes
			 shall be payable to the "State Emergency Revolving School Loan Fund Account" on
			 each anniversary date of the loan for the next ten (10) consecutive years. A
			 loan made because of delinquent tax revenues shall be repaid when tax revenues
			 are received and no later than three (3) years from the date of the loan. This
			 payment shall be forwarded to the Director, Division of School District
			 Finance, State Department of Education.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.070,
				  160.599
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 4 - Facilities Management › Section 702 KAR 4:170 - Facility programming and construction criteria

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.031,
				156.070,
				156.160,
				162.060
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.160 requires the State Board for
				Elementary and Secondary Education to adopt rules and administrative
				regulations relating to sanitary and protective construction of public school
				buildings, toilets, physical equipment of school grounds, and school buildings
				and classrooms.
				KRS
				162.060 requires approval of all plans and
				specifications for school building construction by the chief state school
				officer, in accordance with the rules and administrative regulations of the
				state board. This administrative regulation implements these statutory duties
				by prescribing various architectural, structural, mechanical, electrical,
				sanitary, heating and ventilation design specifications to ensure functional,
				safe and economical operation of the proposed educational facility, and to
				provide for a healthy and comfortable space for learning. The minimum standards
				stated in this administrative regulation shall be incorporated into the design
				of each new school building. Additionally, this administrative regulation
				repeals and replaces three (3) administrative regulations relating to school
				district facilities.
Section 1. The
			 "Facility Programming and Construction Criteria Planning Guide", dated
			 July,1994, is hereby adopted and incorporated by reference. A copy of this
			 planning guide may be photocopied, reviewed and obtained from the Division of
			 Facilities Management, Kentucky Department of Education, 15th Floor, Capital
			 Plaza Tower, 500 Mero Street, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday,
			 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.070,
				  156.160,
				  162.060
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Pupil Transportation › Section 702 KAR 5:010 - Pupil transportation: technical assistance and monitoring

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.160,
				157.370,
				189.540
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.160 and
				189.540
				require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate administrative
				regulations relating to the physical welfare and safety of public school
				children, the transportation of children to and from school, and the operation
				of school buses.
				KRS
				157.370 establishes the method of calculating
				transportation costs for the state public school funding program. This
				administrative regulation establishes guidelines and procedures whereby the
				Department of Education may offer direct assistance to the school districts in
				these areas: service to the pupils, school bus safety, and economy of
				operation.
Section 1. The Department of
			 Education may make safety inspections of school buses and special type vehicles
			 either owned by the board or contracted to the board being used to transport
			 pupils to and from school, held in reserve as substitutes for this purpose, or
			 proposed for this purpose. If a school bus or special type vehicle is found to
			 be in an unsafe condition, the department shall prohibit further use for the
			 transportation of pupils until the conditions causing it to be unsafe have been
			 corrected.
Section 2. The
			 Department of Education may make inspections of bus driver training records. If
			 a school bus driver training record is found to be out of compliance, the
			 department may decertify a driver whose training records are out of compliance
			 until proper corrections are made.
Section
			 3. All vehicles used for the transportation of pupils shall meet
			 the minimum safety standards for Kentucky school buses of the same model year
			 except as provided in
			 702 KAR
			 5:060, Section 6(2), or
			 702
			 KAR 5:130, Sections 1 and 2.
Section 4. The Department of Education may
			 make a district pupil transportation system survey or audit in any school
			 district providing transportation for its pupils, or that is planning to
			 provide transportation for its pupils.
Section
			 5. The Department of Education may require the superintendent of a
			 school district to prepare or cause to be prepared: pupil transportation maps,
			 bus route descriptions, and reports necessary for calculating the district's
			 entitlement under the Support Education Excellence in Kentucky
			 Program.
Section 6. The Department
			 of Education shall be responsible for the training and approval of state school
			 bus inspectors in accordance with the requirements established in
			 702 KAR
			 5:030.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.070,
				  156.160,
				  157.370
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Pupil Transportation › Section 702 KAR 5:100 - Handicapped, reimbursement for

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.031,
				156.160,
				157.370
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.031 requires that administrative
				regulations relating to statutes amended by the 1990 Kentucky Education Reform
				Act be reviewed, amended if necessary, and resubmitted to the Legislative
				Research Commission prior to December 30, 1990;
				KRS
				157.370 provides that the State Board for
				Elementary and Secondary Education shall determine the type of handicapped
				pupil who qualifies for special type transportation; and
				KRS
				156.160 requires that the State Board for
				Elementary and Secondary Education regulate the transportation of children to
				and from school. This administrative regulation implements those duties
				relative to special type transportation.
Section
			 1. When a student is handicapped as recognized by the categories
			 of exceptionality set forth in
			 KRS
			 157.200(1) and to the extent
			 that transportation needs require special arrangements, special equipment, or a
			 special vehicle, the school district's admissions and release committee shall
			 qualify the student for special transportation.
Section 2. No school district shall certify
			 the attendance of any qualifying handicapped pupil for weighted attendance as
			 described in Section 1 and
			 KRS
			 157.370(9) unless special
			 transportation is provided for the pupil and is paid for from local district
			 funds.
Section 3. The driver of a
			 school bus who transports qualifying handicapped pupils to and from school
			 shall meet the same requirements as the district's drivers who transport
			 nonqualifying pupils to the district's public schools. (SBE 54-180
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.070,
				  157.320
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Pupil Transportation › Section 702 KAR 5:110 - Vocational pupils, reimbursement for

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RELATES TO:
				KRS
				157.370
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				157.370(8) requires a local
				board of education to be reimbursed separately for the cost of transporting
				pupils from a parent school to a vocational-technical school or to a vocational
				education center, and requires the Board of Education to promulgate an
				administrative regulation establishing the reimbursement amount. This
				administrative regulation establishes the reimbursement requirements and
				limitations for those districts that transport secondary school pupils.
Section 1. Definition. "Vocational school"
			 means a state vocational-technical school, an area vocational education center,
			 or a vocational training site.
Section
			 2. A local district may provide bus transportation for the
			 district's secondary school pupils from their parent school to a vocational
			 school where an integral part of the basic vocational instructional program is
			 being provided.
Section 3. A
			 district providing transportation to a vocational school shall submit a request
			 for reimbursement by submitting a completed Form VT-2, District's Annual Claim
			 to Receive Reimbursement for Pupil Transportation Vocational Schools, annually
			 on or before June 30 of the current school year to the Office of District
			 Support Services in the Department of Education.
Section 4. Funding in the current year shall
			 be based upon information submitted on district applications based on the
			 actual transportation provided.
Section
			 5. A local district that transports pupils to a vocational school
			 on buses owned and operated by the district shall be reimbursed for these
			 expenditures as follows:
(1) Bus mileage at a
			 rate not to exceed the average cost per bus mile for county school districts,
			 exclusive of driver's cost, as calculated by the Office of District Support
			 Services for the previous school year; and
(2) The vocational school bus driver's cost
			 at an hourly rate not to exceed the hourly rate paid by the district to a
			 driver in the district's regular transportation program with similar
			 qualifications.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Pupil Transportation › Section 702 KAR 5:120 - Blind and deaf pupils, reimbursement for

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.031,
				157.280
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				157.280 requires each local school district
				to provide for weekly transportation for its resident pupils at the Kentucky
				Schools for the Blind and Deaf except those whose residence is more than 200
				miles one way from either school shall not be required to go home more than
				twice each month. Transportation shall be provided in a manner approved by the
				State Board for Elementary and Secondary Education.
				KRS
				157.280 also mandates reimbursement of local
				districts, at the same rate per trip as for resident pupils, but from the
				Transportation Fund of the Fund to Support Education Excellence in Kentucky,
				for transportation, as approved by the State Board, which may be provided to
				and from such schools for day pupils. This administrative regulation
				establishes the rate of reimbursement for providing home-to-school
				transportation for such pupils enrolled at the Kentucky School for the Blind
				and the Kentucky School for the Deaf.
Section
			 1.
(1) The chief state school
			 officer shall determine the number of:
(a)
			 Pupils residing in each school district of the state who are resident pupils at
			 the Kentucky School for the Blind in Louisville, Kentucky or the Kentucky
			 School for the Deaf in Danville, Kentucky; and
(b) Miles the county seat of the district in
			 which the pupil resides is from Louisville or Danville.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Pupil Transportation › Section 702 KAR 5:130 - Vehicles designed to carry nine (9) passengers or less, standards for

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.153(3),
				156.160,
				189.540
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.160 requires the Kentucky Board of
				Education to promulgate administrative regulations relating to the
				transportation of children to and from school and those deemed necessary or
				advisable for the protection of the physical welfare and safety of public
				school children.
				KRS
				189.540 requires the Kentucky Board of
				Education to promulgate an administrative regulation to govern the operation of
				district-owned passenger vehicles designed to carry nine (9) passengers or
				less, including the driver, and used for approved school activities under
				KRS
				156.153(3). This
				administrative regulation establishes the requirements relative to the
				transportation of pupils by local school districts in vehicles designed to
				carry nine (9) passengers or less and which are not classified as school
				buses.
Section 1. Definition. "Vehicle"
			 means a vehicle owned by a school board or contracted to the board which is
			 significantly used to transport pupils to and from school and which is designed
			 by the manufacturer to carry fewer than ten (10) passengers.
Section 2.
(1) A vehicle may be used for the
			 transportation of pupils:
(a) From areas not
			 accessible by a regular school bus to the nearest road available for the safe
			 transfer of pupils to a regular school bus or vice versa;
(b) For emergency transportation of
			 students;
(c) For approved school
			 activities; or
(d) For qualified
			 special needs pupils.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 5 - Pupil Transportation › Section 702 KAR 5:150 - Transportation of preschool children

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.160,
				157.226,
				157.3175,
				189.540
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS 156.150 requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) to promulgate administrative regulations
				regarding the transportation of children to and from school.
				KRS
				189.540 requires the KBE to promulgate
				administrative regulations to govern the design and operation of Kentucky
				school buses. This administrative regulation provides school districts with
				guidelines necessary to provide transportation for preschool children.
Section 1.
(1) A local board of education shall require
			 each school bus transporting three (3) and four (4) year old children to be
			 staffed with a minimum of one (1) driver assistant who is qualified and trained
			 to assist in the transportation of three (3) and four (4) year old children by
			 a certified local board of education school bus driver training instructor. If
			 the driver assistant is not a volunteer and is to receive pay or other
			 remuneration for serving as a driver assistant or school bus monitor, the
			 employed driver assistant shall be at least sixteen (16) years of
			 age.
(2) The driver training
			 instructor shall qualify the driver assistant with training in student entrance
			 of bus, student exiting from bus, safety rules of transportation, first aid as
			 it pertains to emergency and immediate care, emergency evacuation, and student
			 management as it relates to seated positions and seat occupancy.
(3) The Division of Pupil Transportation of
			 the Department of Education shall provide the curriculum for driver assistant
			 training.
(4) The number of
			 assistants required for any one (1) school bus shall be recommended to the
			 superintendent by the driver training instructor or the transportation
			 director.
(5) Liability insurance
			 shall be provided for the driver assistant as a named insured.
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 6 - Food Service Programs › Section 702 KAR 6:010 - Local responsibilities

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.010,
				156.031,
				156.035,
				42 U.S.C.
				1751-1769b,
				42 U.S.C.
				1771-1789
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.010(5) requires the
				Department of Education to develop and approve state plans required by federal
				law as a prerequisite to receiving federal funds for elementary and secondary
				education.
				42 U.S.C.
				1751 to
				1769b
				and
				42 U.S.C.
				1771 to
				1789
				establish the requirements for the federal school lunch and child nutrition
				programs. This administrative regulation establishes the responsibilities of
				school districts and school governing bodies relating to school lunch and child
				nutrition programs.
Section 1. The
			 operation of all school nutrition programs in the public, private, parochial
			 and state schools shall be the responsibility of the local board of education
			 or the governing body of the schools.
Section
			 2. Each local board of education or the governing body of a school
			 shall establish written requirements regarding the employment, dismissal,
			 promotion, work assignments, emergency leave, sick leave, vacation leave,
			 retirement, insurance, workmen's compensation and salary schedules providing at
			 least minimum wage in accordance with minimum wage laws.
Section 3. Each local governing body shall
			 establish written requirements regarding purchasing food and equipment, cost of
			 meals, storage and sanitation, and financial accounting and safeguarding of
			 funds.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.031,
				  156.035,
				  156.070
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 6 - Food Service Programs › Section 702 KAR 6:020 - District school nutrition director

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.031,
				158.852,
				160.290,
				160.380,
				161.020
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.010(5) requires the
				Department of Education to develop and approve state plans required by federal
				law as a prerequisite to receiving federal funds for elementary and secondary
				education.
				KRS
				158.852 requires districts to appoint a
				school food service director and establishes requirements for the district
				school food service directors. This administrative regulation establishes
				requirements for district school nutrition directors.
Section 1. A district school nutrition
			 director shall work with central office personnel, principals, school based
			 decision making councils, cafeteria managers, and staff to plan, develop,
			 administer, and supervise the school nutrition program on a district-wide
			 basis.
Section 2. A person
			 appointed as a school food service director or a person otherwise responsible
			 for menu planning shall obtain the credentials required by
			 KRS
			 158.852(2) from the School
			 Nutrition Association (SNA), which was formerly the American School Food
			 Service Association.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.035,
				  156.070,
				  156.160
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 6 - Food Service Programs › Section 702 KAR 6:040 - Personnel; policies and procedures

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.010,
				156.035,
				42 U.S.C.
				1751-1769b,
				42 U.S.C.
				1771-1789
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.010(5) requires the
				Department of Education to develop and approve state plans required by federal
				law as a prerequisite to receiving federal funds for elementary and secondary
				education.
				42 U.S.C.
				1751 to
				1769b
				and
				42 U.S.C.
				1771 to
				1789
				establish the requirements for the federal school lunch and child nutrition
				programs. This administrative regulation establishes the requirements for local
				school nutrition personnel employed by school districts.
Section 1. Each school district shall employ
			 school nutrition personnel in a procedure consistent with
			 KRS
			 160.380.
Section 2. Each school district, through its
			 superintendent, shall notify in writing each fulltime school nutrition employee
			 of the hours, terms and conditions of employment, lines of authority, and
			 general responsibilities. Each district shall include an appropriate service
			 termination policy for both the district and employee.
Section 3. Each school district shall
			 establish and adopt a uniform pay scale for all full-time school nutrition
			 employees.
Section 4. Each school
			 district shall provide workers' compensation and fulfill minimum hourly wage
			 rates for school nutrition personnel.
Section
			 5. The superintendent shall cause school nutrition personnel to
			 avail themselves of training programs offered.
Section 6. Social Security participation for
			 school nutrition personnel shall be in keeping with Social Security policies
			 for other nonprofessional personnel.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.010,
				  156.035,
				  156.070
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 6 - Food Service Programs › Section 702 KAR 6:050 - Lunch and breakfast requirements

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.031,
				160.380,
				161.140,
				7
				C.F.R. 210.10,
				220.8,
				42 U.S.C. sec.
				1751-1769b,
				sec.
				1771-1789
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: This administrative
				regulation is needed to carry out the Congressional intent of the National
				School Lunch Act of 1946, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and all amendments
				thereto, and is needed to require schools to serve a complete breakfast and
				lunch without discrimination.
Section
			 1. Schools that participate in the national school lunch and
			 breakfast programs shall serve a complete breakfast, hot or cold, as defined by
			 7 CFR
			 220.8, and the noon meal shall be a complete
			 lunch, hot or cold, as defined by
			 7
			 CFR 210.10, and serving shall be of such size
			 as to provide at least one-third (1/3) to one-half (1/2) of the daily nutritive
			 requirements of the school age child being served.
Section 2. Lunches shall be made available to
			 all children attending each school and shall be served without cost or at a
			 reduced cost to all school children who are predetermined by school authorities
			 to be unable to pay the full cost of the meal. Schools serving breakfast shall
			 apply the above cost rule to all children attending the school.
Section 3. No physical segregation or other
			 discrimination against any child shall be made by school officials because of
			 his inability to pay the full cost of a meal.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.035,
				  156.070,
				  156.160
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 6 - Food Service Programs › Section 702 KAR 6:060 - Time minimum for meals

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.031,
				156.160
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: This administrative
				regulation is needed to carry out the Congressional intent of the National
				School Lunch Act of 1946, the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 and all amendments
				thereto, and is needed to allow sufficient time for school children to eat.
				Reconsideration and refiling of this administrative regulation is required
				pursuant to
				KRS
				156.031.
Section
			 1. The school lunch period, if a part of a closed schedule, shall
			 allow adequate time for each child to take care of his personal hygiene and
			 enjoy a complete meal in an educational setting and the school breakfast period
			 shall be a part of the school day that also allows adequate time for each child
			 to enjoy a complete breakfast.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.035,
				  156.070,
				  156.160
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 6 - Food Service Programs › Section 702 KAR 6:075 - Reports and funds

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.010,
				156.031,
				156.035,
				156.100,
				156.200,
				156.480,
				42 U.S.C.
				1751-1969b,
				42 U.S.C.
				1771-1789,
				7 C.F.R.
				210.9,
				7 C.F.R.
				210.14,
				7 C.F.R.
				210.15
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				156.010(5) requires the
				Department of Education to develop and approve state plans required by federal
				law as a prerequisite to receiving federal funds for elementary and secondary
				education.
				42 U.S.C.
				1751 to
				1769b
				and
				42 U.S.C.
				1771 to
				1789
				establish the requirements for the federal school lunch and child nutrition
				programs. This administrative regulation establishes requirements necessary to
				properly protect all funds accruing to the local school nutrition
				program.
Section 1. A local board of
			 education shall be responsible for the safeguarding of all funds accruing to
			 its school nutrition program and shall adopt a plan for handling those funds
			 and bonding all personnel who receive or handle the funds.
Section 2. All revenue received by the school
			 nutrition program, including funds received as payments for meals by students
			 and adult, federal and state reimbursements, and any interest earned on
			 deposits of federal and state reimbursements, shall be used only for the
			 operation or improvement of the school nutrition program.
Section 3. School nutrition funds shall not
			 be used to purchase land or acquire or construct buildings.
Section 4. Financial records pertaining to
			 the school nutrition program and applications for free and reduced price meals
			 shall be kept by the local board of education for a period of three (3) fiscal
			 years after the close of the fiscal year applicable to the records and those
			 shall be subject to audit by appropriate state or federal officials.
Section 5. All school meals for which federal
			 reimbursement is claimed shall be priced as a complete unit.
Section 6. A local school nutrition program
			 shall be operated on a nonprofit basis. Actual cash balances shall not exceed
			 three (3) months' operating balance.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY:
				  KRS
				  156.031,
				  156.035,
				  156.070
Kentucky Administrative Regulations › Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES › Chapter 6 - Food Service Programs › Section 702 KAR 6:090 - Minimum nutritional standards for foods and beverages available on public school campuses during the school day; required nutrition and physical activity reports

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 1, July 1, 2024
RELATES TO:
				KRS
				156.035,
				156.160,
				156.200,
				158.854(1),
				158.856,
				160.345,
				7 C.F.R.
				210.11
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY:
				KRS
				158.854(1) requires the
				Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate an administrative regulation to
				specify the minimum nutritional standards for all foods and beverages that are
				sold outside the National School Breakfast and National School Lunch programs,
				whether in vending machines, school stores, canteens, or a la carte cafeteria
				sales. This administrative regulation establishes the minimum nutritional
				standards for food and beverages available on the school campus during the
				school day.
Section 1. Beverages.
			 During the period of time beginning thirty (30) minutes after the last lunch
			 period until the end of the last instructional period, a beverage offered for
			 sale through a vending machine, school store, canteen, or fundraiser on school
			 property shall meet the requirements established in
			 7 C.F.R.
			 210.11.
Section 2. Food. During the period beginning
			 thirty (30) minutes after the last lunch period until the end of the last
			 instructional period, a food item offered for sale through a vending machine,
			 school store, canteen, or fundraiser on school property shall meet the
			 requirements established in
			 7 C.F.R.
			 210.11.
Section 3. A la carte Items. A food or
			 beverage item offered for sale as an a la carte item on the cafeteria line
			 during the serving of breakfast or lunch shall meet the requirements
			 established in
			 7 C.F.R.
			 210.11.
Section 4. Local District Nutrition Program
			 Report.
(1) A school nutrition director of
			 the local district shall complete the assessment of the nutrition program
			 required under
			 KRS
			 158.856 and issue a report at least sixty
			 (60) days prior to the public forum required by
			 KRS
			 158.856(5).
(2) The director may issue the report via
			 posting to the district Web site.
(3) A local district superintendent shall
			 submit a summary of the findings and recommendations of the nutrition report as
			 required by
			 KRS
			 158.856(6) to the Kentucky
			 Department of Education by May 1 of each year.