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KRS Chapter 160.00

General Provisions

  • .010   County school district, what constitutes.

  • .020   Composition of independent school districts.

  • .030   Repealed, 1982.

  • .040   Merger of districts.

  • .041   Merger of independent district with county district.

  • .042   Election of members -- Present terms to continue, exception.

  • .043   Repealed, 1958.

  • .044   Time of election and terms of merged district board members.

  • .045   Transfer of adjacent territory to school district other than that in which it is located.

  • .047   Repealed, 1990.

  • .048   Transfer of area containing school outside district.

  • .049   Repealed, 1978.

  • .050   Repealed, 1956.

  • .060   Repealed, 1956.

  • .065   Liability for indebtedness in case of annexation.

  • .070   Repealed, 1956.

  • .080   Repealed, 1956.

  • .090   Repealed, 1956.

  • .100   Repealed, 1956.

  • .105   Fire and extended insurance coverage.

  • .107   Application and implementation requirements for districts of innovation.  

  • .110   Repealed, 1956.

  • .120   Repealed, 1956.

  • .130   Repealed, 1956.

  • .140   Repealed, 1956.

  • .150   Repealed, 1946.

  • .151   Criminal background check on certified employees and student teachers in private, parochial, and church schools -- New criminal checks permitted every five years -- Fingerprinting -- Disclosure -- Contractors, volunteers, and visitors subject to check -- Employment of offenders by nonpublic schools.

    • Community Schools

  • .155   Definitions for KRS 160.157.

  • .156   State plan for community education -- Grant program.

  • .157   Funding of community schools.

  • .158   Council for Community Education -- Membership -- Bylaws -- Officers -- Meetings -- Reimbursement of expenses.

    • Boards of Education

  • .160   Boards of education -- Powers and procedures -- Approval of Department of Education required for mortgages, leases -- Rental payments under lease.

  • .170   Oath of board members.

  • .180   Eligibility requirements.

  • .190   Vacancies, how filled.

  • .200   Time of election of board members.

  • .210   Election of board members -- Appointments for openings with no candidate filings -- Change in boundary lines of divisions -- Boards in counties containing city of first class.

  • .220   Secret votes -- Nominating petitions.

  • .230   Presentation of candidate names.

  • .240   General election laws apply -- Expense.

  • .250   Politics of candidate not to be indicated -- Definition of election booth.

  • .260   Number of candidates to be voted for.

  • .270   Regular and special meetings.

  • .280   Per diem and expenses for board members -- Eligibility for insurance plans.

  • .290   General powers and duties of board.

  • .291   Manner of payment of salaries to school employees -- Pay for extra duties or services -- Fringe benefits program.

  • .293   Development of school property recreational facilities for school and community purposes.

  • .294   Recycling requirement for local school districts -- Exemptions.

  • .295   Procedure for promulgation of code of student rights and responsibilities for secondary schools -- Prohibited student activities.

  • .297   Renumbered as KRS 160.725, effective July 15, 1994.

  • .300   Investigations by board -- Power to summon witnesses.

  • .303   Reciprocal preference for resident bidders.

  • .305   Contracts for use of school buses to transport persons eligible for transportation services.

  • .306   Repealed, 1990.

  • .310   Board to provide insurance for school buses.

  • .320   Roads or passways to school buildings for pupils.

  • .325   Mandatory participation in Kentucky Energy Efficiency Program.

  • .330   Board may furnish necessary school supplies free of charge -- Free textbooks for indigent children -- Waiver of fees.

  • .335   Board may distribute refurbished surplus technology to low-income students.

  • .340   Reports by boards to Kentucky Board of Education -- Filing of policies on specified matters.

  • .345   Definitions -- Required adoption of school councils for school-based decision making -- Composition -- Responsibilities -- Professional development -- Exemption -- Formula for allocation of school district funds -- Intentionally engaging in conduct detrimental to school-based decision making by board member, superintendent, district employee, or school council member -- Complaint procedure -- Disciplinary action -- Rescission of right to establish and powers of council -- Wellness policy.  

  • .346   "Persistently low-achieving school" and "school intervention" defined -- Identification of school council needing improvement -- School district assistance plan -- Audit team to review and report on persistently low-achieving schools -- Transfer of council's powers, duties, and authority to superintendent or commissioner -- Restoration of council's authority -- Intervention options.  

  • .347   Removal of school council member.

  • .348   Advanced placement, International Baccalaureate, dual enrollment, and dual credit courses.

    • District Officers and Employees

  • .350   Superintendent of schools -- Appointment -- Term -- Vacancy -- Qualifications -- Removal -- Contract extension.

  • .352   Screening committee -- Minority representation -- Recommendations for superintendent.

  • .360   Repealed, 1990.

  • .370   Superintendent as executive agent of board -- Duties.

  • .380   School employees -- Restrictions on appointment of relatives, violent offenders, and persons convicted of sex crimes -- Restriction on assignment to alternative education program as disciplinary action -- National and state criminal history background checks on applicants, new hires, and school-based decision-making council parent members -- Application and renewal forms -- Employees charged with felony offenses.  

  • .390   General duties as to condition of schools -- Responsibilities -- Reports.

  • .395   Duty of superintendents to distribute information to school board and school council members.

  • .400   Duties of outgoing superintendent.

  • .410   Expenses of superintendent and employees.

  • .420   Repealed, 1990.

  • .430   Repealed, 1966.

  • .431   School finance officer -- Continuing education.

  • .440   Secretary of board of education.

  • .445   Sports safety course required for interscholastic athletics coaches -- Training and education on symptoms, treatment, and risks of concussion -- Venue-specific emergency action plans.

    • District Finances

  • .450   Fiscal year of school districts.

  • .455   Definition of tax-levying authority.

  • .460   Levy of school taxes -- Procedures.

  • .462   Repealed, 1966.

  • .463   Publication of financial statements of school systems in counties of 300,000.

  • .464   Repealed, 1984.

  • .470   Tax rate limits -- Hearing -- Levy exceeding four percent increase subject to recall vote or reconsideration -- Levy of minimum equivalent tax rate.

  • .472   Determination of maximum permissible school district revenue.

  • .473   Limits for district board of education on personal property tax rates -- Public hearing and recall not applicable.

  • .474   Repealed, 2000.

  • .475   Ad valorem tax levy for school purposes -- Maximum rates -- Subdistrict taxes abolished.

  • .476   School building fund taxes -- Investment -- Expenditures -- Audit.

  • .477   Repealed, 1996.

  • .480   Repealed, 1946.

  • .482   Occupational license, policy (counties of 300,000).

  • .483   Occupational license fees, rates, exemptions (counties of 300,000) -- Regulation of ministers.

  • .484   Occupational license fees, imposition and discontinuation (counties of 300,000).

  • .485   Occupational license fees, adoption -- Referendum procedure.

  • .486   Occupational license fees -- Collection -- Distribution (counties of 300,000).

  • .487   Action for refund of occupational license fees (counties of 300,000).

  • .488   Effect of occupational license fees law (counties of 300,000).

  • .490   Repealed, 1946.

  • .500   Collector of school taxes -- Allowances to -- Special collector -- Tax bills.

  • .505   Certain taxes to be collected by person appointed by board of education.

  • .510   Taxes paid to depository -- Reports of tax collector.

  • .520   Penalties for tax delinquency -- General laws apply.

  • .530   Use of school money.

  • .531   Repealed, 1965 (1st Extra. Sess.)

  • .532   Repealed, 1965 (1st Extra. Sess.)

  • .533   Repealed, 1965 (1st Extra. Sess.)

  • .534   Repealed, 1965 (1st Extra. Sess.)

  • .540   Power to borrow money in anticipation of taxes.

  • .550   Expenditure of funds in excess of income and revenue of any year.

  • .560   Treasurer of board of education -- Selection -- Bond -- Duties.

  • .570   Depository of board -- Bond -- Duties.

  • .580   Gift, grant, or devise to school board.

  • .590   Repealed, 1990

  • .593   Levy of occupational license tax, utility gross receipts license tax, or excise tax for schools.

  • .595   Repealed, 1984.

  • .597   Levy recall procedure.

  • .599   Emergency loans to public common school districts.

  • .600   Renumbered as KRS 160.991

    • Occupational License Tax for Schools

  • .601   Taxes, how designated.

  • .603   Notice and hearing before levy.

  • .605   Occupational tax -- Exemptions.

  • .607   Rate of tax.

  • .608   Repealed, 1984.

  • .609   Repealed, 1984.

  • .610   Repealed, 1966.

  • .611   Nonresidents of school districts exempt.

    • Utility Gross Receipts

  • .613   Utility gross receipts license tax -- Exemptions.

  • .6131   Definitions for KRS 160.613 to 160.617.

  • .614   Tax on gross receipts from furnishing of cable television services and multichannel video programming services.

  • .6145   Repealed, 2010.

  • .615   Taxes payable, when -- Extension.

  • .6151   Administration of taxes authorized by KRS 160.613 and 160.614.

  • .6152   Superintendents to provide information to department and to utilities -- Allocation of tax payments -- Agreement by participating districts within county to allocate based on average daily attendance -- Resolution of conflicts.

  • .6153   Procedure when allocation on taxpayer's return varies from school district boundary information provided by superintendents -- Adjustment -- Exceptions -- Reallocation agreement.

  • .6154   Collection and distribution of taxes imposed under KRS 160.613 and 160.614.

  • .6155   Taxes to be distributed in compliance with KRS 160.613 to 160.617.

  • .6156   Refund of utility gross receipts tax -- Effect of utility's rate increase -- Appeal to Circuit Court.

  • .6157   Penalty provisions applicable to taxes levied by school districts -- Penalty imposed for erroneous billing.

  • .6158   Waiver of penalties.

  • .617   Utility rate increase.

  • .620   Repealed 1966.

    • Excise Tax for Schools

  • .621   Excise tax on individual income for schools.

  • .623   Repealed, 1966.

  • .625   Excise tax returns -- Payment -- Form.

  • .627   Information on state income tax liability of school district residents -- Department of Revenue as tax collector.

  • .630   Repealed, 1966.

  • .631   Renumbered in part as KRS 158.135.

  • .632   Renumbered in part as KRS 158.135.

  • .633   Deposit of excise tax proceeds.

    • General Provisions on School Taxes

  • .635   Continuance of tax until reduced -- Expiration date.

  • .637   Administrative costs -- Department of Revenue collection procedure.

  • .640   Custodian of tax funds to give bond -- Department of Revenue excepted -- Expense, how paid.

  • .642   Custodian to be audited.

  • .644   Tax proceeds, apportionment to districts.

  • .646   Repealed, 1976.

  • .648   Penalty for failure to make returns or pay tax.

    • Kentucky Family Education Rights

  • .700   Definitions related to KRS 160.700 to 160.730.

  • .705   Confidentiality of students' educational records -- Protection and preservation of records.

  • .710   Notification of privacy rights -- Written policies.

  • .715   Inspection and review of records -- Procedures -- Fees for copying permitted.

  • .720   Consent to release of records -- Release without consent -- Waiver by student -- Records of release.

  • .725   Directory information on student -- Student's right to restrict release -- Official recruiters' access to public high school campuses and student directory information.

  • .730   Challenge of contents of record -- Procedure.

    • Penalties

  • .990   Penalties.  

  • .991   Repealed, 1975.

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