(1) The Kentucky Board of Education shall develop a state plan for community education which sets forth the goals and objectives of the program and establishes a system of priorities for targeting available resources on the areas with the greatest need.
(2) The Kentucky Department of Education shall administer a grant program pursuant to KRS § 160.155 and KRS § 160.157 to provide money to local school districts to employ one (1) full-time community education director to plan and manage programs and services for community education that are targeted to the greatest educational needs in the community and to encourage cooperation among all local school districts in a county. Funds shall also be used to provide professional development training to all state-funded community education directors.

Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 160.156

  • Directors: when applied to corporations, includes managers or trustees. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
  • State: when applied to a part of the United States, includes territories, outlying possessions, and the District of Columbia. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010

(3) Funds appropriated for this purpose shall be distributed by the Kentucky Department of Education through a grant process. Districts shall provide a twenty- five percent (25%) cash match in order to receive state community education funding.
Effective: June 25, 2009
History: Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 2, effective June 25, 2009. — Amended
1998 Ky. Acts ch. 428, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1998. — Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch.
362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. — Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch.
476, Pt. V, sec. 424, effective July 13, 1990. — Created 1985 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 10, sec. 25, effective October 18, 1985.