Kentucky Statutes 161.154 – Personal leave days for school employees
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(1) For the purpose of this section, “school employees” shall mean any person for whom certification is required as a basis of employment in the public schools.
(2) Each district board of education may provide up to three (3) personal leave days per school year to school employees, without loss of salary to the employee and without affecting any other type of leave granted by law, regulation, or school board policy. Local boards of education may establish policy regarding the number of teachers who may take personal leave on any one (1) day.
(3) Personal leave granted under this section shall not be treated as having effect on the provisions of KRS § 161.152 to KRS § 161.155 and shall be supported by personal statement of the school employee stating that the leave taken is personal in nature; no other reason for or verification of the leave shall be required.
(4) Payments to school employees made by a district board of education under the provisions of this section are presumed to be for services rendered and for the benefit of the common schools and such payments do not affect the eligibility of any school district to share in the distribution of funds from the public school foundation program fund as established in KRS Chapter 157.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 10, effective June 29, 2023. — Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 477, effective July 13, 1990. — Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 238, sec. 1.
(2) Each district board of education may provide up to three (3) personal leave days per school year to school employees, without loss of salary to the employee and without affecting any other type of leave granted by law, regulation, or school board policy. Local boards of education may establish policy regarding the number of teachers who may take personal leave on any one (1) day.
Terms Used In Kentucky Statutes 161.154
- Year: means calendar year. See Kentucky Statutes 446.010
(3) Personal leave granted under this section shall not be treated as having effect on the provisions of KRS § 161.152 to KRS § 161.155 and shall be supported by personal statement of the school employee stating that the leave taken is personal in nature; no other reason for or verification of the leave shall be required.
(4) Payments to school employees made by a district board of education under the provisions of this section are presumed to be for services rendered and for the benefit of the common schools and such payments do not affect the eligibility of any school district to share in the distribution of funds from the public school foundation program fund as established in KRS Chapter 157.
Effective: June 29, 2023
History: Amended 2023 Ky. Acts ch. 164, sec. 10, effective June 29, 2023. — Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 477, effective July 13, 1990. — Created 1976 Ky. Acts ch. 238, sec. 1.