Kentucky Code — 37880
Browse 211 sections in division 37880 of the Kentucky code. Each section page includes the full statutory text, official source links, and citation guidance.
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- § 161.010. Definitions for KRS 161.020 to 161.134.
- § 161.011. Definitions of "classified employee" and "seniority" -- Job classifications and minimum qualifications -- Requirement of written contracts and written personnel policies -- Reduction in force -- Registry of vacant classified employee positions and training -- Review of local board policies by Department of Education.
- § 161.017. Education Professional Standards Board to be headed by commissioner of education -- Duties and powers.
- § 161.020. Certificates required of school employees -- Filing requirements -- Validity and terms for renewal.
- § 161.025. Repealed, 1990.
- § 161.027. Preparation program for principals -- Assessment -- Certificates and statements of eligibility -- Renewal.
- § 161.028. Education Professional Standards Board -- Powers and duties regarding the preparation and certification of professional school personnel -- Membership.
- § 161.030. Certification authority -- Assessments of beginning teachers and teachers seeking additional certification -- Conditional certificates -- Temporary certificates -- Emeritus and exception certificates.
- § 161.031. New teacher induction and mentor programs provided by school districts -- Definitions -- Standards -- Evaluations -- Annual report.
- § 161.032. Certification incentive fund -- Purpose of grants -- Eligibility -- Priorities -- Forgivable loan incentive -- Stipend -- Other financial incentives.
- § 161.035. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.040. Repealed, 1998.
- § 161.042. Status of student teachers -- Responsibility to administrative staff and supervising teachers -- Professional competency requirement for supervising teachers.
- § 161.044. Requirements for teachers' aides -- Legal status -- Preference to certified applicants -- Training.
- § 161.046. Adjunct instructors.
- § 161.048. Legislative findings -- Alternative certification program -- Purpose -- Options -- Testing and eligibility requirements -- Salary schedule.
- § 161.049. Professional support teams -- Training program -- Alternate training program.
- § 161.050. Repealed, 1950.
- § 161.051. Braille requirements for teacher certification of blind and visually impaired students.
- § 161.052. Certification of teachers for gifted education.
- § 161.053. Certification of teachers of exceptional children/communication disorders.
- § 161.060. Repealed, 1950.
- § 161.070. Repealed, 1950.
- § 161.080. Repealed, 1950.
- § 161.090. Repealed, 1950.
- § 161.095. Continuing education for teachers -- Extension for military service -- Administrative regulations.
- § 161.100. Emergency certificates.
- § 161.102. Substitute teaching certificates -- Types -- Conditions.
- § 161.110. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.115. Deletion of certificate, certificate endorsement, or subject specialization from official certification record at holder's option -- Restoration of deleted areas of certification.
- § 161.120. Disciplinary actions relating to certificates -- Complaint review process -- Superintendent report of school employee whose contract is terminated or not reviewed -- Hearing -- Appeals.
- § 161.121. Repealed, 1990.
- § 161.1211. Classification of teachers.
- § 161.122. Repealed, 1990.
- § 161.1221. Out-of-field teaching.
- § 161.1222. Repealed, 2024.
- § 161.123. Reciprocity certification for out-of-state teachers.
- § 161.124. Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel.
- § 161.126. Designation of commissioner of education as state official under agreement -- Handling contracts under agreement.
- § 161.130. Repealed, 1960.
- § 161.131. Legislative findings and goals on national board certification.
- § 161.132. Definitions for KRS 161.131 to 161.134 and KRS 157.395 and 161.123.
- § 161.133. Teachers' national certification incentive trust fund -- Purposes -- Appropriations.
- § 161.134. Preparation for national board certification -- Incentives -- Authority to prorate reimbursements if funds insufficient -- Administrative regulations for mentoring program.
- § 161.135. Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact.
- § 161.140. Repealed, 1982.
- § 161.141. Participation in retirement systems -- State-sponsored insurance program -- Appropriations for retirement and insurance -- Sick leave credit -- Requirements and prohibitions concerning public charter school employees and local school boards -- Employees of education service provider.
- § 161.145. Cost of physical examination required for employment of classified personnel.
- § 161.148. Use of volunteer personnel -- Criminal records check -- Orientation -- Exception.
- § 161.150. Repealed, 1954.
- § 161.151. Removal of references to criminal allegations not resulting in charge or conviction from school employee's personnel file -- Nonpreclusion of separate investigation.
- § 161.152. Emergency leave for school employees.
- § 161.153. Leave for jury duty for teachers and state employees.
- § 161.154. Personal leave days for school employees.
- § 161.155. Definitions for section -- Salary, benefits, and leave for employee or teacher when victim of assault -- Sick leave for employee or teacher -- Sick leave bank -- Sick leave donation program -- Maternity leave -- Payment for unused sick leave upon retirement or death -- Funding allocation -- Report.
- § 161.156. Repealed, 1972.
- § 161.157. Credits allowed transferred employee of Department of Education or Education Professional Standards Board.
- § 161.158. Group insurance -- Board's termination of participation in state health plan -- Employees offered coverage in state health plan under federal law eligible for state-funded contribution -- Deductions from salaries.
- § 161.159. Adoption of rules and regulations to implement life insurance program.
- § 161.160. Repealed, 1942.
- § 161.162. Repealed, 1990.
- § 161.163. Employees' application form not to require disclosure of religious affiliation.
- § 161.164. Political activity prohibited -- Discrimination prohibited -- Instructional materials requirements -- Student not required to advocate for perspective with which he or she does not agree -- Employee not required to engage in training that stereotypes group.
- § 161.165. Recruitment of minority teachers.
- § 161.166. Training program for Kentucky Virtual High School on-line coaches.
- § 161.167. Program to encourage persons to enter Kentucky teaching profession -- Reports.
- § 161.168. Certified employee granted leave of absence for active military service -- Medical insurance -- Contribution to retirement system to be retroactive -- Credit given -- Exclusions.
- § 161.170. Teachers to enforce course of study and use of books -- Removal for failure.
- § 161.175. Teachers involved in illegal use of controlled substances.
- § 161.180. Supervision of pupils' conduct.
- § 161.185. Certified or classified staff member to accompany students on school-sponsored or endorsed trips -- Exceptions.
- § 161.190. Abuse of teacher, classified employee, or school administrator prohibited.
- § 161.195. Notice to teacher of student's history of physically abusive conduct or carrying a concealed weapon.
- § 161.200. Records to be kept by teachers -- Exceptions.
- § 161.210. Reports to be made by teachers.
- § 161.212. Educators Employment Liability Insurance Program -- Fund.
- § 161.220. Definitions for KRS 161.220 to 161.716 and 161.990.
- § 161.230. Retirement system -- Purpose -- Name.
- § 161.235. Repealed, 2022.
- § 161.240. Repealed, 1964
- § 161.250. Board of trustees to control retirement -- Membership -- Appeals -- Trustee education program -- Public disclosure of meeting notices and agendas and Annual Comprehensive Financial Report -- Administrative regulations for authorized benefit improvements.
- § 161.260. Election of members of board of trustees.
- § 161.270. Vacancies, how filled.
- § 161.280. Oath of board members.
- § 161.290. Meetings, compensation, and expenses of board members.
- § 161.300. Quorum.
- § 161.310. Administrative regulations -- Rules, regulations, and policies of participating employers to conform to chapter -- Retirement incentives.
- § 161.320. Record of proceedings -- Annual report.
- § 161.330. Cost of administration, how paid -- Office space.
- § 161.340. Officers of board -- Personnel of system -- Contracting for services and commodities -- Liability insurance -- Leave balances.
- § 161.350. Repealed, 1946.
- § 161.360. Repealed, 1956.
- § 161.370. Treasurer, auditor, and legal adviser of board -- Annual audit of Teachers' Retirement System.
- § 161.380. Duties of treasurer -- Custodian of securities.
- § 161.390. Actuarial data to be kept.
- § 161.400. Duties of actuary -- Actuarial investigations, valuations, and analyses.
- § 161.410. Repealed, 1964.
- § 161.420. Funds and accounts of retirement system.
- § 161.430. Investment of funds -- Standards of conduct -- Investment procurement policy -- Proxy voting guidelines.
- § 161.440. Assignment of interest to funds.
- § 161.450. Repealed, 1996.
- § 161.460. Conflict of interest -- Trustees, employees, members of General Assembly, public servants.
- § 161.470. Membership -- Forfeiture of service credit -- Termination of membership -- Forfeiture of benefits -- Reinstatement -- Payment of accumulated account balance.
- § 161.480. Statement of member -- Designation of beneficiaries.
- § 161.490. Investigation of statement.
- § 161.500. Service credit.
- § 161.505. Repealed, 1976.
- § 161.507. Prior service credit for veterans -- Credit for military service and uniformed service by active contributing member.
- § 161.510. Repealed, 2000.
- § 161.515. Out-of-state service credit -- Contribution -- Kentucky Peace Corps and federal Peace Corps service credit -- Retirement factor.
- § 161.516. Repealed, 1962.
- § 161.520. Payment of survivor's benefit on death.
- § 161.522. Survivors of certain members retired for disability may elect annuity.
- § 161.525. Death of member eligible to retire -- Options of beneficiary -- Monthly minimum allowance to surviving spouse -- Payments to special needs trust.
- § 161.530. Restoration of forfeited account -- Exception.
- § 161.540. Members' contributions -- Picked-up contributions.
- § 161.545. Contributions and service credit for substitute service, part-time service, or leave of absence -- Contributions not to be picked up -- Purchases of service credit for leaves of absence for health, child-rearing, and educational improvement reasons.
- § 161.546. Repealed, 1996.
- § 161.5461. Purchase of service credit with rolled-over or transferred retirement funds.
- § 161.5465. Member with twenty years' service credit may purchase five years' service credit -- Exceptions.
- § 161.547. Member having service as legislator may purchase four years' credit in the retirement system.
- § 161.548. Purchase of service credit by individual who served in a regional community program for mental health and individuals with an intellectual disability.
- § 161.549. Purchase of service credit by individual who was employed at a Federal Head Start agency.
- § 161.550. Contribution to system by employers and state -- Contributions to pension, medical insurance, and life insurance funds.
- § 161.552. Definitions for section -- Employer contributions for retiree health benefits to be deposited into state accumulation fund when medical insurance fund reaches actuarial funding level of at least one hundred percent -- Restoration of funding.
- § 161.553. Repealed, 2025.
- § 161.555. Employer contributions for members employed in positions established under federal educational acts.
- § 161.556. Employer contributions for members employed by regional educational cooperatives.
- § 161.560. Deduction and forwarding of teachers' contributions -- Reporting requirements -- Picked-up employee contributions -- Correction of omitted member contributions.
- § 161.565. Reduction and pick-up of contributions by university faculty members.
- § 161.567. Authorization for optional retirement plan for designated employees of certain public universities.
- § 161.568. Eligibility to participate in optional retirement plan -- Election to change from optional retirement plan to Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System.
- § 161.569. Effect of election to participate -- Payment of benefits -- Taxation and attachment of benefits -- Employer contributions.
- § 161.570. Repealed, 1964.
- § 161.580. Individual accounts to be kept -- Other data -- Summary plan description -- Publication -- Recipients.
- § 161.585. Member's account confidential -- Release of certain information from accounts of current or former legislators -- Medical records on file confidential -- Production of records in response to a subpoena or court order.
- § 161.590. Service credit at retirement.
- § 161.595. Credit upon service retirement.
- § 161.597. Installment payments for purchase of service credit by active contributing members.
- § 161.600. Retirement conditions -- Consolidation of accounts -- Applications and forms -- Surviving spouse.
- § 161.603. Repealed, 2008.
- § 161.605. Resumption of employment by retired member -- Continuation of retirement allowance -- Individuals who retire and are reemployed -- Part-time, substitute teaching, and nonteaching employment -- Health insurance coverage.
- § 161.607. Employment in position covered by other Kentucky retirement system.
- § 161.608. Calculation of benefits of member who has an account with another state system.
- § 161.610. Repealed, 1964.
- § 161.611. Supplemental retirement benefit plan -- Purpose -- Administration -- Eligibility -- Payments.
- § 161.612. Membership of individuals providing part-time and substitute services -- Service credit -- Participation in benefits.
- § 161.614. Court-ordered back salary and reinstatement.
- § 161.615. Limited defined contribution plan -- Purpose -- Administration -- Eligibility -- Payments.
- § 161.620. Retirement allowances for university and nonuniversity retirees -- Amount -- Increases -- Payments for adult dependents.
- § 161.623. Use of unused sick-leave days to determine service credit -- Applicability to individuals becoming members on or after July 1, 2008 -- Maximum amount.
- § 161.624. Responsibilities of members.
- § 161.625. Repealed, 1964.
- § 161.630. Benefit options -- Change in benefit option by retiree -- Beneficiary redesignation after retirement.
- § 161.633. Foundational component for persons who became nonuniversity members on or after January 1, 2022 -- Valuation assessment -- Adjustments to maintain funding level and contain costs -- Construction.
- § 161.634. Foundational component for persons who became university members on or after January 1, 2022 -- Valuation assessment -- Adjustments to maintain funding level and contain costs -- Construction.
- § 161.635. Supplemental component for persons who became nonuniversity members on or after January 1, 2022 -- Benefit -- Contributions -- Election upon termination of employment and upon retirement -- Plans authorized under Internal Revenue Code.
- § 161.636. Supplemental component for persons who became university members on or after January 1, 2022 -- Benefit -- Contributions -- Election upon termination of employment and upon retirement -- Plans authorized under Internal Revenue Code.
- § 161.640. Payment of annuities -- Payroll deductions -- Electronic fund transfer, exception -- Payments to special needs trust.
- § 161.643. Records and annual reports for annuitants employed by school districts or agencies -- Penalty for noncompliance -- System may require more frequent reporting.
- § 161.650. Death of retired member -- Payment to beneficiaries -- Effect of divorce decree -- Failure to designate beneficiary.
- § 161.655. Life insurance benefit -- Assignment of benefit.
- § 161.660. Repealed, 1964.
- § 161.661. Disability retirement.
- § 161.662. Status of disabled teachers and superintendents.
- § 161.663. Disability retirement with less than required years of service.
- § 161.670. Repealed, 1964.
- § 161.675. Hospital and medical benefits and health insurance coverage for eligible recipients of retirement allowances from Teachers' Retirement System -- Applicability to individuals becoming members on or after July 1, 2008 -- Health insurance supplement payments -- Coverage for spouses, dependents, and disabled children of retirees -- Exemption from premium tax.
- § 161.677. Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System insurance trust fund.
- § 161.680. Mistake in payment -- Correction of error -- Collection of overpayments.
- § 161.690. Falsifying record prohibited.
- § 161.695. Use and acceptance of electronic signatures.
- § 161.700. Funds exempt from taxation and process -- Assignment to trustee of special needs trust -- Taxability after December 31, 1997 -- Benefits not considered marital property -- Qualified domestic relations order.
- § 161.705. Repealed, 1992.
- § 161.710. Local system merged with state system.
- § 161.712. Repealed, 1996.
- § 161.714. Inviolable contract.
- § 161.715. Repealed, 1976.
- § 161.716. Federal laws take precedence over Kentucky statutes pertaining to Teachers' Retirement System.
- § 161.720. Definitions for teachers' tenure law.
- § 161.721. Superintendent eligible for continuing contract status.
- § 161.730. Limited or continuing contract with teachers required.
- § 161.740. Eligibility for continuing service status -- Limited status employee on approved military leave -- Transfer of teachers -- Reinstatement after service in Armed Forces -- District-level administrative position in county with consolidated local government.
- § 161.750. Nonrenewal of limited contracts.
- § 161.760. Notice of salary to be paid to teacher -- Increases -- Reductions in responsibility.
- § 161.765. Procedures for demotion of administrative personnel -- Appeal.
- § 161.770. Leaves of absence.
- § 161.780. Termination of contract by teacher or superintendent -- Resignation binding as of date of acceptance.
- § 161.790. Termination of contract by board -- Administrative hearing tribunal -- Sanctions.
- § 161.795. Investigation of and records that school employee acted improperly relating to statewide assessment program -- Certain records to be expunged.
- § 161.800. Suspension of contracts on reducing number of teachers.
- § 161.810. Continuance of status in case of annexation or consolidation of schools.
- § 161.821. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.822. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.823. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.824. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.825. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.826. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.827. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.828. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.829. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.830. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.831. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.832. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.833. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.834. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.835. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.836. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.837. Repealed, 1978.
- § 161.841. Repealed, 1990.
- § 161.990. Penalties.