CHAPTER 161 SCHOOL EMPLOYEES -- TEACHERS' RETIREMENT AND TENURE
- 161.010 Definitions for KRS 161.020 to 161.120.
- 161.011 Definitions of "classified employee" and "seniority" -- Job classifications and minimum qualifications -- Requirement of written contracts and written personnel policies -- Reduction in force
- 161.017 Executive director of Education Professional Standards Board.
- 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- 161.025 Repealed, 1990.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 and internship requirements.
- 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 -- Internship -- Beginning teac
- 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- 161.035 Repealed, 1978.
- 161.040 Repealed, 1998.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 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- 161.050 Repealed, 1950.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- 161.060 Repealed, 1950.
- 161.070 Repealed, 1950.
- 161.080 Repealed, 1950.
- 161.090 Repealed, 1950.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.
- 161.100 Emergency certificates.
- 161.102 Emergency substitute teaching certificates.
- 161.110 Repealed, 1978.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 -- Appeals.
- 161.121 Repealed, 1990.
- 161.1211 Classification of teachers.
- 161.122 Repealed, 1990.
- 161.1221 Out-of-field teaching.
- 161.1222 Pilot teacher internship program -- Report to Interim Joint Committee on Education -- Appropriated funds.
- 161.123 Reciprocity certification for out-of-state teachers.
- 161.124 Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel.
- 161.126 Designation of executive director of the Education Professional Standards Board 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.
- 161.140 Repealed, 1982.
- 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 --
- 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 -- 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.
- 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 Teacher or staff member to accompany students on school-sponsored or endorsed trips -- Exceptions.
- 161.190 Abuse of teacher 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.
- 161.220 Definitions for KRS 161.220 to 161.716 and 161.990.
- 161.230 Retirement system -- Purpose -- Name.
- 161.240 Repealed, 1964
- 161.250 Board of trustees to control retirement -- Membership -- Appeals -- Trustee education program -- Public disclosure of best practices model -- Administrative regulations for authorized benefit
- 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 -- Bonds of officers and employees -- 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 Actuary.
- 161.410 Repealed, 1964.
- 161.420 Funds of retirement system.
- 161.430 Investment of funds.
- 161.440 Assignment of interest to funds.
- 161.450 Repealed, 1996.
- 161.460 Interest in investments.
- 161.470 Membership -- Forfeiture of service credit -- Termination of membership -- Forfeiture of benefits -- Reinstatement -- Payment of accumulated contributions.
- 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 -- Factor for members employed by universities and colleges -- Factor for other membe
- 161.516 Repealed, 1962.
- 161.520 Payment of accumulated contribution on death.
- 161.522 Survivor of member retired for disability may elect annuity.
- 161.525 Death of member eligible to retire -- Options of beneficiary -- Monthly minimum allowance to surviving spouse.
- 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 by individuals becoming memb
- 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 -- Exception.
- 161.547 Member having service as legislator may purchase 4 years' credit in the retirement system.
- 161.548 Purchase of service credit for service at a regional community mental health and mental retardation service program.
- 161.549 Purchase of service credit for service at a Federal Head Start agency.
- 161.550 State's contribution to system.
- 161.553 Funding of past statutory benefit improvements -- Schedules for appropriations -- Cost-of-living increases -- Feasibility study of employer contribution rate stabilization.
- 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 -- 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 Account of member, and medical records on file, confidential -- Production of records in response to a subpoena or court order.
- 161.590 Service credit at retirement.
- 161.595 Service credit.
- 161.597 Installment payments for purchase of service credit by active contributing members.
- 161.600 Retirement conditions.
- 161.603 Repealed, 2008.
- 161.605 Resumption of employment by retired member -- Continuation of retirement allowance -- Waiver of annuity -- Nonteaching employment.
- 161.607 Employment in position covered by other Kentucky retirement system.
- 161.608 Computation 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 -- Amount -- Applicability to persons becoming members on or after July 1, 2008.
- 161.623 Use of unused sick-leave days to determine service credit -- Applicability to individuals becoming members on or after July 1, 2008.
- 161.624 Responsibilities of members.
- 161.625 Repealed, 1964.
- 161.630 Benefit options -- Change in benefit option -- Beneficiary redesignation after retirement.
- 161.640 Payment of annuities -- Payroll deductions -- Electronic fund transfer, exception.
- 161.643 Records and annual reports for annuitants employed by school districts or agencies -- Penalty for noncompliance.
- 161.650 Death of retired member -- Payment to beneficiaries -- Effect of divorce decree -- Failure to designate beneficiary.
- 161.655 Life insurance 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 membe
- 161.677 Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System insurance trust fund.
- 161.680 Mistake in payment -- Correction of error.
- 161.690 Falsifying record prohibited.
- 161.700 Funds exempt from taxation and process -- Taxability after December 31, 1997 -- Benefits not considered marital property.
- 161.705 Repealed, 1992.
- 161.710 Local system merged with state system.
- 161.712 Repealed, 1996.
- 161.714 Inviolable contract -- Exception.
- 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.
- 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.