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160.380 School employees -- Restrictions on appointment of relatives, violent offenders, and persons convicted of sex crimes -- National and state criminal <br>history background checks on applicants, new hires, and school-based <br>decision-making council parent members -- Application and renewal forms -- <br>Employees charged with felony offenses. (1) As used in this section: (a) &quot;Contractor&quot; means an adult who is permitted access to school grounds pursuant to a current or prospective contractual agreement with the school, <br>school board, school district, or school-affiliated entity, at times when <br>students are present. The term &quot;contractor&quot; includes an employee of a <br>contractor; (b) &quot;Relative&quot; means father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law; and (c) &quot;Vacancy&quot; means any certified position opening created by the resignation, dismissal, nonrenewal of contract, transfer, or death of a certified staff <br>member of a local school district, or a new position created in a local school <br>district for which certification is required. However, if an employer-employee <br>bargained contract contains procedures for filling certified position openings <br>created by the resignation, dismissal, nonrenewal of contract, transfer, or death <br>of a certified staff member, or creation of a new position for which <br>certification is required, a vacancy shall not exist, unless certified positions <br>remain open after compliance with those procedures. (2) Except as provided in KRS 160.346: (a) All appointments, promotions, and transfers of principals, supervisors, teachers, and other public school employees shall be made only by the <br>superintendent of schools, who shall notify the board of the action taken. All <br>employees of the local district shall have the qualifications prescribed by law <br>and by the administrative regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education and <br>of the employing board. Supervisors, principals, teachers, and other <br>employees may be appointed by the superintendent for any school year at any <br>time after February 1 preceding the beginning of the school year. No <br>superintendent of schools shall appoint or transfer himself or herself to <br>another position within the school district; (b) When a vacancy occurs in a local school district, the superintendent shall notify the chief state school officer thirty (30) days before the position shall be <br>filled. The chief state school officer shall keep a registry of local district <br>vacancies which shall be made available to the public. The local school <br>district shall post position openings in the local board office for public <br>viewing; (c) When a vacancy needs to be filled in less than thirty (30) days' time to prevent disruption of necessary instructional or support services of the school district, <br>the superintendent may seek a waiver from the chief state school officer. If the <br>waiver is approved, the appointment shall not be made until the person recommended for the position has been approved by the chief state school <br>officer. The chief state school officer shall respond to a district's request for <br>waiver or for approval of an appointment within two (2) working days; (d) When a vacancy occurs in a local district, the superintendent shall conduct a search to locate minority teachers to be considered for the position. The <br>superintendent shall, pursuant to administrative regulations of the Kentucky <br>Board of Education, report annually the district's recruitment process and the <br>activities used to increase the percentage of minority teachers in the district; (e) No relative of a superintendent of schools shall be an employee of the school district. However, this shall not apply to a relative who is a classified or <br>certified employee of the school district for at least thirty-six (36) months <br>prior to the superintendent assuming office, or prior to marrying a relative of <br>the superintendent, and who is qualified for the position the employee holds. <br>A superintendent's spouse who has at least twenty (20) years of service in <br>school systems may be an employee of the school district. A superintendent's <br>spouse who is employed under this provision shall not hold a position in <br>which the spouse supervises certified or classified employees. A <br>superintendent's spouse may supervise teacher aides and student teachers. <br>However, the superintendent shall not promote a relative who continues <br>employment under an exception of this subsection; (f) No superintendent shall employ a relative of a school board member of the district, unless on July 13, 1990, the board member's relative is an employee <br>of the district, the board member is holding office, and the relative was not <br>initially hired by the district during the tenure of the board member. A relative <br>employed in 1989-90 and initially hired during the tenure of a board member <br>serving on July 13, 1990, may continue to be employed during the remainder <br>of the board member's term. However, the superintendent shall not promote <br>any relative of a school board member who continues employment under the <br>exception of this subsection; and (g) 1. No principal's relative shall be employed in the principal's school, except <br>a relative who is not the principal's spouse and who was employed in the <br>principal's school during the 1989-90 school year. 2. No spouse of a principal shall be employed in the principal's school, <br>except: <br>a. A principal's spouse who was employed in the principal's school <br>during the 1989-90 school year for whom there is no position for <br>which the spouse is certified to fill in another school operated in <br>the district; or b. A principal's spouse who was employed in the 1989-90 school year <br>and is in a school district containing no more than one (1) <br>elementary school, one (1) middle school, and one (1) high school. 3. A principal's spouse who is employed in the principal's school shall be <br>evaluated by a school administrator other than the principal. 4. The provisions of KRS 161.760 shall not apply to any transfer made in <br>order to comply with the provisions of this paragraph. (3) No superintendent shall employ in any position in the district any person who is a violent offender or has been convicted of a sex crime as defined by KRS 17.165 <br>which is classified as a felony. The superintendent may employ, at his discretion, <br>persons convicted of sex crimes classified as a misdemeanor. (4) (a) A superintendent shall require a national and state criminal background check on all new certified hires in the school district and student teachers assigned <br>within the district. Excluded are certified individuals who were employed in <br>another certified position in a Kentucky school district within six (6) months <br>of the date of hire and who had previously submitted to a national and state <br>criminal background check for the previous employment. (b) The superintendent shall require that each new certified hire and student teacher, as set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection, submit to a national <br>and state criminal history background check by the Department of Kentucky <br>State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (c) All fingerprints requested under this section shall be on an applicant fingerprint card provided by the Department of Kentucky State Police. The <br>fingerprint cards shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation <br>from the Department of Kentucky State Police after a state criminal <br>background check is conducted. The results of the state and federal criminal <br>background check shall be sent to the hiring superintendent. Any fee charged <br>by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of <br>Investigation shall be an amount no greater than the actual cost of processing <br>the request and conducting the search. (d) The Education Professional Standards Board may promulgate administrative regulations to impose additional qualifications to meet the requirements of <br>Public Law 92-544. (5) A superintendent shall require a state criminal background check on all classified initial hires. <br>(a) The superintendent shall require that each classified initial hire submit to a state criminal history background check by the Department of Kentucky State <br>Police. If an applicant has been a resident of Kentucky twelve (12) months or <br>less, the superintendent may require a national criminal history background <br>check as a condition of employment. (b) Any request for records under this section shall be on an applicant fingerprint card provided by the Department of Kentucky State Police. The results of the <br>state criminal background check and the results of the national criminal <br>history background check, if requested under the provisions of paragraph (a) <br>of this subsection, shall be sent to the hiring superintendent. Any fee charged <br>by the Department of Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no greater <br>than the actual cost of processing the request and conducting the search. (6) The superintendent may require a contractor, volunteer, or visitor to submit to a national and state criminal history background check by the Department of <br>Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any request for <br>records under this section shall be on an applicant fingerprint card provided by the <br>Department of Kentucky State Police. The results of the state criminal background <br>check and the results of the national criminal history background check, if <br>requested, shall be sent to the hiring superintendent. Any fee charged by the <br>Department of Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no greater than the actual <br>cost of processing the request and conducting the search. (7) (a) If a school term has begun and a certified or classified position remains unfilled or if a vacancy occurs during a school term, a superintendent may <br>employ an individual, who will have supervisory or disciplinary authority over <br>minors, on probationary status pending receipt of the criminal history <br>background check. Application for the criminal record of a probationary <br>employee shall be made no later than the date probationary employment <br>begins. (b) Employment shall be contingent on the receipt of the criminal history background check documenting that the probationary employee has no record <br>of a sex crime nor as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165. (c) Notwithstanding KRS 161.720 to 161.800 or any other statute to the contrary, probationary employment under this section shall terminate on receipt by the <br>school district of a criminal history background check documenting a record <br>of a sex crime or as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165 and no <br>further procedures shall be required. (d) The provisions of KRS 161.790 shall apply to terminate employment of a certified employee on the basis of a criminal record other than a record of a <br>sex crime or as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165. (8) (a) Each application or renewal form, provided by the employer to an applicant for a classified position, shall conspicuously state the following: &quot;FOR THIS <br>TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A STATE <br>CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF <br>EMPLOYMENT. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, A NATIONAL <br>CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK MAY BE REQUIRED AS <br>A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.&quot; (b) Each application or renewal form, provided by the employer to an applicant for a certified position, shall conspicuously state the following: &quot;FOR THIS <br>TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND <br>STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AS A <br>CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.&quot; (c) Each application form for a district position shall require the applicant to: 1. Identify the states in which he or she has maintained residency, <br>including the dates of residency; and 2. Provide picture identification. (9) The provisions of subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of this section shall apply to a nonfaculty coach or nonfaculty assistant as defined under KRS 161.185. (10) A school-based decision-making council parent member, as defined under KRS 160.345, shall submit to a state and national fingerprint-supported criminal history <br>background check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal <br>Bureau of Investigation. The results of the state criminal history background check <br>and the results of the national criminal history background check, if requested, shall <br>be sent to the district superintendent. Any fee charged by the Department of <br>Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no greater than the actual cost of <br>processing the request and conducting the search. A parent member may serve prior <br>to the receipt of the criminal history background check report but shall be removed <br>from the council on receipt by the school district of a report documenting a record <br>of a sex crime or criminal offense against a victim who is a minor as defined in <br>KRS 17.500 or as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165, and no further <br>procedures shall be required. (11) Notwithstanding any provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to the contrary, when an employee of the school district is charged with any offense which is <br>classified as a felony, the superintendent may transfer the employee to a second <br>position until such time as the employee is found not guilty, the charges are <br>dismissed, the employee is terminated, or the superintendent determines that further <br>personnel action is not required. The employee shall continue to be paid at the same <br>rate of pay he or she received prior to the transfer. If an employee is charged with an <br>offense outside of the Commonwealth, this provision may also be applied if the <br>charge would have been treated as a felony if committed within the Commonwealth. <br>Transfers shall be made to prevent disruption of the educational process and district <br>operations and in the interest of students and staff and shall not be construed as <br>evidence of misconduct. Effective: January 14, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 2, effective January 14, 2010. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 85, sec. 169, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 18, <br>effective July 12, 2006; and ch. 221, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended <br>2005 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 60, sec. 3, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 2, <br>effective July 15, 1998; ch. 362, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998; ch. 467, sec. 1, <br>effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 489, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended <br>1996 Ky. Acts ch. 349, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996; and ch. 362, sec. 6, effective <br>July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 192, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994; <br>and ch. 483, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. <meta property="og:url" content="https://statutes.laws.com/test/" /> <meta property="og:site_name" content="Statutes" /> <meta property="article:modified_time" content="2019-12-27T23:25:16+00:00" /> <meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /> <h2>State Codes and Statutes</h2> <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/'>Statutes</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/kentucky'>Kentucky</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/kentucky/160-00'>160-00</a> > <a href='https://statutes.laws.com/kentucky/160-00/380'>380</a><br><br><a href="https://law.justia.com/codes/kentucky/2009/160-00/pdf/380.pdf">Download pdf</a><br><div id="embed_document" style="width:625px; height:815px; text-align:center;">Loading PDF...</div><script type="text/javascript"> var pdf_url = 'https://law.justia.com/codes/kentucky/2009/160-00/pdf/380.pdf'; $(document).ready(function() { var embedwindow = $("#embed_document"); if ($.browser.msie){ embedwindow.html('<embed src="'+pdf_url+'" width="100%" height="100%"></embed>'); } else { embedwindow.html('<iframe style="width:100%; height:100%;" src="https://docs.google.com/gview?url='+window.escape(pdf_url)+'&embedded=true" frameborder="0"></iframe>'); } });</script><br><br><noframes>160.380 School employees -- Restrictions on appointment of relatives, violent offenders, and persons convicted of sex crimes -- National and state criminal <br>history background checks on applicants, new hires, and school-based <br>decision-making council parent members -- Application and renewal forms -- <br>Employees charged with felony offenses. (1) As used in this section: (a) &quot;Contractor&quot; means an adult who is permitted access to school grounds pursuant to a current or prospective contractual agreement with the school, <br>school board, school district, or school-affiliated entity, at times when <br>students are present. The term &quot;contractor&quot; includes an employee of a <br>contractor; (b) &quot;Relative&quot; means father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law; and (c) &quot;Vacancy&quot; means any certified position opening created by the resignation, dismissal, nonrenewal of contract, transfer, or death of a certified staff <br>member of a local school district, or a new position created in a local school <br>district for which certification is required. However, if an employer-employee <br>bargained contract contains procedures for filling certified position openings <br>created by the resignation, dismissal, nonrenewal of contract, transfer, or death <br>of a certified staff member, or creation of a new position for which <br>certification is required, a vacancy shall not exist, unless certified positions <br>remain open after compliance with those procedures. (2) Except as provided in KRS 160.346: (a) All appointments, promotions, and transfers of principals, supervisors, teachers, and other public school employees shall be made only by the <br>superintendent of schools, who shall notify the board of the action taken. All <br>employees of the local district shall have the qualifications prescribed by law <br>and by the administrative regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education and <br>of the employing board. Supervisors, principals, teachers, and other <br>employees may be appointed by the superintendent for any school year at any <br>time after February 1 preceding the beginning of the school year. No <br>superintendent of schools shall appoint or transfer himself or herself to <br>another position within the school district; (b) When a vacancy occurs in a local school district, the superintendent shall notify the chief state school officer thirty (30) days before the position shall be <br>filled. The chief state school officer shall keep a registry of local district <br>vacancies which shall be made available to the public. The local school <br>district shall post position openings in the local board office for public <br>viewing; (c) When a vacancy needs to be filled in less than thirty (30) days' time to prevent disruption of necessary instructional or support services of the school district, <br>the superintendent may seek a waiver from the chief state school officer. If the <br>waiver is approved, the appointment shall not be made until the person recommended for the position has been approved by the chief state school <br>officer. The chief state school officer shall respond to a district's request for <br>waiver or for approval of an appointment within two (2) working days; (d) When a vacancy occurs in a local district, the superintendent shall conduct a search to locate minority teachers to be considered for the position. The <br>superintendent shall, pursuant to administrative regulations of the Kentucky <br>Board of Education, report annually the district's recruitment process and the <br>activities used to increase the percentage of minority teachers in the district; (e) No relative of a superintendent of schools shall be an employee of the school district. However, this shall not apply to a relative who is a classified or <br>certified employee of the school district for at least thirty-six (36) months <br>prior to the superintendent assuming office, or prior to marrying a relative of <br>the superintendent, and who is qualified for the position the employee holds. <br>A superintendent's spouse who has at least twenty (20) years of service in <br>school systems may be an employee of the school district. A superintendent's <br>spouse who is employed under this provision shall not hold a position in <br>which the spouse supervises certified or classified employees. A <br>superintendent's spouse may supervise teacher aides and student teachers. <br>However, the superintendent shall not promote a relative who continues <br>employment under an exception of this subsection; (f) No superintendent shall employ a relative of a school board member of the district, unless on July 13, 1990, the board member's relative is an employee <br>of the district, the board member is holding office, and the relative was not <br>initially hired by the district during the tenure of the board member. A relative <br>employed in 1989-90 and initially hired during the tenure of a board member <br>serving on July 13, 1990, may continue to be employed during the remainder <br>of the board member's term. However, the superintendent shall not promote <br>any relative of a school board member who continues employment under the <br>exception of this subsection; and (g) 1. No principal's relative shall be employed in the principal's school, except <br>a relative who is not the principal's spouse and who was employed in the <br>principal's school during the 1989-90 school year. 2. No spouse of a principal shall be employed in the principal's school, <br>except: <br>a. A principal's spouse who was employed in the principal's school <br>during the 1989-90 school year for whom there is no position for <br>which the spouse is certified to fill in another school operated in <br>the district; or b. A principal's spouse who was employed in the 1989-90 school year <br>and is in a school district containing no more than one (1) <br>elementary school, one (1) middle school, and one (1) high school. 3. A principal's spouse who is employed in the principal's school shall be <br>evaluated by a school administrator other than the principal. 4. The provisions of KRS 161.760 shall not apply to any transfer made in <br>order to comply with the provisions of this paragraph. (3) No superintendent shall employ in any position in the district any person who is a violent offender or has been convicted of a sex crime as defined by KRS 17.165 <br>which is classified as a felony. The superintendent may employ, at his discretion, <br>persons convicted of sex crimes classified as a misdemeanor. (4) (a) A superintendent shall require a national and state criminal background check on all new certified hires in the school district and student teachers assigned <br>within the district. Excluded are certified individuals who were employed in <br>another certified position in a Kentucky school district within six (6) months <br>of the date of hire and who had previously submitted to a national and state <br>criminal background check for the previous employment. (b) The superintendent shall require that each new certified hire and student teacher, as set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection, submit to a national <br>and state criminal history background check by the Department of Kentucky <br>State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (c) All fingerprints requested under this section shall be on an applicant fingerprint card provided by the Department of Kentucky State Police. The <br>fingerprint cards shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation <br>from the Department of Kentucky State Police after a state criminal <br>background check is conducted. The results of the state and federal criminal <br>background check shall be sent to the hiring superintendent. Any fee charged <br>by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of <br>Investigation shall be an amount no greater than the actual cost of processing <br>the request and conducting the search. (d) The Education Professional Standards Board may promulgate administrative regulations to impose additional qualifications to meet the requirements of <br>Public Law 92-544. (5) A superintendent shall require a state criminal background check on all classified initial hires. <br>(a) The superintendent shall require that each classified initial hire submit to a state criminal history background check by the Department of Kentucky State <br>Police. If an applicant has been a resident of Kentucky twelve (12) months or <br>less, the superintendent may require a national criminal history background <br>check as a condition of employment. (b) Any request for records under this section shall be on an applicant fingerprint card provided by the Department of Kentucky State Police. The results of the <br>state criminal background check and the results of the national criminal <br>history background check, if requested under the provisions of paragraph (a) <br>of this subsection, shall be sent to the hiring superintendent. Any fee charged <br>by the Department of Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no greater <br>than the actual cost of processing the request and conducting the search. (6) The superintendent may require a contractor, volunteer, or visitor to submit to a national and state criminal history background check by the Department of <br>Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any request for <br>records under this section shall be on an applicant fingerprint card provided by the <br>Department of Kentucky State Police. The results of the state criminal background <br>check and the results of the national criminal history background check, if <br>requested, shall be sent to the hiring superintendent. Any fee charged by the <br>Department of Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no greater than the actual <br>cost of processing the request and conducting the search. (7) (a) If a school term has begun and a certified or classified position remains unfilled or if a vacancy occurs during a school term, a superintendent may <br>employ an individual, who will have supervisory or disciplinary authority over <br>minors, on probationary status pending receipt of the criminal history <br>background check. Application for the criminal record of a probationary <br>employee shall be made no later than the date probationary employment <br>begins. (b) Employment shall be contingent on the receipt of the criminal history background check documenting that the probationary employee has no record <br>of a sex crime nor as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165. (c) Notwithstanding KRS 161.720 to 161.800 or any other statute to the contrary, probationary employment under this section shall terminate on receipt by the <br>school district of a criminal history background check documenting a record <br>of a sex crime or as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165 and no <br>further procedures shall be required. (d) The provisions of KRS 161.790 shall apply to terminate employment of a certified employee on the basis of a criminal record other than a record of a <br>sex crime or as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165. (8) (a) Each application or renewal form, provided by the employer to an applicant for a classified position, shall conspicuously state the following: &quot;FOR THIS <br>TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A STATE <br>CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF <br>EMPLOYMENT. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, A NATIONAL <br>CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK MAY BE REQUIRED AS <br>A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.&quot; (b) Each application or renewal form, provided by the employer to an applicant for a certified position, shall conspicuously state the following: &quot;FOR THIS <br>TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND <br>STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AS A <br>CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.&quot; (c) Each application form for a district position shall require the applicant to: 1. Identify the states in which he or she has maintained residency, <br>including the dates of residency; and 2. Provide picture identification. (9) The provisions of subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of this section shall apply to a nonfaculty coach or nonfaculty assistant as defined under KRS 161.185. (10) A school-based decision-making council parent member, as defined under KRS 160.345, shall submit to a state and national fingerprint-supported criminal history <br>background check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal <br>Bureau of Investigation. The results of the state criminal history background check <br>and the results of the national criminal history background check, if requested, shall <br>be sent to the district superintendent. Any fee charged by the Department of <br>Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no greater than the actual cost of <br>processing the request and conducting the search. A parent member may serve prior <br>to the receipt of the criminal history background check report but shall be removed <br>from the council on receipt by the school district of a report documenting a record <br>of a sex crime or criminal offense against a victim who is a minor as defined in <br>KRS 17.500 or as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165, and no further <br>procedures shall be required. (11) Notwithstanding any provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to the contrary, when an employee of the school district is charged with any offense which is <br>classified as a felony, the superintendent may transfer the employee to a second <br>position until such time as the employee is found not guilty, the charges are <br>dismissed, the employee is terminated, or the superintendent determines that further <br>personnel action is not required. The employee shall continue to be paid at the same <br>rate of pay he or she received prior to the transfer. If an employee is charged with an <br>offense outside of the Commonwealth, this provision may also be applied if the <br>charge would have been treated as a felony if committed within the Commonwealth. <br>Transfers shall be made to prevent disruption of the educational process and district <br>operations and in the interest of students and staff and shall not be construed as <br>evidence of misconduct. Effective: January 14, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 2, effective January 14, 2010. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 85, sec. 169, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 18, <br>effective July 12, 2006; and ch. 221, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended <br>2005 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 60, sec. 3, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 2, <br>effective July 15, 1998; ch. 362, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998; ch. 467, sec. 1, <br>effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 489, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended <br>1996 Ky. Acts ch. 349, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996; and ch. 362, sec. 6, effective <br>July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. 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});</script><br><br><noframes>160.380 School employees -- Restrictions on appointment of relatives, violent offenders, and persons convicted of sex crimes -- National and state criminal <br>history background checks on applicants, new hires, and school-based <br>decision-making council parent members -- Application and renewal forms -- <br>Employees charged with felony offenses. (1) As used in this section: (a) &quot;Contractor&quot; means an adult who is permitted access to school grounds pursuant to a current or prospective contractual agreement with the school, <br>school board, school district, or school-affiliated entity, at times when <br>students are present. The term &quot;contractor&quot; includes an employee of a <br>contractor; (b) &quot;Relative&quot; means father, mother, brother, sister, husband, wife, son, daughter, aunt, uncle, son-in-law, and daughter-in-law; and (c) &quot;Vacancy&quot; means any certified position opening created by the resignation, dismissal, nonrenewal of contract, transfer, or death of a certified staff <br>member of a local school district, or a new position created in a local school <br>district for which certification is required. However, if an employer-employee <br>bargained contract contains procedures for filling certified position openings <br>created by the resignation, dismissal, nonrenewal of contract, transfer, or death <br>of a certified staff member, or creation of a new position for which <br>certification is required, a vacancy shall not exist, unless certified positions <br>remain open after compliance with those procedures. (2) Except as provided in KRS 160.346: (a) All appointments, promotions, and transfers of principals, supervisors, teachers, and other public school employees shall be made only by the <br>superintendent of schools, who shall notify the board of the action taken. All <br>employees of the local district shall have the qualifications prescribed by law <br>and by the administrative regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education and <br>of the employing board. Supervisors, principals, teachers, and other <br>employees may be appointed by the superintendent for any school year at any <br>time after February 1 preceding the beginning of the school year. No <br>superintendent of schools shall appoint or transfer himself or herself to <br>another position within the school district; (b) When a vacancy occurs in a local school district, the superintendent shall notify the chief state school officer thirty (30) days before the position shall be <br>filled. The chief state school officer shall keep a registry of local district <br>vacancies which shall be made available to the public. The local school <br>district shall post position openings in the local board office for public <br>viewing; (c) When a vacancy needs to be filled in less than thirty (30) days' time to prevent disruption of necessary instructional or support services of the school district, <br>the superintendent may seek a waiver from the chief state school officer. If the <br>waiver is approved, the appointment shall not be made until the person recommended for the position has been approved by the chief state school <br>officer. The chief state school officer shall respond to a district's request for <br>waiver or for approval of an appointment within two (2) working days; (d) When a vacancy occurs in a local district, the superintendent shall conduct a search to locate minority teachers to be considered for the position. The <br>superintendent shall, pursuant to administrative regulations of the Kentucky <br>Board of Education, report annually the district's recruitment process and the <br>activities used to increase the percentage of minority teachers in the district; (e) No relative of a superintendent of schools shall be an employee of the school district. However, this shall not apply to a relative who is a classified or <br>certified employee of the school district for at least thirty-six (36) months <br>prior to the superintendent assuming office, or prior to marrying a relative of <br>the superintendent, and who is qualified for the position the employee holds. <br>A superintendent's spouse who has at least twenty (20) years of service in <br>school systems may be an employee of the school district. A superintendent's <br>spouse who is employed under this provision shall not hold a position in <br>which the spouse supervises certified or classified employees. A <br>superintendent's spouse may supervise teacher aides and student teachers. <br>However, the superintendent shall not promote a relative who continues <br>employment under an exception of this subsection; (f) No superintendent shall employ a relative of a school board member of the district, unless on July 13, 1990, the board member's relative is an employee <br>of the district, the board member is holding office, and the relative was not <br>initially hired by the district during the tenure of the board member. A relative <br>employed in 1989-90 and initially hired during the tenure of a board member <br>serving on July 13, 1990, may continue to be employed during the remainder <br>of the board member's term. However, the superintendent shall not promote <br>any relative of a school board member who continues employment under the <br>exception of this subsection; and (g) 1. No principal's relative shall be employed in the principal's school, except <br>a relative who is not the principal's spouse and who was employed in the <br>principal's school during the 1989-90 school year. 2. No spouse of a principal shall be employed in the principal's school, <br>except: <br>a. A principal's spouse who was employed in the principal's school <br>during the 1989-90 school year for whom there is no position for <br>which the spouse is certified to fill in another school operated in <br>the district; or b. A principal's spouse who was employed in the 1989-90 school year <br>and is in a school district containing no more than one (1) <br>elementary school, one (1) middle school, and one (1) high school. 3. A principal's spouse who is employed in the principal's school shall be <br>evaluated by a school administrator other than the principal. 4. The provisions of KRS 161.760 shall not apply to any transfer made in <br>order to comply with the provisions of this paragraph. (3) No superintendent shall employ in any position in the district any person who is a violent offender or has been convicted of a sex crime as defined by KRS 17.165 <br>which is classified as a felony. The superintendent may employ, at his discretion, <br>persons convicted of sex crimes classified as a misdemeanor. (4) (a) A superintendent shall require a national and state criminal background check on all new certified hires in the school district and student teachers assigned <br>within the district. Excluded are certified individuals who were employed in <br>another certified position in a Kentucky school district within six (6) months <br>of the date of hire and who had previously submitted to a national and state <br>criminal background check for the previous employment. (b) The superintendent shall require that each new certified hire and student teacher, as set forth in paragraph (a) of this subsection, submit to a national <br>and state criminal history background check by the Department of Kentucky <br>State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. (c) All fingerprints requested under this section shall be on an applicant fingerprint card provided by the Department of Kentucky State Police. The <br>fingerprint cards shall be forwarded to the Federal Bureau of Investigation <br>from the Department of Kentucky State Police after a state criminal <br>background check is conducted. The results of the state and federal criminal <br>background check shall be sent to the hiring superintendent. Any fee charged <br>by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of <br>Investigation shall be an amount no greater than the actual cost of processing <br>the request and conducting the search. (d) The Education Professional Standards Board may promulgate administrative regulations to impose additional qualifications to meet the requirements of <br>Public Law 92-544. (5) A superintendent shall require a state criminal background check on all classified initial hires. <br>(a) The superintendent shall require that each classified initial hire submit to a state criminal history background check by the Department of Kentucky State <br>Police. If an applicant has been a resident of Kentucky twelve (12) months or <br>less, the superintendent may require a national criminal history background <br>check as a condition of employment. (b) Any request for records under this section shall be on an applicant fingerprint card provided by the Department of Kentucky State Police. The results of the <br>state criminal background check and the results of the national criminal <br>history background check, if requested under the provisions of paragraph (a) <br>of this subsection, shall be sent to the hiring superintendent. Any fee charged <br>by the Department of Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no greater <br>than the actual cost of processing the request and conducting the search. (6) The superintendent may require a contractor, volunteer, or visitor to submit to a national and state criminal history background check by the Department of <br>Kentucky State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. Any request for <br>records under this section shall be on an applicant fingerprint card provided by the <br>Department of Kentucky State Police. The results of the state criminal background <br>check and the results of the national criminal history background check, if <br>requested, shall be sent to the hiring superintendent. Any fee charged by the <br>Department of Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no greater than the actual <br>cost of processing the request and conducting the search. (7) (a) If a school term has begun and a certified or classified position remains unfilled or if a vacancy occurs during a school term, a superintendent may <br>employ an individual, who will have supervisory or disciplinary authority over <br>minors, on probationary status pending receipt of the criminal history <br>background check. Application for the criminal record of a probationary <br>employee shall be made no later than the date probationary employment <br>begins. (b) Employment shall be contingent on the receipt of the criminal history background check documenting that the probationary employee has no record <br>of a sex crime nor as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165. (c) Notwithstanding KRS 161.720 to 161.800 or any other statute to the contrary, probationary employment under this section shall terminate on receipt by the <br>school district of a criminal history background check documenting a record <br>of a sex crime or as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165 and no <br>further procedures shall be required. (d) The provisions of KRS 161.790 shall apply to terminate employment of a certified employee on the basis of a criminal record other than a record of a <br>sex crime or as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165. (8) (a) Each application or renewal form, provided by the employer to an applicant for a classified position, shall conspicuously state the following: &quot;FOR THIS <br>TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A STATE <br>CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AS A CONDITION OF <br>EMPLOYMENT. UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, A NATIONAL <br>CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK MAY BE REQUIRED AS <br>A CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.&quot; (b) Each application or renewal form, provided by the employer to an applicant for a certified position, shall conspicuously state the following: &quot;FOR THIS <br>TYPE OF EMPLOYMENT, STATE LAW REQUIRES A NATIONAL AND <br>STATE CRIMINAL HISTORY BACKGROUND CHECK AS A <br>CONDITION OF EMPLOYMENT.&quot; (c) Each application form for a district position shall require the applicant to: 1. Identify the states in which he or she has maintained residency, <br>including the dates of residency; and 2. Provide picture identification. (9) The provisions of subsections (4), (5), (6), (7), and (8) of this section shall apply to a nonfaculty coach or nonfaculty assistant as defined under KRS 161.185. (10) A school-based decision-making council parent member, as defined under KRS 160.345, shall submit to a state and national fingerprint-supported criminal history <br>background check by the Department of Kentucky State Police and the Federal <br>Bureau of Investigation. The results of the state criminal history background check <br>and the results of the national criminal history background check, if requested, shall <br>be sent to the district superintendent. Any fee charged by the Department of <br>Kentucky State Police shall be an amount no greater than the actual cost of <br>processing the request and conducting the search. A parent member may serve prior <br>to the receipt of the criminal history background check report but shall be removed <br>from the council on receipt by the school district of a report documenting a record <br>of a sex crime or criminal offense against a victim who is a minor as defined in <br>KRS 17.500 or as a violent offender as defined in KRS 17.165, and no further <br>procedures shall be required. (11) Notwithstanding any provision of the Kentucky Revised Statutes to the contrary, when an employee of the school district is charged with any offense which is <br>classified as a felony, the superintendent may transfer the employee to a second <br>position until such time as the employee is found not guilty, the charges are <br>dismissed, the employee is terminated, or the superintendent determines that further <br>personnel action is not required. The employee shall continue to be paid at the same <br>rate of pay he or she received prior to the transfer. If an employee is charged with an <br>offense outside of the Commonwealth, this provision may also be applied if the <br>charge would have been treated as a felony if committed within the Commonwealth. <br>Transfers shall be made to prevent disruption of the educational process and district <br>operations and in the interest of students and staff and shall not be construed as <br>evidence of misconduct. Effective: January 14, 2010 <br>History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 2, effective January 14, 2010. -- Amended 2009 Ky. Acts ch. 38, sec. 1, effective June 25, 2009. -- Amended 2007 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 85, sec. 169, effective June 26, 2007. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 182, sec. 18, <br>effective July 12, 2006; and ch. 221, sec. 5, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended <br>2005 Ky. Acts ch. 177, sec. 1, effective June 20, 2005. -- Amended 2001 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 60, sec. 3, effective June 21, 2001. -- Amended 1998 Ky. Acts ch. 178, sec. 2, <br>effective July 15, 1998; ch. 362, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998; ch. 467, sec. 1, <br>effective July 15, 1998; and ch. 489, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1998. -- Amended <br>1996 Ky. Acts ch. 349, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1996; and ch. 362, sec. 6, effective <br>July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1994 Ky. 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