KRS 156.016: Abolition of employment positions -- Reorganization.

(1) Effective at the close of business on June 30, 1991, all employment positions in the

Department of Education shall be abolished and the employment of all employees

in the positions shall be terminated. Employees whose employment has been

terminated under t he provisions of this section shall have the same reemployment

rights granted career employees by KRS Chapter 18A, except these employees shall

not have priority status on the register for reemployment in the Department of

Education. This shall not be cons trued as prohibiting the Department of Education

from rehiring an employee whose employment has been terminated.

(2) After a comprehensive study of the Department of Education and the goals and

duties of the commissioner of education and the department as established under the

Kentucky Education Reform Act of 1990, 1990 Ky. Acts Ch. 476, the

commissioner shall reorganize the department, effective July 1, 1991. The

reorganization of the department shall incorporate a strong orientation toward

providing techn ical assistance to school districts. After the comprehensive study,

which shall include consultations with current department employees, the

commissioner shall establish all positions in the department and set the

qualifications for the positions, effectiv e no earlier than July 1, 1991. The

commissioner may rehire any department employees whose employment is

terminated at the close of business on June 30, 1991, under this section.

(3) This section is in response to a specific court decision demanding specific actions of

the General Assembly. The actions authorized by this section are designed for a

single time use only in response to the education situation. The actions authorized

by this section shall not extend to any other situation or circumstance.