KRS 157.655: Education technology program.

(1) To participate in the education technology funding program, a local public school

district shall have an unmet technology need described in its local district

technology plan and approved by the Kentucky Board of Education pursuant to its

technology master plan, and shall match equally the amount of funds offered by the

School Facilities Construction Commission for this purpose each biennium.

(2) If a local board of education determines that for any reason the district's approved

technology plan is grossly inconsistent with the administrative regulations

governing the development of the plan, the local board may certify, by official

action, the reason for the inconsistency and may request that the Department of

Education reevaluate the technology plan of the district. After review of the data,

the chief state school officer may require a reevaluation and the approval of a new

technology plan certified prior to an official offer from the School Facilities

Construction Commission. If the chief state school offi cer elects to recommend the

new technology plan to the Kentucky Board of Education, the board shall notify the

School Facilities Construction Commission of any change required in the offer of

assistance for the district.