KRS 158.442: Center for School Safety -- Duties -- School safety coordinator training

program -- Members of board -- Center for School Safety and its board of

directors not subject to reorganization by the Governor.

(1) The General Assembly hereby authorizes the establishment of the Center for School

Safety. The center's mission shall be to serve as the central point for data analysis;

research; dissemination of information about successful school safety and school

security programs, best practices, traini ng standards, research results, and new

programs; and, in collaboration with the Department of Education and others, to

provide technical assistance for safe schools.

(2) To fulfill its mission, the Center for School Safety shall:

(a) Establish a clearingh ouse for information and materials concerning school

violence prevention;

(b) Provide program development and implementation expertise and technical

support to schools, law enforcement agencies, and communities, which may

include coordinating training for administrators, teachers, students, parents,

and other community representatives;

(c) Analyze the data collected in compliance with KRS 158.444;

(d) Research and evaluate school safety programs so schools and communities are

better able to address their specific needs;

(e) Administer a school safety grant program for local districts as directed by the

General Assembly;

(f) Promote the formation of interagency efforts to address discipline and safety

issues within communities throughout the state in collabor ation with other

postsecondary education institutions and with local juvenile delinquency

prevention councils;

(g) Prepare and disseminate information regarding best practices in creating safe

and effective schools;

(h) Advise the Kentucky Board of Educati on on administrative policies and

administrative regulations relating to school safety and security;

(i) By July 1 of each year, provide an annual report to the Governor, the

Kentucky Board of Education, and the Interim Joint Committee on Education

regarding the status of school safety in Kentucky, including the number and

placement of school resource officer s working in school districts in Kentucky

and the source of funding and method of employment for each position in

accordance with KRS 158.4414;

(j) Develop and implement a school safety coordinator training program based on

national and state best practice s in collaboration with the Kentucky

Department of Education for school safety coordinators appointed pursuant to

KRS 158.4412. The training shall be approved by the board of directors of the

Center for School Safety and include instruction on at least the following:

1. Policies and procedures for conducting emergency response drills using

an all-hazards approach including hostage and active shooter situations;

2. Identification and response to threats to school safety and security; and

3. Preparing for, co nducting, and reviewing school security risk

assessments in accordance with KRS 158.4410;

(k) Develop and implement a system to provide certification to school districts

that the center has verified that:

1. A potential Kentucky guardian, as defined in KRS 158.4431, has met all

of the requirements of KRS 158.4431(3); and

2. Individuals employed as guardians meet the requirements of KRS

158.4431(4) and (5), as necessary;

(l) If funds are available, employ an individual whose job responsibilities include

oversight of the guardian program, including but not limited to:

1. The requirements of paragraph (k) of this subsection; and

2. The creation of model policy to be used by local boards of education

when adopting the policies in KRS 158.4431(8); and

(m) Award a school safety coordinator certificate of completion to a school safety

coordinator upon satisfactory completion of the training program.

(3) The Center for School Safety shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of

fifteen (15) members. Members shall consist of:

(a) The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Education;

(b) The secretary or a designee of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;

(c) The commissioner or a designee of the Department for Behavioral Health,

Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities;

(d) The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Kentucky State Police;

(e) The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Criminal Justice

Training;

(f) The executive director or a designee of the Kentucky Office of Homeland

Security;

(g) A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one (1) list

of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky League of Cities;

(h) A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one (1) list

of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky School Boards Association;

(i) A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one (1) list

of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Association of School

Superintendents;

(j) A representative which shal l be appointed by the Governor from one (1) list

of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Association of School Resource

Officers;

(k) A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one (1) list

of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Education Association;

(l) A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one (1) list

of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky School Nurses Association;

(m) A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one (1) li st

of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Association for Psychology in

the Schools;

(n) A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one (1) list

of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky School Counselor Association;

and

(o) A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one (1) list

of three (3) names submitted by the Kentucky Parent Teacher Association.

(4) Notwithstanding KRS 12.028, the Center for School Safety and its board of

directors shall not be subject to reorganization by the Governor.