KRS 158.780: Management improvement programs.

(1) The Kentucky Board of Education shall establish a program for voluntary

management improvement, for involuntary supervision, and for assuming full

control of a local school district.

(a) The voluntary improvement program shall assist local districts with t he

development of innovative management practices and help them adopt

currently accepted practices.

(b) If the Kentucky Board of Education believes that a critical lack of efficiency

or effectiveness in the governance or administration of a local school di strict

exists, it shall conduct an administrative hearing in compliance with KRS

Chapter 13B. If it is determined that there is a critical lack of efficiency or

effectiveness in the governance or administration, the state board shall assume

sufficient supe rvision of the district to ensure that appropriate corrective

action occurs. Neither the state board, the chief state school officer, nor his

designee shall assume the supervision of the district until an administrative

hearing has been conducted under KRS Chapter 13B.

(c) If the Kentucky Board of Education believes that the pattern of a lack of

efficiency or effectiveness in the governance or administration of a school

district warrants action, it shall conduct an administrative hearing in

compliance with KRS Chapter 13B. If it is determined that the pattern does

warrant action, it shall declare the district a "state assisted district" or a "state

managed district" and the state board shall then assume control of the district

as set forth in this section and KRS 158.785.

(2) The Kentucky Board of Education shall adopt necessary administrative regulations

to carry out the provisions of this section and KRS 158.785, including an

administrative regulation to more specifically establish and implement the standards

for designation as a "state assisted district" and a "state managed district."

(3) The Kentucky Board of Education may delegate to the chief state school officer the

authority it deems necessary to carry out the provisions of this section and KRS

158.785. However, neither the state board, the chief state school officer, nor his

designee shall assume the supervision of the district until an administrative hearing

has been conducted under the provisions of KRS Chapter 13B.