KRS 158.808: Energy technology career track program.

(1) Subject to the availability of funds, the Department of Education shall establish an

energy technology career track program. The purpose of the program is to provide

grants to school districts to develop and implement an energy technology

engineering career track across middle and high schools within the district. Program

components may include but not be limited to career exploration and counseling,

strategies to increase the rigor of instruction in pertinent core content areas,

strategies to link core con tent to an energy technology career focus, professional

development for teachers, and cooperative learning opportunities with industry and

postsecondary institutions.

(2) The Kentucky Board of Education shall promulgate administrative regulations for

the administration of the energy technology career track program. The Department

of Education shall administer the program, approve grant recipients, and distribute

the funds to local school districts.