KRS 160.152: Kentucky Educator Placement Service System -- Requirements --

Operation -- Annual report.

(1) As used in this section, "Kentucky Educator Placement Service System" or

"system" means the online statewide job posting system operated by the Kentucky

Department of Education for vacancies at, and applications to, local school districts

and public charter schools.

(2) The Kentucky Department of Education shall ensure that the Kentucky Educator

Placement Service System:

(a) Is accessible through the department's website;

(b) Includes a mechanism for local school districts and public charter schools to

electronically post job openings on the system as provided in subsection (4) of

this section;

(c) Allows the public to review job postings;

(d) Allows potential applicants to create one (1) or more universal applications

and electronically submit applications and relevant application materials to

multiple local school districts or public charter schools; and

(e) Permits school districts and public cha rter schools to access, review, and

download applications and application materials.

(3) Each job posting for a vacancy at a school district or public charter school shall

include the school district's or public charter school's policy against discriminati on

in employment.

(4) School districts and public charter schools shall electronically post all job openings

to the system. All postings must include an opening and closing date for each

position posted.

(5) The Kentucky Department of Education shall opera te and maintain the system to

ensure that job postings are current, including tracking each unique position posted,

monitoring for repeated position postings, and removing outdated postings, and to

collect accurate data about employment in public schools.

(6) Nothing in this section shall:

(a) Prohibit a school district or public charter school from advertising job

openings and recruiting employees independently from the system;

(b) Prohibit a school district or public charter school from using another meth od

of advertising job openings or another applicant tracking system in addition to

the system;

(c) Require all job applications for posted vacancies to be submitted digitally or

only be submitted through the system; or

(d) Provide the Kentucky Department o f Education with any regulatory authority

in the hiring process or hiring decisions of any school district or public charter

school.

(7) The Kentucky Department of Education shall prepare a report detailing data from

the system and its implication for the status of employment in public schools,

including but not limited to the number and type of unique and duplicated job

postings, how often postings are viewed by the public, and positions that are

remaining vacant by type, certification requirement, and loc ation. The report shall

be submitted to the Legislative Research Commission for referral to the Interim

Joint Committee on Education annually by October 1.