KRS 161.046: Adjunct instructors.

(1) For purposes of this section, "adjunct instructor" means an individual who has

training or experience in a specific subject area and who has met the requirements

for certification as an adjunct instructor established by the Education Professional

Standards Board.

(2) The Education Professional Standards Board shall adopt administrative regulations

governing the qualifications and utilization of adjunct instructors. These

administrative regulations shall specify the minimum essential competencies which

must be demonstrated by persons seeking an adjunct instructor certificate.

(3) Holders of an adjunct instructor certificate shall be employed on an annual contract

basis and shall not be eligible for continuing service status pursuant to KRS

161.740 or for the retirement provisions of KRS 161.220 through 161.714, except

that the return to work limitations set forth in KRS 161.605 shall apply to any

retired member of the Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System who resumes

employment as an adjunct instructor. The granting of successive annual contracts to

the holder of an adjunct instructor certificate shall not give rise to a claim of

expectation of continuing employment.

(4) Local school boards may contract with certificated adjunct instructors for part -time

services on an hourly, daily, or other periodic basis as best meets the needs of the

board. An adjunct instructor shall not fill a position that will result in the

displacement of a qualified teacher with a regular certificate who is already

employed in the district.

(5) An orientation program shall be developed and implemented for adjunct instructors

by the local school board.