KRS 161.100: Emergency certificates.

When a district board of education satisfies the Education Professional Standards Board

that it is impossible to secure qualified teachers for a position in a school under the

control of the district board, the Education Professional Standards Board may is sue

emergency certificates to persons who meet the qualifications determined by the

Education Professional Standards Board for emergency certificates. An emergency

certificate shall be valid only for the specific job for which issued and for the current

school term. The Education Professional Standards Board may require the passing of a

written examination before an emergency certificate is issued. The examination shall be

prepared and administered and the papers graded in the state offices of the Education

Professional Standards Board under the direction of the commissioner of education, in

accordance with administrative regulations approved by the Education Professional

Standards Board.