KRS 167.017: Appointment of superintendent of Kentucky School for the Deaf.

(1) The superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Deaf shall be appointed by the

chief state school officer. The appointment shall be made upon recommendation of

a search committee which shall be appointed by the Kentucky Board of Education

whenever appointment of a superintendent becomes necessary.

(2) The search committee for the superintendent of the Kentucky School for the Deaf

shall consist of the representative of the State Department of Education selected by

the chief state school officer, one (1) re presentative of the Kentucky Association of

the Deaf, Inc., one (1) representative of the Kentucky School for the Deaf Alumni

Association, Inc., one (1) representative of the Kentucky School for the Deaf

faculty, one (1) parent of a student at the Kentucky School for the Deaf, and one (1)

representative of the Kentucky School for the Deaf advisory board. The search

committee's recommendation must be approved by a majority of the Kentucky

Board of Education members.

(3) The superintendent of the Kentucky Sch ool for the Deaf may be removed from

office by the Kentucky Board of Education only by a majority vote of the Kentucky

Board of Education.