{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-156.1613","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 156.1613","heading":"Findings and intent of General Assembly.","body":"The General Assembly hereby finds and declares that locally driven innovation in public\neducation can improve school operations and student outcomes. It is the intent of the\nGeneral Assembly that KRS 156.161, 156.1611, and 157.360 provide local boards of\neducation with flexibility to depart from statutory and administrative requirements that\nmay constrain improvement, in order to pilot, implement, and refine innovative practices,\nparticularly in schools serving students with unmet academic needs, where such  practices\nare informed by promising approaches implemented in other public education settings,\nwhile maintaining appropriate safeguards for student welfare and academic achievement.","path":["KRS Chapter 156"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=58083","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:50:59Z","sha256":"58d44cdee238ea3b02bf9b9a434263f62e68c701797d04590311a0d4929af672","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-156.1611","next":"us-ky/krs-156.162"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}