{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-158.806","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 158.806","heading":"Read to succeed fund -- Teacher professional learning academies --","body":"Literacy coaching program.\n(1) The read to succeed fund is hereby created to train and support teachers and\nlibrary media  specialists to improve the reading skills of students in\nkindergarten through grade three (3) as set forth in subsection (2) of this\nsection and in KRS  158.305(5). The fund shall consist of all moneys received\nfrom state appropriations, gifts, grants, and federal funds for this purpose. The\nDepartment of Education shall administer the fund.\n(2) The  Department of Education shall implement teacher professional learning\nacademies  related to evidence-based practices in instruction, instructional\nmaterials, and assessment in reading using moneys appropriated or otherwise\nreceived by the read to succeed fund.\n(3) The  department shall create a literacy coaching program using moneys\nappropriated or otherwise received by the read to succeed fund. The program\nshall:\n(a) Use data coaches to improve reading and literacy;\n(b) Determine  the effectiveness of intensive data-focused professional\ndevelopment; and\n(c) Provide expert support in literacy and early reading instruction and\nintervention.\n(4) Notwithstanding the provisions of KRS  45.229, unexpended funds in the read\nto succeed fund in the 2022-2023 fiscal year or in any subsequent fiscal year\nshall not lapse but shall carry forward to the next fiscal year and shall be used\nfor the purposes established in subsections (1) and (2) of this section.\n(5) Any interest earned on moneys in the read to succeed fund shall become part\nof the fund and shall not lapse.","path":["KRS Chapter 158"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=52082","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:06Z","sha256":"e569d6d5db9febd5fd4ced07564bfe6a7922b4ea732c909e3394510bdf3db695","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-158.805","next":"us-ky/krs-158.807"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}