{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-160.157","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 160.157","heading":"Funding of community schools.","body":"(1) A public school district may receive funding for a community school program if it\nmeets all of the following criteria:\n(a) Submits an application for approval by the Kentucky Board of Education in\nthe manner and form prescribed by the Department of Education;\n(b) Submits a plan, approved by the local board, which outlines the proposed\ncommunity education program, including procedures for obtaining the\ninvolvement and cooperation of other agencies and groups in identifying and\nrecommending programs for meeting locally determined needs;\n(c) Establishes a council with the power to make district -wide decisions of policy\nto assist in conducting community needs assessments and recommending\nprogram priorities;\n(d) Employs one (1) full-time community education director.\n(2) Two (2) or more school districts may combine for purposes of qualifying for state\nfunds if the local districts identify a district of record for purposes of receiving state\ncommunity education funds, maintaining records, and filing reports. Two (2 ) or\nmore districts in the same county that wish to apply for state funds shall submit a\njoint proposal.\n(3) Each grantee receiving state funds for a community education program shall submit\nan annual report to the Kentucky Department of Education. The rep ort shall include\nan evaluation of the program and a financial statement. Failure to submit the report\nshall result in the loss of state funding.","path":["KRS Chapter 160"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3685","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:07Z","sha256":"4c6fb14652e23e4c871369d721b07985b1e1fd1bbc13a520ed8044f837411ab8","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-160.156","next":"us-ky/krs-160.158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}