{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-161.1221","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 161.1221","heading":"Out-of-field teaching.","body":"(1) The Education Professional Standards Board shall define \"out -of-field\" teaching\nand inform all local school districts of the definition.\n(2) By November 15 of each year, the Education Professional Standards Board shall\nidentify every teacher assigned class es out -of-field in the current school year and\nshall inform the Kentucky Department of Education.\n(3) The Kentucky Department of Education shall provide to each school district a\nsummary of the teachers identified as teaching out -of-field and give the dist rict\nopportunity to correct the situation during the year. No teacher shall be reduced in\nsalary due to being involuntarily moved out -of-field or being hired into a position\nout of his or her field. Emergency certification shall not be a valid reason for\nreducing any certified teacher's salary.","path":["KRS Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3856","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:09Z","sha256":"5edbca64041abb19b100c1ea2e50cbaddcf1881219fb169203e21f907e328594","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-161.122","next":"us-ky/krs-161.1222"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}