{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-161.134","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 161.134","heading":"Preparation for national board certification -- Incentives -- Authority to","body":"prorate reimbursements if funds insufficient -- Administrative regulations for\nmentoring program.\n(1) (a) A teacher pursuing national board certification shall receive from the  fund\nestablished under KRS 161.133 a stipend of two hundred dollars ($200) per\nday for two (2) days beyond the school contract year to prepare for the\ncertification assessments.\n(b) A local board of education shall provide five (5) days' released time during the\nschool year for a teacher pursuing national board certification. The local board\nof education shall request reimbursement from the fund established under\nKRS 161.133 for substitute teacher pay based on the local board of education\nsalary schedule f or substitute teachers and for stipends paid to a teacher\ndescribed in subsection (3) of this section. A local board of education may, at\nits own expense, provide additional released time for teachers pursuing\nnational board certification.\n(c) If a teacher  does not successfully complete all assessments required for\nnational board certification during a school year, the provisions in this\nsubsection may be applied to a second school year.\n(d) When funds are not available to fully fund the requirements of par agraphs (a),\n(b), and (c) of this subsection for all national board applicants, the board may\nprorate the specified reimbursements in paragraphs (a) and (b) and may limit\nthe conditions under which provisions of paragraph (c) shall be applied to\nsecond year participants. The board shall establish the procedures for carrying\nout the provisions of this subsection in an administrative regulation.\n(2) (a) As of July 14, 2000, a teacher who attains national board certification shall be\nreimbursed seventy-five pe rcent (75%) of the certification fee for the initial\nten (10) year certificate, except the Education Professional Standards Board\nmay decrease the percentage of reimbursement if a teacher receives payment\nother than a repayable loan for the same purpose fr om another source and the\ncumulative amount would exceed one hundred percent (100%) of the cost of\nthe certification fee.\n(b) Fees for retaking one (1) or more entries of the national board assessment for\nthe initial national board certificate and fees for renewal of the certificate shall\nbe at the teacher's expense.\n(c) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit the board from reimbursing a\npercentage of the initial certification fee to a teacher who has received a\nrepayable loan from a local board of education or other agency to offset initial\ncosts.\n(3) A national board certified teacher may receive a stipend in addition to his or her\nannual compensation for serving as a mentor to teachers within his or her school or\nschool district. The Education Professi onal Standards Board shall promulgate\nadministrative regulations under which a local board of education, in cooperation\nwith the school-based decision making council, may establish a mentoring program\nwithin a school to utilize national board certified tea chers. The administrative\nregulations shall specify the conditions for the mentoring program as well as the\namount of the stipend that will be provided to a teacher serving as a mentor.","path":["KRS Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=3865","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:10Z","sha256":"c9a27ed61bb99d0f3e961f00bf4372585533e4ff9ba03cdc2c28dd5cf7c0cf9f","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-161.133","next":"us-ky/krs-161.135"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}