{"data":{"id":"us-ky/krs-161.185","jurisdiction":"us-ky","citation":"KRS 161.185","heading":"Certified or classified staff member to accompany students on school -","body":"sponsored or endorsed trips -- Exceptions.\n(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), boards of education shall require a certified or\nclassified staff member who is at least twenty -one (21) years of age to accompany\nstudents on all school -sponsored or school -endorsed trips. Local boards of\neducation may adopt a policy that specifies the job classifications of staff members\nwho may accompany students on trips under this section.\n(2) Boards of education may permit a nonfaculty coach or nonfaculty assistant, as\ndefined by administrative regulation promulgated by the Kentucky Board of\nEducation under KRS 156.070(2), to accompany students on all school -sponsored\nor school-endorsed athletic trips. A nonfaculty coach or nonfaculty assistant shall be\nat least twenty-one (21) years of age, shall not be a violent offender or convicted of\na sex crime as defined by KRS 17.165 which is classified as a felony, and shall\nsubmit to a criminal record check under KRS 160.380.\n(3) Prior to assuming his or her duties, a nonfaculty coach or nonfaculty assistant shall\nsuccessfully complete training provided by the local school district. The training\nshall include, but not be limited to, information on the phy sical and emotional\ndevelopment of students of the age with whom the nonfaculty coach and nonfaculty\nassistant will be working, the district's and school's discipline policies, procedures\nfor dealing with discipline problems, and safety and first aid train ing. Follow -up\ntraining shall be provided annually.","path":["KRS Chapter 161"],"source_url":"https://apps.legislature.ky.gov/law/statutes/statute.aspx?id=39480","current_through":"Includes enactments through the 2026 Regular Session","vintage":"09/05/2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T20:51:10Z","sha256":"a275fe3ed0db99b6e88afc3027d74931cd581cf4096726da3dc5d1e077527130","source_id":"us-ky","stale":false,"prev":"us-ky/krs-161.180","next":"us-ky/krs-161.190"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}