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161.010 Definitions for KRS 161.020 to 161.134. - Waiting for content...
161.011 Definitions of "classified employee" and "seniority" -- Job classifications and minimum qualifications -- Requirement of written contracts and written personnel policies -- Reduction in force -- Registry of vacant classified employee position... - Waiting for content...
161.017 Education Professional Standards Board to be headed by commissioner of education -- Duties and powers. - Waiting for content...
161.020 Certificates required of school employees -- Filing requirements -- Validity and terms for renewal. - Waiting for content...
161.025 Repealed, 1990. - Waiting for content...
161.027 Preparation program for principals -- Assessment and internship requirements. - Waiting for content...
161.028 Education Professional Standards Board -- Powers and duties regarding the preparation and certification of professional school personnel -- Membership. - Waiting for content...
161.030 Certification authority -- Assessments of beginning teachers and teachers seeking additional certification -- Conditional certificates -- Temporary certificates -- Internship -- Beginning teacher committee -- Resource teachers -- Emeritus and... - Waiting for content...
161.032 Certification incentive fund -- Purpose of grants -- Eligibility -- Priorities -- Forgivable loan incentive -- Stipend -- Other financial incentives. - Waiting for content...
161.035 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.040 Repealed, 1998. - Waiting for content...
161.042 Status of student teachers -- Responsibility to administrative staff and supervising teachers -- Professional competency requirement for supervising teachers. - Waiting for content...
161.044 Requirements for teachers' aides -- Legal status -- Preference to certified applicants -- Training. - Waiting for content...
161.046 Adjunct instructors. - Waiting for content...
161.048 Legislative findings -- Alternative certification program -- Purpose -- Options -- Testing and eligibility requirements -- Salary schedule. - Waiting for content...
161.049 Professional support teams -- Training program -- Alternate training program. - Waiting for content...
161.050 Repealed, 1950. - Waiting for content...
161.051 Braille requirements for teacher certification of blind and visually impaired students. - Waiting for content...
161.052 Certification of teachers for gifted education. - Waiting for content...
161.053 Certification of teachers of exceptional children/communication disorders. - Waiting for content...
161.060 Repealed, 1950. - Waiting for content...
161.070 Repealed, 1950. - Waiting for content...
161.080 Repealed, 1950. - Waiting for content...
161.090 Repealed, 1950. - Waiting for content...
161.095 Continuing education for teachers -- Extension for military service -- Administrative regulations. - Waiting for content...
161.100 Emergency certificates. - Waiting for content...
161.102 Emergency substitute teaching certificates. - Waiting for content...
161.110 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.115 Deletion of certificate, certificate endorsement, or subject specialization from official certification record at holder's option -- Restoration of deleted areas of certification. - Waiting for content...
161.120 Disciplinary actions relating to certificates -- Appeals. - Waiting for content...
161.121 Repealed, 1990. - Waiting for content...
161.1211 Classification of teachers. - Waiting for content...
161.122 Repealed, 1990. - Waiting for content...
161.1221 Out-of-field teaching. - Waiting for content...
161.1222 Pilot teacher internship program -- Report to Interim Joint Committee on Education -- Appropriated funds. - Waiting for content...
161.123 Reciprocity certification for out-of-state teachers. - Waiting for content...
161.124 Interstate Agreement on Qualification of Educational Personnel. - Waiting for content...
161.126 Designation of commissioner of education as state official under agreement -- Handling contracts under agreement. - Waiting for content...
161.130 Repealed, 1960. - Waiting for content...
161.131 Legislative findings and goals on national board certification. - Waiting for content...
161.132 Definitions for KRS 161.131 to 161.134 and KRS 157.395 and 161.123. - Waiting for content...
161.133 Teachers' national certification incentive trust fund -- Purposes -- Appropriations. - Waiting for content...
161.134 Preparation for national board certification -- Incentives -- Authority to prorate reimbursements if funds insufficient -- Administrative regulations for mentoring program. - Waiting for content...
161.140 Repealed, 1982. - Waiting for content...
161.141 Participation in retirement systems -- State-sponsored insurance program -- Appropriations for retirement and insurance -- Sick leave credit -- Requirements and prohibitions concerning public charter school employees and local school boards -... - Waiting for content...
161.145 Cost of physical examination required for employment of classified personnel. - Waiting for content...
161.148 Use of volunteer personnel -- Criminal records check -- Orientation -- Exception. - Waiting for content...
161.150 Repealed, 1954. - Waiting for content...
161.151 Removal of references to criminal allegations not resulting in charge or conviction from school employee's personnel file -- Nonpreclusion of separate investigation. - Waiting for content...
161.152 Emergency leave for school employees. - Waiting for content...
161.153 Leave for jury duty for teachers and state employees. - Waiting for content...
161.154 Personal leave days for school employees. - Waiting for content...
161.155 Definitions for section -- Salary, benefits, and leave for employee or teacher when victim of assault -- Sick leave for employee or teacher -- Sick leave bank -- Sick leave donation program -- Payment for unused sick leave upon retirement or... - Waiting for content...
161.156 Repealed, 1972. - Waiting for content...
161.157 Credits allowed transferred employee of Department of Education or Education Professional Standards Board. - Waiting for content...
161.158 Group insurance -- Board's termination of participation in state health plan -- Employees offered coverage in state health plan under federal law eligible for state-funded contribution -- Deductions from salaries. - Waiting for content...
161.159 Adoption of rules and regulations to implement life insurance program. - Waiting for content...
161.160 Repealed, 1942. - Waiting for content...
161.162 Repealed, 1990. - Waiting for content...
161.163 Employees' application form not to require disclosure of religious affiliation. - Waiting for content...
161.164 Political activity prohibited -- Discrimination prohibited -- Instructional materials requirements -- Student not required to advocate for perspective with which he or she does not agree -- Employee not required to engage in training that ste... - Waiting for content...
161.165 Recruitment of minority teachers. - Waiting for content...
161.166 Training program for Kentucky Virtual High School on-line coaches. - Waiting for content...
161.167 Program to encourage persons to enter Kentucky teaching profession -- Reports. - Waiting for content...
161.168 Certified employee granted leave of absence for active military service -- Medical insurance -- Contribution to retirement system to be retroactive -- Credit given -- Exclusions. - Waiting for content...
161.170 Teachers to enforce course of study and use of books -- Removal for failure. - Waiting for content...
161.175 Teachers involved in illegal use of controlled substances. - Waiting for content...
161.180 Supervision of pupils' conduct. - Waiting for content...
161.185 Certified or classified staff member to accompany students on school-sponsored or endorsed trips -- Exceptions. - Waiting for content...
161.190 Abuse of teacher, classified employee, or school administrator prohibited. - Waiting for content...
161.195 Notice to teacher of student's history of physically abusive conduct or carrying a concealed weapon. - Waiting for content...
161.200 Records to be kept by teachers -- Exceptions. - Waiting for content...
161.210 Reports to be made by teachers. - Waiting for content...
161.220 Definitions for KRS 161.220 to 161.716 and 161.990. - Waiting for content...
161.230 Retirement system -- Purpose -- Name. - Waiting for content...
161.235 Repealed, 2022. - Waiting for content...
161.240 Repealed, 1964. - Waiting for content...
161.250 Board of trustees to control retirement -- Membership -- Appeals -- Trustee education program -- Public disclosure of best practices model -- Administrative regulations for authorized benefit improvements. - Waiting for content...
161.260 Election of members of board of trustees. - Waiting for content...
161.270 Vacancies, how filled. - Waiting for content...
161.280 Oath of board members. - Waiting for content...
161.290 Meetings, compensation, and expenses of board members. - Waiting for content...
161.300 Quorum. - Waiting for content...
161.310 Administrative regulations -- Rules, regulations, and policies of participating employers to conform to chapter -- Retirement incentives. - Waiting for content...
161.320 Record of proceedings -- Annual report. - Waiting for content...
161.330 Cost of administration, how paid -- Office space. - Waiting for content...
161.340 Officers of board -- Personnel of system -- Contracting for services and commodities -- Liability insurance -- Leave balances. - Waiting for content...
161.350 Repealed, 1946. - Waiting for content...
161.360 Repealed, 1956. - Waiting for content...
161.370 Treasurer, auditor, and legal adviser of board -- Annual audit of Teachers' Retirement System. - Waiting for content...
161.380 Duties of treasurer -- Custodian of securities. - Waiting for content...
161.390 Actuarial data to be kept. - Waiting for content...
161.400 Duties of actuary -- Actuarial investigations, valuations, and analyses. - Waiting for content...
161.410 Repealed, 1964. - Waiting for content...
161.420 Funds and accounts of retirement system. - Waiting for content...
161.430 Investment of funds -- Standards of conduct -- Investment procurement policy. - Waiting for content...
161.440 Assignment of interest to funds. - Waiting for content...
161.450 Repealed, 1996. - Waiting for content...
161.460 Conflict of interest -- Trustees, employees, members of General Assembly, public servants. - Waiting for content...
161.470 Membership -- Forfeiture of service credit -- Termination of membership -- Forfeiture of benefits -- Reinstatement -- Payment of accumulated account balance. - Waiting for content...
161.480 Statement of member -- Designation of beneficiaries. - Waiting for content...
161.490 Investigation of statement. - Waiting for content...
161.500 Service credit. - Waiting for content...
161.505 Repealed, 1976. - Waiting for content...
161.507 Prior service credit for veterans -- Credit for military service and uniformed service by active contributing member. - Waiting for content...
161.510 Repealed, 2000. - Waiting for content...
161.515 Out-of-state service credit -- Contribution -- Kentucky Peace Corps and federal Peace Corps service credit -- Retirement factor. - Waiting for content...
161.516 Repealed, 1962. - Waiting for content...
161.520 Payment of survivor's benefit on death. - Waiting for content...
161.522 Survivors of certain members retired for disability may elect annuity. - Waiting for content...
161.525 Death of member eligible to retire -- Options of beneficiary -- Monthly minimum allowance to surviving spouse. - Waiting for content...
161.530 Restoration of forfeited account -- Exception. - Waiting for content...
161.540 Members' contributions -- Picked-up contributions. - Waiting for content...
161.545 Contributions and service credit for substitute service, part-time service, or leave of absence -- Contributions not to be picked up -- Purchases of service credit for leaves of absence for health, child-rearing, and educational improvement r... - Waiting for content...
161.546 Repealed, 1996. - Waiting for content...
161.5461 Purchase of service credit with rolled-over or transferred retirement funds. - Waiting for content...
161.5465 Member with twenty years' service credit may purchase five years' service credit -- Exceptions. - Waiting for content...
161.547 Member having service as legislator may purchase four years' credit in the retirement system. - Waiting for content...
161.548 Purchase of service credit by individual who served in a regional community program for mental health and individuals with an intellectual disability. - Waiting for content...
161.549 Purchase of service credit by individual who was employed at a Federal Head Start agency. - Waiting for content...
161.550 Contribution to system by employers and state -- Contributions to pension, medical insurance, and life insurance funds. - Waiting for content...
161.553 Funding of past statutory benefit improvements -- Schedules for appropriations -- Cost-of-living increases. - Waiting for content...
161.555 Employer contributions for members employed in positions established under federal educational acts. - Waiting for content...
161.556 Employer contributions for members employed by regional educational cooperatives. - Waiting for content...
161.560 Deduction and forwarding of teachers' contributions -- Reporting requirements -- Picked-up employee contributions -- Correction of omitted member contributions. - Waiting for content...
161.565 Reduction and pick-up of contributions by university faculty members. - Waiting for content...
161.567 Authorization for optional retirement plan for designated employees of certain public universities. - Waiting for content...
161.568 Eligibility to participate in optional retirement plan -- Election to change from optional retirement plan to Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System. - Waiting for content...
161.569 Effect of election to participate -- Payment of benefits -- Taxation and attachment of benefits -- Employer contributions. - Waiting for content...
161.570 Repealed, 1964. - Waiting for content...
161.580 Individual accounts to be kept -- Other data -- Summary plan description -- Publication -- Recipients. - Waiting for content...
161.585 Member's account confidential -- Release of certain information from accounts of current or former legislators -- Medical records on file confidential -- Production of records in response to a subpoena or court order. - Waiting for content...
161.590 Service credit at retirement. - Waiting for content...
161.595 Credit upon service retirement. - Waiting for content...
161.597 Installment payments for purchase of service credit by active contributing members. - Waiting for content...
161.600 Retirement conditions -- Consolidation of accounts -- Applications and forms -- Surviving spouse. - Waiting for content...
161.603 Repealed, 2008. - Waiting for content...
161.605 Resumption of employment by retired member -- Continuation of retirement allowance -- Individuals who retire and are reemployed -- Waiver of annuity -- Part-time, substitute teaching, and nonteaching employment. - Waiting for content...
161.607 Employment in position covered by other Kentucky retirement system. - Waiting for content...
161.608 Computation of benefits of member who has an account with another state system. - Waiting for content...
161.610 Repealed, 1964. - Waiting for content...
161.611 Supplemental retirement benefit plan -- Purpose -- Administration -- Eligibility -- Payments. - Waiting for content...
161.612 Membership of individuals providing part-time and substitute services -- Service credit -- Participation in benefits. - Waiting for content...
161.614 Court-ordered back salary and reinstatement. - Waiting for content...
161.615 Limited defined contribution plan -- Purpose -- Administration -- Eligibility -- Payments. - Waiting for content...
161.620 Retirement allowances for university and nonuniversity retirees -- Amount -- Increases -- Payments for adult dependents. - Waiting for content...
161.623 Use of unused sick-leave days to determine service credit -- Applicability to individuals becoming members on or after July 1, 2008 -- Maximum amount. - Waiting for content...
161.624 Responsibilities of members. - Waiting for content...
161.625 Repealed, 1964. - Waiting for content...
161.630 Benefit options -- Change in benefit option by retiree -- Beneficiary redesignation after retirement. - Waiting for content...
161.633 Foundational component for persons who became nonuniversity members on or after January 1, 2022 -- Valuation assessment -- Adjustments to maintain funding level and contain costs -- Construction. - Waiting for content...
161.634 Foundational component for persons who became university members on or after January 1, 2022 -- Valuation assessment -- Adjustments to maintain funding level and contain costs -- Construction. - Waiting for content...
161.635 Supplemental component for persons who became nonuniversity members on or after January 1, 2022 -- Benefit -- Contributions -- Election upon termination of employment and upon retirement -- Plans authorized under Internal Revenue Code. - Waiting for content...
161.636 Supplemental component for persons who became university members on or after January 1, 2022 -- Benefit -- Contributions -- Election upon termination of employment and upon retirement -- Plans authorized under Internal Revenue Code. - Waiting for content...
161.640 Payment of annuities -- Payroll deductions -- Electronic fund transfer, exception. - Waiting for content...
161.643 Records and annual reports for annuitants employed by school districts or agencies -- Penalty for noncompliance -- System may require more frequent reporting. - Waiting for content...
161.650 Death of retired member -- Payment to beneficiaries -- Effect of divorce decree -- Failure to designate beneficiary. - Waiting for content...
161.655 Life insurance benefit -- Assignment of benefit. - Waiting for content...
161.660 Repealed, 1964. - Waiting for content...
161.661 Disability retirement. - Waiting for content...
161.662 Status of disabled teachers and superintendents. - Waiting for content...
161.663 Disability retirement with less than required years of service. - Waiting for content...
161.670 Repealed, 1964. - Waiting for content...
161.675 Hospital and medical benefits and health insurance coverage for eligible recipients of retirement allowances from Teachers' Retirement System -- Applicability to individuals becoming members on or after July 1, 2008 -- Health insurance supple... - Waiting for content...
161.677 Kentucky Teachers' Retirement System insurance trust fund. - Waiting for content...
161.680 Mistake in payment -- Correction of error -- Collection of overpayments. - Waiting for content...
161.690 Falsifying record prohibited. - Waiting for content...
161.695 Use and acceptance of electronic signatures. - Waiting for content...
161.700 Funds exempt from taxation and process -- Taxability after December 31, 1997 -- Benefits not considered marital property -- Qualified domestic relations order. - Waiting for content...
161.705 Repealed, 1992. - Waiting for content...
161.710 Local system merged with state system. - Waiting for content...
161.712 Repealed, 1996. - Waiting for content...
161.714 Inviolable contract. - Waiting for content...
161.715 Repealed, 1976. - Waiting for content...
161.716 Federal laws take precedence over Kentucky statutes pertaining to Teachers' Retirement System. - Waiting for content...
161.720 Definitions for teachers' tenure law. - Waiting for content...
161.721 Superintendent eligible for continuing contract status. - Waiting for content...
161.730 Limited or continuing contract with teachers required. - Waiting for content...
161.740 Eligibility for continuing service status -- Limited status employee on approved military leave -- Transfer of teachers -- Reinstatement after service in Armed Forces -- District-level administrative position in county with consolidated local... - Waiting for content...
161.750 Nonrenewal of limited contracts. - Waiting for content...
161.760 Notice of salary to be paid to teacher -- Increases -- Reductions in responsibility. - Waiting for content...
161.765 Procedures for demotion of administrative personnel -- Appeal. - Waiting for content...
161.770 Leaves of absence. - Waiting for content...
161.780 Termination of contract by teacher or superintendent -- Resignation binding as of date of acceptance. - Waiting for content...
161.790 Termination of contract by board -- Administrative hearing tribunal -- Sanctions. - Waiting for content...
161.795 Investigation of and records that school employee acted improperly relating to statewide assessment program -- Certain records to be expunged. - Waiting for content...
161.800 Suspension of contracts on reducing number of teachers. - Waiting for content...
161.810 Continuance of status in case of annexation or consolidation of schools. - Waiting for content...
161.821 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.822 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.823 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.824 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.825 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.826 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.827 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.828 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.829 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.830 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.831 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.832 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.833 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.834 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.835 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.836 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.837 Repealed, 1978. - Waiting for content...
161.841 Repealed, 1990. - Waiting for content...
161.990 Penalties. - Waiting for content...