- Section 158.010 - Uniform school system to be maintained - Variations
- Section 158.020 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.021 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.025 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.030 - "Common school" defined - Attendance at public school and primary school program - Advancement without regard to age - Local boards to adopt policy establishing petition and evaluation process for students who do not meet age requirements
- Section 158.031 - Primary school program - Authority for administrative regulations - Attributes - Part time attendance - Grouping - Advancement - Reporting requirements
- Section 158.032 - Flagging record of missing child - Procedure upon recovery - Documents required upon enrollment or transfer
- Section 158.033 - Instruction in student's home or hospital - Signed statement of diagnosed condition - Calculation of instructional sessions for purposes of KRS 157.360 - Students with disabilities - Administrative regulations
- Section 158.035 - Certificate of immunization
- Section 158.036 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.037 - Report of immunization results
- Section 158.038 - Student identification badges must contain hotline number contact information relating to domestic violence, sexual assault, and suicide prevention - Recommendation required of Cabinet for Health and Family Services
- Section 158.040 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.050 - School year
- Section 158.060 - School month and school day - Duty-free lunch period - Nonteaching time for teachers
- Section 158.065 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.070 - School district calendar committee - School calendar adoption procedures - Variable student instructional year - Professional development - Holidays and days closed - Waivers - Scheduling of athletic competitions - Continuing education for students - Student attendance days and their equivalents in instructional year - Nontraditional instruction program - Administrative regulations - Breakfast program - Calculation of service credit and equivalent time for days missed by employees due to emergencies
- Section 158.072 - Eligible students - Change of residence within district - Option to remain enrolled in original school - Transportation
- Section 158.075 - Veterans Day observance in public schools
- Section 158.080 - Private and parochial schools - Courses - School calendar
- Section 158.090 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.100 - Program required to be provided by school district - Additional programs permitted - Refugee or legal alien students - Virtual high school completion program
- Section 158.102 - Requirement for library media center - Employment of librarian
- Section 158.105 - War veterans may complete high school course without tuition
- Section 158.107 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.108 - Effect of failure to pay for or rent school supplies
- Section 158.110 - [Effective Until 7/15/2024] Transportation of pupils
- Section 158.110 - [Effective 7/15/2024] Transportation of pupils
- Section 158.115 - Supplementation of school bus transportation system by county out of general funds - Annual report to Interim Joint Committee on Appropriations and Revenue
- Section 158.120 - Nonresident pupils - Nonresident pupil policy - Tuition
- Section 158.130 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.135 - Reimbursement for school services for state agency children in state institution or day treatment center or in custody of Department of Juvenile Justice
- Section 158.137 - Educational passports for state agency children
- Section 158.140 - Admission to high school - Promotion - Classification - High school diploma - Alternative high school diploma - Academy diploma - Posthumous diploma - Diploma for certain honorably discharged veterans - Vocational certificate of completion
- Section 158.141 - Passing grade on civics test required for high school graduation
- Section 158.1411 - Successful completion of course or program on financial literacy required for high school graduation - Establishment of academic standards, curricula, and guidelines for financial literacy
- Section 158.1413 - Essential workplace ethics instruction program - Required characteristics - Required biennial collaboration - Symbol of attainment of essential workplace ethics indicators - Biennial reporting on program
- Section 158.1415 - Curriculum for instruction on human sexuality or sexually transmitted diseases - Written consent of parents - Notification to parents - Provision of alternative curriculum
- Section 158.142 - Early high school graduation program - Requirements - Early Graduation Scholarship Certificate - Award from early graduation scholarship trust fund
- Section 158.143 - High school equivalency diploma - Eligibility - State agency child - Student enrolled in district-operated alternative education program
- Section 158.144 - Adult caregiver with whom minor student resides may, by affidavit, establish authority to make school-related decisions for minor student - Conditions - Caretaker's decision may be superseded - Obligations and liability of person relying on affidavit of authority - Revocation of affidavit - Statute subordinate to federal law - Penalty
- Section 158.145 - Legislative findings and declarations on school dropout rate
- Section 158.146 - Establishment of strategy to address school dropout problem - Department to provide technical assistance, award grants, and disseminate information to school districts and school level personnel
- Section 158.148 - [Effective Until 7/15/2024] Definition of "bullying" - discipline guidelines and model policy - Local code of acceptable behavior and discipline - Required contents of code
- Section 158.148 - [Effective 7/15/2024] Definition of "bullying" - discipline guidelines and model policy - Local code of acceptable behavior and discipline - Required contents of code
- Section 158.150 - Suspension or expulsion of students - Placement into alternative program option
- Section 158.153 - [Effective Until 7/15/2024] Punishment based on child's records - Disclosure of records - Cause of action - Districtwide standards of behavior for students participating in extracurricular activities
- Section 158.153 - [Effective 7/15/2024] Punishment based on child's records - Disclosure of records - Cause of action - Districtwide standards of behavior for students participating in extracurricular activities
- Section 158.154 - [Repealed Effective 7/15/2024] Principal's duty to report certain acts to local law enforcement agency
- Section 158.155 - [Effective Until 7/15/2024] Reporting of specified incidents of student conduct - Notation on school records - Report to law enforcement of certain student conduct - Immunity
- Section 158.155 - [Effective 7/15/2024] Reporting of specified incidents of student conduct - Notation on school records - Report to law enforcement of certain student conduct - Immunity
- Section 158.156 - Reporting of commission of felony KRS Chapter 508 offense against a student - Investigation - Immunity from liability for reporting - Privileges no bar to reporting
- Section 158.1559 - Superintendent of each local school district shall require the principal of each school within the district to provide written notice to all students, parents, and guardians about the provisions of KRS 508.078, and the potential penalties for terroristic threatening - Notice shall be given within ten days of the first instructional day of each school year
- Section 158.160 - Notification to school by parent or guardian of child's medical condition threatening school safety - Exclusion of child with communicable disease from school - Closing of school during epidemic
- Section 158.162 - [Effective Until 7/15/2024] Mandatory adoption of emergency management response plan in each school - School to maintain portable automated external defibrillators - Emergency response drills - Consequence of schools failing to comply
- Section 158.162 - [Effective 7/15/2024] Mandatory adoption of emergency management response plan in each school - School to maintain portable automated external defibrillators - Emergency response drills - Consequence of schools failing to comply
- Section 158.1621 - Reporting of number of portable automated external defibrillators
- Section 158.1622 - [Effective Until 7/15/2024] School AED fund
- Section 158.1622 - [Effective 7/15/2024] School AED fund
- Section 158.163 - Earthquake and tornado emergency procedure system
- Section 158.164 - Building lockdown procedures - Practice
- Section 158.165 - Possession and use of personal telecommunications device by public school student
- Section 158.170 - Bible to be read
- Section 158.175 - Recitation of Lord's prayer and pledge of allegiance - Instruction in proper respect for and display of the flag - Observation of moment of silence or reflection
- Section 158.177 - Teaching of evolution - Right to include Bible theory of creation
- Section 158.178 - Ten Commandments to be displayed
- Section 158.180 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.181 - Legislative findings
- Section 158.182 - Definitions for KRS 158.181 to 158.187
- Section 158.183 - Prohibited acts by students - Rights of student - Duties of local board of education - Administrative remedies
- Section 158.184 - Construction favoring establishment clause, religious liberty, and free speech
- Section 158.185 - Construction prohibiting school employee from leading, directing, or encouraging religious or anti-religious activity in violation of establishment clause
- Section 158.186 - Copies of law to local school board, school-based decision making council, and certified employees
- Section 158.187 - Short title for KRS 158.181 to 158.187
- Section 158.188 - Teaching activities permitted in the secular study of religion with the use of the Bible or other scripture
- Section 158.189 - Legislative findings - Policies for use of restrooms by students of the opposite biological sex - Requirements - Best available accommodation to be provided
- Section 158.190 - Sectarian, infidel, or immoral books prohibited
- Section 158.191 - Health and mental health services related to human sexuality, contraception, or family planning - District to notify parents - District prohibited from keeping student information confidential from a parent - Prohibition on policies for use of pronouns that do not conform to a student's biological sex
- Section 158.192 - Complaint alleging that material, program, or event is harmful to minors - Complaint resolution policy - Determination by principal - Appeal - Final disposition by board - Request by parent or guardian to preclude student access - Parent's or guardian's access - Model policy
- Section 158.193 - Private religious expression by school employees - Activities permitted while employees are on duty - Construction
- Section 158.194 - Bill of Rights to be displayed
- Section 158.195 - Display of national motto in public elementary and secondary schools - Reading and posting in public schools of texts and documents on American history and heritage
- Section 158.196 - [Newly enacted section not yet numbered] Instructional materials standards and concepts - Documents and speeches to be included
- Section 158.197 - Elective course on religious scripture - Purpose - Restrictions - School council or governing body authorized to display historic religious and nonreligious artifacts, monuments, symbols, and texts in conjunction with course of study
- Section 158.200 - Moral instruction
- Section 158.210 - Survey of desire for moral instruction may be made
- Section 158.220 - Time allowed for moral instruction in suitable place
- Section 158.230 - Arrangements with persons in charge
- Section 158.240 - Credit for moral instruction
- Section 158.250 - Activities for nonparticipants in moral instruction classes
- Section 158.260 - Cost of moral instruction
- Section 158.270 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.280 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.281 - Definitions for KRS 156.476, 158.281, 158.282, and 161.051
- Section 158.282 - Instruction of all blind students in the use of braille - Assessment for blind students in program - Exceptions
- Section 158.285 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.286 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.290 - School fundraising activities
- Section 158.292 - Excused absences for students who serve as election officers
- Section 158.293 - Excused absences for secondary school students who participate in Military Burial Honor Guard Program - Inclusion in instructional program
- Section 158.294 - Excused absences for students who participate in Veterans' Service Organization Burial Honor Guard - Inclusion in instructional program
- Section 158.295 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.297 - Meningococcal meningitis disease and vaccine information
- Section 158.300 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.301 - Legislative findings on skin cancer risks - Schools encouraged to educate students on risks of exposure to ultraviolet rays
- Section 158.302 - Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training required for high school students
- Section 158.303 - Educational segment on prevention of pediatric abusive head trauma encouraged
- Section 158.305 - [Effective Until 7/1/2024] Implementation of multitiered system of supports for kindergarten through grade three - Evidence - Assistance - Universal screener and diagnostic assessment - Comprehensive reading program - Training - Reading improvement plan and team - Accelerated interventions - Teacher academies or coaching models - Web-based resource - Collaboration - Screening not to be considered evaluation for special education
- Section 158.305 - [Effective 7/1/2024] Implementation of multitiered system of supports for kindergarten through grade three - Evidence - Assistance - Universal screener and diagnostic assessment - Comprehensive reading program - Training - Reading improvement plan and team - Accelerated interventions - Teacher academies or coaching models - Web-based resource - Collaboration - Screening not to be considered evaluation for special education
- Section 158.307 - Dyslexia toolkit to assist school districts in instructing students with dyslexia - Professional development related to dyslexia - Local board of education policy to identify and assist students in kindergarten through grade three with dyslexia - Annual report - Study project
- Section 158.310 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.320 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.330 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.340 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.350 - [Repealed]
- Section 158.355 - [Repealed]