Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XIII. Education § 156.111.Superintendents Training Program and Assessment Center; local board not responsible for training costs; assessment of superintendents required; contracts for training providers permitted

(1) The Department of Education shall establish a Superintendents Training Program and Assessment Center. The department shall provide for assessor training and shall ensure that an assessment center includes but is not limited to training and participation in the following components:

(2) Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, an employing local board of education shall not be responsible for any training costs associated with a superintendent's participation in the training and assessment center process.

(3) At the conclusion of the training, each participant shall deliver to the employing board of education and the Kentucky Department of Education a comprehensive collection of work products and assessments that demonstrate proficiency in each area of training.

(4) In addition to any applicable certification and experience requirements, any person hired for the first time as superintendent in Kentucky shall successfully complete the assessment center process within two (2) years of taking office as superintendent.

(5) The Kentucky Board of Education shall adopt administrative regulations to govern the training content, number of hours, assessments, and work products for successful completion of the training and assessment center process. The board shall also establish the continuing professional development requirements for school superintendents to include, at a minimum, three (3) hours of annual training in school finance and three (3) hours of annual training in ethics.

(6) The Department of Education may contract with qualified agencies, organizations, or institutions or may approve programs offered by training providers to carry out the provisions of this section.