Kentucky Revised Statutes Title XIII. Education § 156.412.Instructional materials depository; establishment; duties; required use by school districts and Department of Education (Effective July 1, 2026)

(1)(a) The Kentucky Department of Education shall establish an instructional materials depository for the schools of the Commonwealth.

(b) The department may enter into contracts to designate an entity to serve as the department's agent to carry out the responsibilities of the depository under KRS 156.395 to 156.476.

(c) To leverage the purchasing power of the Commonwealth's schools, the depository shall negotiate prices on behalf of the department and all school districts.

(2)(a) In accordance with KRS Chapter 45A, school districts and the department shall use the depository in purchasing the instructional materials included in the state-approved list established by the State Quality Curriculum Task Force under KRS 156.395 to 156.476.

(b) Superintendents of school districts shall use the instructional materials depository to report the school district's selection of instructional materials to the department, unless the school district purchases approved alternate instructional materials under KRS 156.439.

(a) Each of the instructional materials included in the state-approved list, capable of being organized by grade or grade band and content area;

(b) Summary results of the instructional materials evaluations conducted by the task force and any factual error identified in the instructional materials;

(c) A list of the accompanying manuals, workbooks, and other ancillary items for instructional materials included in the state-approved list; and

(d) A list of the school districts within the state that have adopted each of the instructional materials, including for each school district: