158.442 Center for School Safety -- Duties -- School safety coordinator training
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program -- Members of board -- Center for School Safety and its board of
directors not subject to reorganization by the Governor.
(1)The General Assembly hereby authorizes the establishment of the Center for School
Safety. The center's mission shall be to serve as the central point for data analysis;
research; dissemination of information about successful school safety and school
security programs, best practices, training standards, research results, and new
programs; and, in collaboration with the Department of Education and others, to
provide technical assistance for safe schools.
(2)To fulfill its mission, the Center for School Safety shall:
(a)Establish a clearinghouse for information and materials concerning school
violence prevention;
(b)Provide program development and implementation expertise and technical
support to schools, law enforcement agencies, and communities, which may
include coordinating training for administrators, teachers, students, parents,
and other community representatives;
(c)Analyze the data collected in compliance with KRS 158.444;
(d)Research and evaluate school safety programs so schools and communities are
better able to address their specific needs;
(e)Administer a school safety grant program for local districts as directed by the
General Assembly;
(f)Promote the formation of interagency efforts to address discipline and safety
issues within communities throughout the state in collaboration with other
postsecondary education institutions and with local juvenile delinquency
prevention councils;
(g)Prepare and disseminate information regarding best practices in creating safe
and effective schools;
(h)Advise the Kentucky Board of Education on administrative policies and
administrative regulations relating to school safety and security;
(i)By July 1 of each year, provide an annual report to the Governor, the
Kentucky Board of Education, and the Interim Joint Committee on Education
regarding the status of school safety in Kentucky, including the number and
placement of school resource officers working in school districts in Kentucky
and the source of funding and method of employment for each position in
accordance with KRS 158.4414;
(j)Develop and implement a school safety coordinator training program based on
national and state best practices in collaboration with the Kentucky
Department of Education for school safety coordinators appointed pursuant to
KRS 158.4412. The training shall be approved by the board of directors of the
Center for School Safety and include instruction on at least the following:
1. Policies and procedures for conducting emergency response drills using
an all-hazards approach including hostage and active shooter situations;
2. Identification and response to threats to school safety and security; and
3. Preparing for, conducting, and reviewing school security risk
assessments in accordance with KRS 158.4410;
(k)Develop and implement a system to provide certification to school districts
that the center has verified that:
1. A potential Kentucky guardian, as defined in KRS 158.4431, has met all
of the requirements of KRS 158.4431(3) and
2. Individuals employed as guardians meet the requirements of KRS
158.4431(4) and (5), as necessary;
(l)If funds are available, employ an individual whose job responsibilities include
oversight of the guardian program, including but not limited to:
1. The requirements of paragraph
(k)of this subsection; and
2. The creation of model policy to be used by local boards of education
when adopting the policies in KRS 158.4431(8);
(m)Administer and oversee the School Mapping Data Program established
pursuant to KRS 158.4433; and
(n)Award a school safety coordinator certificate of completion to a school safety
coordinator upon satisfactory completion of the training program.
(3)The Center for School Safety shall be governed by a board of directors consisting of
fifteen
(15)members. Members shall consist of:
(a)The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Education;
(b)The secretary or a designee of the Cabinet for Health and Family Services;
(c)The commissioner or a designee of the Department for Behavioral Health,
Developmental and Intellectual Disabilities;
(d)The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Kentucky State Police;
(e)The commissioner or a designee of the Department of Criminal Justice
Training;
(f)The executive director or a designee of the Kentucky Office of Homeland
Security;
(g)A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one
(1)list
of three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky League of Cities;
(h)A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one
(1)list
of three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky School Boards Association;
(i)A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one
(1)list
of three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky Association of School
Superintendents;
(j)A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one
(1)list
of three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky Association of School Resource
Officers;
(k)A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one
(1)list
of three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky Education Association;
(l)A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one
(1)list
of three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky School Nurses Association;
(m)A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one
(1)list
of three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky Association for Psychology in
the Schools;
(n)A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one
(1)list
of three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky School Counselor Association;
and
(o)A representative which shall be appointed by the Governor from one
(1)list
of three
(3)names submitted by the Kentucky Parent Teacher Association.
(4)Notwithstanding KRS 12.028, the Center for School Safety and its board of
directors shall not be subject to reorganization by the Governor.