161.1221 Out-of-field teaching.

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(1)The Education Professional Standards Board shall define "out-of-field" teaching

and inform all local school districts of the definition.

(2)By November 15 of each year, the Education Professional Standards Board shall

identify every teacher assigned classes out-of-field in the current school year and

shall inform the Kentucky Department of Education.

(3)The Kentucky Department of Education shall provide to each school district a

summary of the teachers identified as teaching out-of-field and give the district

opportunity to correct the situation during the year. No teacher shall be reduced in

salary due to being involuntarily moved out-of-field or being hired into a position

out of his or her field. Emergency certification shall not be a valid reason for

reducing any certified teacher's salary.