704 Ky. Admin. Regs. 8:030

Current through Register Vol. 51, No. 4, October 1, 2024

Section 704 KAR 8:030 - Required Academic Standards for Health

RELATES TO: KRS 156.070, 156.160, 158.6451, 158.6453, 160.290

NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 156.070 requires the Kentucky Board of Education to establish courses of study for the different grades and kinds of common schools, with the courses of study to comply with the expected goals, outcomes, and assessment strategies developed under KRS 158.645, 158.6451, and 158.6453. KRS 156.070(1) requires the Kentucky Board of Education to manage and control the common schools and all programs operated in the schools. KRS 160.290 authorizes local boards of education to provide for courses and other services for students consistent with the administrative regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education. KRS 158.6453(2)(a) requires the Kentucky Department of Education to implement a process for the review of academic standards and the alignment of corresponding assessments. This administrative regulation incorporates by reference the Kentucky Academic Standards for Health Education, which contain the general courses of study and academic content standards of health education for use in Kentucky's common schools.

Section 1. Before graduating from a Kentucky public high school, a student shall meet the minimum content requirements established in the Kentucky Academic Standards for Health Education.

Section 2. Incorporation by Reference.

(1) The "Kentucky Academic Standards for Health Education", October 2018, is incorporated by reference.

(2) This material may be inspected, copied, or obtained, subject to applicable copyright law, at the Department of Education, 5th floor, 300 Sower Boulevard, Frankfort, Kentucky 40601, Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

704 KAR 8:030

45 Ky.R. 1474, 1476, 2350; eff. 2-1-2019.

STATUTORY AUTHORITY: 156.070, 156.160, 158.6453(2)(a)