Section 164.033 - Local P-16 councils(1) Effective August 1, 2002, the Council on Postsecondary Education shall administer a competitive grant program to enable the establishment of local P-16 councils. A P-16 council may be called a council of partners. The Council on Postsecondary Education and the Kentucky Board of Education shall jointly establish the criteria for participation in the grant program and the amount of funds available to each local P-16 council based on funds appropriated for this purpose. A postsecondary education institution shall assume the leadership role for managing a local P-16 council grant.(2) A local P-16 council shall promote the preparation and development of teachers, the alignment of competency standards, and the elimination of barriers that impede student transition from preschool through baccalaureate programs.(3) Each local P-16 council shall provide an annual written report of its activities and recommendations to its members and the institutions they represent, the Kentucky Board of Education, the Council on Postsecondary Education, and the Education Professional Standards Board.Effective:6/21/2001
Created 2001, Ky. Acts ch. 76, sec. 2, effective6/21/2001.