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156.071   Delegation of taking evidence and writing recommendation of disposition to  hearing  officer  or  panel  --  Compensatory  time  for  staff  conducting  school 
facility public hearings. The  Kentucky  Board  of  Education  may,  any  statute  to  the  contrary  notwithstanding, 
delegate  the  taking  of  evidence,  and  the  rendition  of  a  written  recommendation  of 
disposition  to  the  full  board,  to  a  panel  of  the  board,  to  a  single  member  of  the  board 
acting as a hearing officer, or to a hearing officer appointed by the board relative to any 
hearing,  appeal,  or  decision,  judicial  or  quasi-judicial  in  nature,  which  the  board  is 
empowered or directed, by this or any other chapter, to conduct, hear, or make; provided, 
the  full  board,  as  provided  by  statute,  makes  the  final  decision  or  determination,  based 
upon  the  evidence  submitted.  For  the  purpose  of  serving  as  a  hearing  officer  for  the 
board, the board and the Department of Education shall not enter into a personal service 
contract;  employ  additional  staff;  or  provide  additional  compensation  to  existing  staff, 
except  for  compensatory  time  for  staff  who  conduct  school  facility  public  hearings 
outside of their regular working hours. Effective:  July 15, 1996 
History:  Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992  Ky.  Acts  ch. 147,  sec. 1,  effective  July  14,  1992.  --  Repealed  and  reenacted 
1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 364, effective July 13, 1990. -- Created 1982 Ky. 
Acts ch. 349, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1982.