158.646 Kentucky Institute for Education Research Board. - Kentucky Statutes

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Page 1 of 2 158.646 Kentucky Institute for Education Research Board. (1) The Kentucky Institute for Education Research Board is hereby created.
(2) The board shall establish a corporation which can qualify and obtain status under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The purpose and mission of the
corporation shall be to solicit and raise funds through private foundations, grants,
and government agencies to support the independent evaluation of the Kentucky
Education Reform Act and related activities. The corporation shall serve as a
stimulus and clearinghouse for Kentucky Education Reform Act related research
projects. (3) (a) The board shall cause an in-depth evaluation of the impact of Kentucky Education Reform Act to be performed. This evaluation shall include, but not
be limited to, the effect of the reforms on students, individual schools, school
systems, and educators. The evaluation shall also include an analysis of the
reliability and validity of the changes in scores between baseline scores and
scores from subsequent administrations of tests. (b) The board shall make recommendations to the citizens and elected leaders of the Commonwealth concerning the enhancement of the benefits of the
Kentucky Education Reform Act and the expansion and improvement of
services to students. (c) The board shall establish an organizational capacity to: 1. Develop and manage implementation of a research design to include the
issuing of requests for proposals; awarding of contracts; and general
oversight and coordination of the quality and quantity of research; 2. Conduct research in accordance with a comprehensive research design
and establish priorities; and 3. Design and implement a comprehensive educational data information
system. (d) The board shall prepare an annual report of its activities and the activities of the corporation and forward copies to the Governor, the Legislative Research
Commission, the Kentucky Board of Education, and the Council on
Postsecondary Education and make copies available to the citizens of the
Commonwealth. (e) The board shall hire an executive officer and other necessary personnel to carry out its responsibilities. (f) The board shall consist of ten (10) members who shall initially be appointed to two (2) year terms by the Governor. The board shall select from its
membership a chairperson and establish bylaws, including bylaws governing
board membership and length of terms. Upon expiration of the initial
appointments and adoption of bylaws governing membership and length of
terms by the board, the board shall be self-perpetuating, and the appointment
and length of terms shall be made in accordance with the board's bylaws.
Vacancies which occur before the expiration of the initial appointments shall
be filled by the Governor for the remaining term of the vacancy. Page 2 of 2 Effective: May 30, 1997
History: Amended 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts ch. 1, sec. 62, effective May 30, 1997. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created
1994 Ky. Acts ch. 408, sec. 1, effective July 15, 1994. Formerly codified as KRS 158.683, renumbered effective September 16, 1996.
Legislative Research Commission Note (9/16/96). This statute has been renumbered as KRS 158.646 from KRS 158.683 in order to remove the statute from the sunset
provision contained in KRS 158.710(6). Initial placement of this statute within the
range set out in the sunset provision was an inadvertent mistake in codification. 1994
Ky. Acts ch. 408, sec. 1 did not direct that the statute be placed within the range set
out in the sunset provision.