Kentucky Administrative Regulations
Title 702 - EDUCATION AND WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT CABINET - BOARD OF EDUCATION, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION - OFFICE OF DISTRICT SUPPORT SERVICES
Chapter 3 - School Administration and Finance
Section 702 KAR 3:220 - Guidelines for waiver of school fees
Current through Register Vol. 50, No. 9, March 1, 2024
RELATES TO: KRS 160.330
NECESSITY, FUNCTION, AND CONFORMITY: KRS 160.330 provides that local school districts shall establish, consistent with State Board for Elementary and Secondary administrative regulations, a process to waive fees for qualifying students and a procedure for notice of such. This administrative regulation provides guidelines for the waiver of school fees by local districts.
Section 1. Local school districts shall establish a process by which to waive any applicable fees charged by the district for pupils who qualify for free or reduced price lunches, including a process by which at least all such students shall be informed of the fee waiver provisions. Districts that do not charge fees to any students shall not be subject to these requirements.
Section 2. Local school districts shall adopt specific policies and procedures whereby, at the beginning of the school year or at the time of enrollment, all or at least qualifying pupils and their parents shall be given clear and prominent written notice of the fee waiver process, including the applicable income guidelines. Such policies and procedures shall also insure that the written notice of the fee waiver process shall include a form that parents shall use to request waiver of applicable fees.
Section 3. Local districts shall keep records for documentation and compliance purposes, which shall be made available to the Department of Education upon request. These records shall include:
Section 4. Mandatory waiver of fees shall apply to all charges, direct or indirect, which would otherwise be required for participation in the following school-sponsored courses, activities, programs, events or services:
Section 5. Mandatory waiver of fees shall not apply to the following:
Section 6. Local districts shall provide written notice of approvals and denials of fee waivers. Any denial shall contain the specific grounds for denial and shall afford the opportunity for a personal meeting with appropriate district personnel to discuss the validity of the denial.
STATUTORY AUTHORITY: KRS 160.330