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151B.410 Adult education learning system -- Services -- Duties and responsibilities of the Kentucky Adult Education Program.

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Page 1 of 2 151B.410 Adult education learning system -- Services -- Duties and responsibilities of the Kentucky Adult Education Program. (1) The Kentucky Adult Education Program shall promulgate necessary administrative regulations and administer a statewide adult education and literacy system <br>throughout the state. The adult education and literacy system shall include diverse <br>educational services provided by credentialed professionals, based on the learners' <br>current needs and a commitment to lifelong learning. <br>(a) Services shall be provided at multiple sites appropriate for adult learning, including vocational and technical colleges, community colleges, <br>comprehensive universities, adult education centers, public schools, libraries, <br>family resource centers, adult correctional facilities, other institutions, and <br>through the Kentucky Commonwealth Virtual University. Services shall be <br>targeted to communities with the greatest need based on the number of adults <br>at literacy levels I and II as defined by the 1997 Kentucky Adult Literacy <br>Survey and other indicators of need. (b) Access and referral services shall be initiated at multiple points including businesses, educational institutions, labor organizations, employment offices, <br>and government offices. (c) Multiple funding sources, program support, and partnerships to administer the adult education and literacy system may include student scholarship and <br>grants; fees for services rendered; and other general, agency, local, state, <br>federal, and private funds. (2) Services included as part of the adult education and literacy system shall include but not be limited to functionally-contexted workplace essential skills training based on <br>employers' needs, leading to a competency-based certificate indicating proficiency <br>in critical thinking, computating, reading, writing, communicating, problem-<br>solving, team-building, and use of technology at various worksites regarding basic <br>skills. (3) In administering an adult education and literacy system, the Kentucky Adult Education Program shall: <br>(a) Assist providers with the development of quality job-specific and workplace essential skills instruction for workers in business and industry, literacy and <br>adult basic education, adult secondary education, including high school <br>equivalency diploma preparation, the external diploma program, English as a <br>second language, and family literacy programs, in cooperation with local <br>business, labor, economic development, educational, employment, and service <br>support entities; (b) Provide assessments of each student's skill and competency level allowing assessments to be shared with other educational and employment entities <br>when necessary for providing additional educational programs, taking into <br>consideration student confidentiality; (c) Assist adult educators to meet professional standards; Page 2 of 2 (d) Create an awareness program in cooperation with the Administrative Office of the Courts to ensure that District and Circuit Court Judges are aware of the <br>provisions of KRS 533.200 and the methods to access adult education and <br>literacy programs for persons sentenced under the statute; (e) Develop administrative regulations including those for business and industry service participation and mechanisms for service funding through all <br>appropriate federal, state, local, and private resources; (f) Require and monitor compliance with the program's administrative regulations and policies; and (g) Develop and implement performance measures and benchmarks. Effective: July 15, 2008 <br>History: Amended 2008 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 2, effective July 15, 2008. -- Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 211, sec. 55, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 2000 Ky. Acts <br>ch. 526, sec. 10, effective July 14, 2000. -- Amended 1997 (1st Extra. Sess.) Ky. Acts <br>ch. 1, sec. 54, effective May 30, 1997. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 143, sec. 1, <br>effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1994 Ky. Acts ch. 487, sec. 3, effective July 15, <br>1994.