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156.148 Commissioner of education -- Selection -- Duties.

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156.148 Commissioner of education -- Selection -- Duties. (1) Effective January 1, 1991, the commissioner of education shall be the chief state school officer. He shall possess the professional qualifications determined by the <br>Kentucky Board of Education as appropriate for the office. (2) The commissioner shall be appointed by the Kentucky Board of Education, serve at the pleasure of the board, and receive compensation as set by the board, the <br>provisions of KRS 64.640 notwithstanding. (3) The commissioner of education shall be the executive and administrative officer of the Kentucky Board of Education in its administration of all educational matters and <br>functions placed under its management and control. He shall carry out all duties <br>assigned to him by law; shall execute under the direction of the state board the <br>educational policies, orders, directives, and administrative functions of the board; <br>and shall direct the work of all persons employed in the Department of Education. (4) The commissioner of education shall be reimbursed for all actual and necessary traveling expenses incurred by him in the performance of his duties. Effective: July 15, 1996 <br>History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Created 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 41, effective July 13, 1990.