36.042 Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program -- Director -- Strategic plan -- Student's participation time attributable to district

36.042 Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program -- Director -- Strategic plan --

Student's participation time attributable to district.

(1) The Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program is hereby established within the

Department of Military Affairs to serve as the state's program for participation in

the National Guard Youth Challenge Program established in 32 U.S.C. sec. 509 or

any successor program. The program shall establish at least one (1) campus for

program operations and may establish additional campuses as funding and demand

allow. The program shall serve as an alternative education program that serves each

school district in the Commonwealth.

(2) The Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program shall be designed to align and

comply with federal statute and administrative regulations for the National Guard

Youth Challenge Program and associated guidance provided by the United States

Department of Defense.

(3) The Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program shall be under the direction of the

adjutant general or designee. The adjutant general or designee shall:

(a) Appoint a director of the Kentucky Guard Youth Challenge Program to

oversee the daily management of the program; and

(b) Adopt a strategic plan for the program's schools to ensure continuous

improvement.

(4) For purposes of the school assessment and accountability system established in

KRS Chapter 158, the Kentucky Department of Education shall, through policy or

the promulgation of an administrative regulation, provide that the time each student

is participating in the program is attributable to the district sending the student to

participate in the program.