Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 159.080 (2026)

Director of pupil personnel and assistants

✓ current as of May 2026 Cite as: Ky. Rev. Stat. § 159.080 (2026)

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(1) Each superintendent of a local school district shall appoint a director of pupil personnel and assistants as are deemed necessary. Salaries of directors and assistants shall be fixed by the board of education. (2) Directors of pupil personnel shall have the general qualifications of teachers and, in addition, shall hold a valid certificate issued in accordance with the administrative regulations of the Education Professional Standards Board. Certificates valid on January 1, 1956, for attendance officer shall hereafter be valid for the positions of director of pupil personnel. Certificates shall be reissued or renewed in accordance with the terms of the administrative regulations of the Education Professional Standards Board in effect at the time of application for reissuance or renewal. (3) Directors of pupil personnel and assistants shall be allowed their necessary and authorized expenses incurred in the performance of their duties. Each board shall bear the expense of its directors of pupil personnel and assistants incurred in its district. (4) The office of the superintendent of schools shall be the office of the director of pupil personnel and suitable space shall be provided therein or adjacent thereto for him or her. Effective: July 12, 2006 History: Amended 2006 Ky. Acts ch. 130, sec. 1, effective July 12, 2006. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 343, sec. 2, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1992 Ky. Acts ch. 42, sec. 2, effective July 14, 1992. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 219, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 82, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1956 Ky. Acts ch. 237, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4434-6.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases, 1944–2016 · leading case: Jefferson County Board of Education v. Fell ex rel. L.F.

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Jefferson County Board of Education v. Fell ex rel. L.F. (2012) ky · cites it 2× “KRS 159.080 is amended to read as follows: (1) Each board of education shall, upon the nomination and recommendation of the superintendent, appoint a director of pupil personnel and such assistants as are deemed necessary.”

Napier v. Breathitt County Board of Education (2014) kyed “” KRS 159.080(2). Thus, because his position requires him to be certified, Napier is not a classified employee and he cannot rely on KRS 161.”

S.B. v. Commonwealth (2013) kyctapp “140(1) states in relevant part that: The director of pupil personnel, or an assistant appointed under KRS 159.080, shall: (c) Acquaint the school with the home conditions of a habitual truant as described in KRS 159.”

B.H. v. Commonwealth (2010) kyctapp “140(1) provides as follows: The director of pupil personnel, or an assistant appointed under KRS 159.080, shall: [[Image here]] (c) Acquaint the school with the home conditions of a habitual truant as described in KRS 159.”

Bernard v. Humble (1944) kyctapphigh “Carroll’s Kentucky Statutes, 1936 Revision, sections 4434-6 to 4434-13, now KRS, 159.080, 159.100, 159.110, 159.120, 159.”

J.L.C. v. Commonwealth (2016) kyctapp · cites it 2× “140(1), The director of pupil , personnel, or an assistant appointed under KRS 159.080, shall: ⅜ ⅜ ⅜ (e) Acquaint the school with the home conditions- of a habitual truant as described in KRS 159.”

BH v. Com. (2010) kyctapp “140(1) provides as follows: The director of pupil personnel, or an assistant appointed under KRS 159.080, shall: . . . . (c) Acquaint the school with the home conditions of a habitual truant as described in KRS 159.”

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