Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 161.730 (2026)

Limited or continuing contract with teachers required

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Each local district shall enter into written contracts, either limited or continuing, for the employment of all teachers. Effective: July 13, 1990 History: Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. II, sec. 81, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1964 Ky. Acts ch. 41, sec. 2. -- Amended 1944 Ky. Acts ch. 98, sec. 1. -- Created 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 113, sec. 2.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1948–2025 · leading case: Ammerman v. Bd. of Educ., Nicholas Cnty., 30 S.W.3d 793 (Ky. 2000).
Ammerman v. Bd. of Educ., Nicholas Cnty., 30 S.W.3d 793 (Ky. 2000). · cites it 2× “[2] KRS 161.730. [3] KRS 160.290. [4] Ky.App.”
Spalding v. Marion Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 452 S.W.3d 611 (Ky. Ct. App. 2014). “purposes of KRS 161.730 to KRS 161.810). 3 Thus, Spalding *615 asserts her position requires certification because it is a “teaching” position, thereby making her a “certified employee.”
Beverly v. Highfield, 209 S.W.2d 739 (Ky. Ct. App. 1948). “*183 We cannot regard seriously defendants’ argument that their special demurrers should have been sustained to the petition because the caption did not show the capacity in which plaintiff was suing or the capacity in which the defendants were being sued.”
Bd. of Educ. v. Just., 268 S.W.2d 648 (Ky. Ct. App. 1954). “This procedure was followed despite the provision of KRS 161.730 that “Each hoard of education shall enter into either limited or continuing contracts for the employment of all teachers.”
Bd. of Educ. v. Jones, 823 S.W.2d 457 (Ky. 1992). “KRS 161.730 mandatorily requires each board of education to enter into written contracts of employment with all teachers.”
Bd. of Educ. of Floyd Cnty. v. Moore, 264 S.W.2d 292 (Ky. Ct. App. 1953). “The record does not indicate that there had ever been a formal contract of employment between appellee and the Board such as is contemplated by KRS 161.730. It is conceded that appellee from the time of his initial employment was a teacher as.”
Miracle v. Duncan, 568 S.W.3d 358 (Ky. Ct. App. 2018). · cites it 2× “" KRS 161.730. A "continuing service contract" remains "in full force and effect until the teacher resigns or retires, or until it is terminated or suspended as provided in KRS 161.”
Payne v. Bush, 249 S.W.2d 789 (Ky. Ct. App. 1952). “” KRS 161.730 provides: “Each board of education shall enter into either limited or continuing contracts for the employment of all teachers.”
Greenup Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Luther Grizzle (Ky. Ct. App. 2022). “As an aside, 2 See KRS 161.730. -7- Edwards addressed this issue in the context of a certified employee’s (i.”
Bd. of Educ. of Paris, Kentucky v. Jason Earlywine (Ky. 2025). “” KRS 161.730. KRS 45A.245(1) applies to “to each contract solicited or entered into after January 1, 1979.”
Newby v. Commonwealth ex rel. Gorman, 911 S.W.2d 606 (Ky. 1995). “Without that status, a teacher is re-hired on a yearly basis pursuant to KRS 161.730.”
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