Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 162.060 (2026)

Plans for school buildings to be approved

✓ current as of May 2026 Cite as: Ky. Rev. Stat. § 162.060 (2026)

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The chief state school officer shall be furnished a copy of all plans and specifications for new public school buildings contemplated by boards of education and for all additions to or alterations of old buildings. He shall examine or cause to be examined all such plans and specifications and shall approve or disapprove them in accordance with the rules and regulations of the Kentucky Board of Education. Plan reviews for conformance with the Uniform State Building Code shall be conducted only by the Department of Housing, Buildings and Construction. No board of education may award a contract for the erection of a new building or contract for an addition to or alteration of an old building until the plan has been approved by the chief state school officer. Effective: July 15, 2010 History: Amended 2010 Ky. Acts ch. 24, sec. 211, effective July 15, 2010. -- Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996. -- Amended 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. IV, sec. 251, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 117, sec. 17, effective February 28, 1980; and ch. 155, sec. 82, effective June 17, 1978. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4384-23. 2024-2026 Budget Reference. See State/Executive Branch Budget, 2024 Ky. Acts ch. 175, Pt. I, C, 2, (7) at 1832.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 6 cases, 1955–1993 · leading case: State Board for Elementary & Secondary Education v. Ball

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State Board for Elementary & Secondary Education v. Ball (1993) ky · cites it 3× “KRS 162.060 states that: [t]he chief state school officer shall be furnished a copy of all plans and specifications for new public school buildings contemplated by boards of education and for all additions to or alterations of old buildings.”

Usher & Gardner, Inc. v. Mayfield Independent Board of Education (1971) kyctapphigh “The landowner further asserts, however, that since KRS 162.060 requires detailed plans and specifications approved by the state Superintendent of Public Instruction as a condition precedent to a .”

Pike County Board of Education v. Ford (1955) kyctapphigh “school sites rests with the County Board of Education; It is not for the courts to say whether 'the Board has acted wisely or unwisely ■ in determining • where the school should be located.”

Kentucky State Board of Education v. Isenberg (1967) kyctapp “It is contemplated by KRS 162.060 that plans for buildings in county districts should originate with the county boards.”

Wigginton v. Nelson County Board of Education (1966) kyctapp “” Let us examine the facts of this case to determine whether there has been “fraud, collusion or a clear abuse of discretion.” Prior, to the proposed new “central” high school plan questioned herein, Nelson County Board of Education maintained two high schools in Nelson County:…”

Hacker Brors. Construction Co. v. Board of Education (1979) kyctapp “KRS 162.060 to KRS 162.100, inclusive, set forth the steps the Board must follow to incur the indebtedness itself by securing approval of the voters, as required by Section 157 of the Constitution.”

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