Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 162.300 (2026)

Certain boards may obtain school buildings as provided in KRS 162.120 to

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162.290. County boards of education and boards of education of independent districts not embracing a city of any class may obtain buildings for school purposes by proceeding under the provisions of KRS 162.120 to 162.290. When applied to such boards of education, KRS 162.120 to 162.290 shall be so read that the term: (1) "City" means "county," including a county containing a consolidated local government, or "urban-county," as the case may be; (2) "City clerk" means "county clerk" or the appropriate recordkeeping officer in an urban-county government or a consolidated local government; (3) "Governing body of the city" means "fiscal court" or the governing body of an urban-county government or a consolidated local government, as the case may be; (4) "Mayor" means "county judge/executive," "chief executive officer of the urban- county government," or "mayor of a consolidated local government," as the case may be; and (5) "Ordinance" means either "ordinance" or "resolution." Effective: July 15, 2002 History: Amended 2002 Ky. Acts ch. 346, sec. 176, effective July 15, 2002. -- Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 571, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1986 Ky. Acts ch. 23, sec. 12, effective July 15, 1986. -- Amended 1974 Ky. Acts ch. 367, sec. 1. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. secs. 4421-20 to 4421-38.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 1947–1963 · leading case: Fyfe v. Hardin Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 205 S.W.2d 165 (Ky. Ct. App. 1947).

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Fyfe v. Hardin Cnty. Bd. of Educ., 205 S.W.2d 165 (Ky. Ct. App. 1947). · cites it 8× “The Board of Education of Hardin County concluded that it was necessary to enlarge and improve the school facilities of the county, and that issuance of school building revenue bonds, under authority of KRS 162.300, was the only practical solution of its problems.”

Fosson v. Fiscal Court of Boyd Cnty., 369 S.W.2d 108 (Ky. Ct. App. 1963). · cites it 2× “070 controls fiscal courts and makes it mandatory that contracts, such as the one in controversy, be let to the lowest and best responsible bidder complying with the terms of the letting, when engaging in a school building project under KRS 162.300. Under KRS 162'300 county…”

Wagner v. Fiscal Court of Jessamine Cnty., 306 S.W.2d 288 (Ky. Ct. App. 1957). “290 (made applicable to county school districts by KRS 162.300). Under this plan the school board conveys a tract of land to the fiscal court, which issues bonds and constructs the school building.”

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