| Operations and Support Services Commissioner's Office/Board of Education | |||||
| Actual FY 2024 | Actual FY 2025 | Revised FY 2026 | Recommended FY 2027 | Recommended FY 2028 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SOURCE OF FUNDS | |||||
| General Fund | |||||
| Regular Appropriation | 3,089,000 | 3,296,900 | 3,244,100 | 3,193,900 | 3,261,200 |
| State Salary and Compensation Allocation | 130,634 | ||||
| Budget Reduction-General Fund | (155,400) | ||||
| Total General Fund | 3,219,634 | 3,296,900 | 3,088,700 | 3,193,900 | 3,261,200 |
| TOTAL SOURCE OF FUNDS | 3,219,634 | 3,296,900 | 3,088,700 | 3,193,900 | 3,261,200 |
| EXPENDITURES BY CLASS | |||||
| Personnel Costs | 3,035,634 | 3,112,900 | 3,036,600 | 3,151,800 | 3,219,100 |
| Operating Expenses | 184,000 | 184,000 | 52,100 | 42,100 | 42,100 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 3,219,634 | 3,296,900 | 3,088,700 | 3,193,900 | 3,261,200 |
| EXPENDITURES BY FUND SOURCE | |||||
| General Fund | 3,219,634 | 3,296,900 | 3,088,700 | 3,193,900 | 3,261,200 |
| TOTAL EXPENDITURES | 3,219,634 | 3,296,900 | 3,088,700 | 3,193,900 | 3,261,200 |
The 1990 General Assembly, as part of the Kentucky Education Reform Act (KERA), provided in KRS 156.148 for the appointment of a Commissioner of Education by the Kentucky Board of Education (KBE) to serve as the chief state school officer.
The Kentucky Board of Education consists of 15 members. The governor appoints 11 voting members – four represent the state at large and seven represent the Supreme Court districts. The remaining four members, the Secretary of the Education and Labor Cabinet, the President of the Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE), an active elementary or secondary school teacher, and a high school student, serve as non-voting members. Each member serves a four-year term and may be reappointed. The Kentucky Board of Education members elect a board chair and vice chair at the beginning of each fiscal year.
The Commissioner of Education's qualifications and compensation are set by the Kentucky Board of Education. The Commissioner serves at the pleasure of the Board and is appointed for a term not to exceed four (4) years. The Commissioner is responsible for carrying out all duties assigned by the legislature; for executing education policy as directed by the State Board; and directing the work of all persons employed by the Department of Education.