KRS 156.071

The Kentucky Board of Education may, any statute to the contrary notwithstanding, delegate the taking of evidence, and the rendition of a written recommendation of disposition to the full board, to a panel of the board, to a single member of the board acting as a hearing officer, or to a hearing officer appointed by the board relative to any hearing, appeal, or decision, judicial or quasi-judicial in nature, which the board is empowered or directed, by this or any other chapter, to conduct, hear, or make; provided, the full board, as provided by statute, makes the final decision or determination, based upon the evidence submitted. For the purpose of serving as a hearing officer for the board, the board and the Department of Education shall not enter into a personal service contract; employ additional staff; or provide additional compensation to existing staff, except for compensatory time for staff who conduct school facility public hearings outside of their regular working hours.