In accordance with KRS 161.120, the Education Professional Standards Board (EPSB) is responsible for suspending, revoking, and/or refusing issuance or renewal of the certificates of educators who engage in misconduct. In addition, the EPSB may impose other conditions as it deems appropriate. The Office of Legal Services works closely with school district administrators, parents, social service agencies, law enforcement agencies, state and federal prosecutors, and the disciplinary units of other states to protect the children in Kentucky public schools and assist in ensuring that educators maintain the dignity and integrity of the profession.
Certified educators in the Commonwealth are bound by the Professional Code of Ethics. The EPSB has promulgated 16 KAR 1:030 and approved the Procedures Relating to EPSB Action on a Certificate Holder's Certification.