Vaccine incentives are coming for Kentucky school workers to try and help boost the number of those vaccinated against COVID-19 in Kentucky’s school districts.
The state Department of Education will reimburse school districts that offer incentives to staff who get vaccinated. Kentucky Education Commissioner Jason Glass says the incentive includes both full and part-time staff along with those who have already gotten the shot.
The department will use $8.8 million from school emergency relief funding for reimbursements of $100 per school district employee if they have been vaccinated by December 1st. The Education Department is encouraging districts to consider matching the $100 payments.
The funding will cover incentives for 88,000 school employees in the state