Last Action | to Education (H) |
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Title | AN ACT relating to school dropout prevention. |
Bill Documents |
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Bill Request Number | 228 |
Sponsors | R. Meeks, L. Belcher |
Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 158.145 to revise the existing declaration of the General Assembly to phase in an increase in the compulsory attendance age and to set a high school graduation rate of at least 90 percent by July, 2016; amend KRS 158.146 to revise the use of dropout prevention grants; to direct the Kentucky Department of Education to establish standards and indicators to measure progress and to assist schools in implementing research-based strategies; authorize the commissioner of education to approve alternative programs granting high school and college credit; create a new section of KRS Chapter 158 to establish the Commonwealth Mentor Initiative; create a new section of KRS Chapter 18A to provide one hour per week leave to state employees who become certified Commonwealth mentors to volunteer in a private or public school; specify conditions for mentor approval; create a new section of KRS Chapter 164 to require boards of trustees and boards of regents to encourage personnel to participate in the Commonwealth Mentor Initiative; amend KRS 159.010 to gradually increase the compulsory attendance age to 18 by July 1, 2015; amend KRS 159.020 to conform; amend KRS 157.224 to require the commissioner of education to report performance data on students with disabilities and initiatives for improvement; encourage the department, the KY Tech System and the Kentucky Community and Technical College System to work with local school districts to expand career pathways to keep students engaged; require the commissioner of education and the president of the Council on Postsecondary Education to engage others in the study of alternative education; express the General Assembly's intent to provide funding support to help districts with programs and services required by increasing compulsory attendance. |
Index Headings of Original Version |
Children and Minors - Compulsory attendance, age limit, raising of Education, Elementary and Secondary - Compulsory attendance, age limit, raising of Education, Finance - Attendance, school State Agencies - Department of Education, dropout rate, reduction of State Agencies - Dept. of Ed. & Council on Postsecondary Ed., study alternative program options, career pathways Teachers - Compulsory attendance, age limit, raising of Universities and Colleges - Career pathways, clarification of |
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