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Senate Bill 109

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Last Action recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)
Title AN ACT relating to compulsory attendance.
Bill Documents Bill
Impact Statements Fiscal Note
Bill Request Number 1348
Sponsors J. Westwood, K. Winters, M. Wilson
Summary of Original Version Amend KRS 159.010 to permit, beginning with the 2014-2015 school year, each local board of education on the recommendation of the superintendent and approval of the Kentucky Department of Education to require children residing in the school district's attendance area to attend school until the child has reached his or her eighteenth birthday except as provided in KRS 159.030; amend KRS 159.020 to conform; make technical corrections.
Index Headings of Original Version Fiscal Note - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Teachers - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Technical Corrections - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Children and Minors - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Proposed Amendments House Committee Substitute 1
House Committee Substitute 2
House Floor Amendment 1
House Floor Amendment 2
House Floor Amendment 3
Votes Vote History

Actions

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01/23/12
  • introduced in Senate
01/24/12
  • to Education (S)
02/02/12
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
02/06/12
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/07/12
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, February 8, 2012
02/08/12
  • 3rd reading, passed 35-2
02/09/12
  • received in House
02/14/12
  • to Education (H)
02/15/12
  • posted in committee
02/21/12
  • reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar with Committee Substitute
02/22/12
  • 2nd reading, to Rules
02/23/12
  • floor amendment (1) filed to Committee Substitute
02/28/12
  • taken from Rules
  • recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (H)
03/26/12
  • reassigned to Education (H)
03/27/12
  • reported favorably, to Rules with Committee Substitute (2)
  • floor amendment (2) filed to Committee Substitute (2)
03/28/12
  • floor amendment (3) filed to Committee Substitute (2)
  • posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Wednesday, March 28, 2012
  • 3rd reading, passed 77-14 with Committee Substitute (2)
03/29/12
  • received in Senate
03/30/12
  • recommitted to Appropriations & Revenue (S)

Proposed Amendments

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Amendment House Committee Substitute 1
Impact Statements Fiscal Note
Summary Retain original provisions, except amend KRS 159.010 to require compulsory attendance for children ages 6 to 17 by July 1, 2016 and for children ages 6 to 18 by July 1, 2017.
Index Headings Fiscal Note - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Teachers - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Technical Corrections - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Children and Minors - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of

Amendment House Committee Substitute 2
Impact Statements Fiscal Note
Summary Retain original provisions except require school attendance until age 18 in all districts once 40% of districts require children to attend school until age 18; direct that the statewide requirement become effective four years after the 40% threshold is met.
Index Headings Fiscal Note - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Teachers - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Technical Corrections - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Children and Minors - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of

Amendment House Floor Amendment 1
Sponsor J. DeCesare
Summary Retain original provisions permitting local school districts to raise compulsory attendance age; delete requirements raising compulsory attendance age statewide.
Index Headings Fiscal Note - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Teachers - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Technical Corrections - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Children and Minors - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of

Amendment House Floor Amendment 2
Sponsor C. Rollins II
Summary Require the Kentucky Board of Education to promulgate regulations ensuring that all districts have programs in place to meet the needs of students with academic or attendance problems and increase graduation rates, when school attendance until age 18 is required statewide.
Index Headings Fiscal Note - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Teachers - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Technical Corrections - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Children and Minors - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of

Amendment House Floor Amendment 3
Sponsor T. Kerr
Summary Amend KRS 159.030 to exempt students from compulsory attendance who are enrolled in a postsecondary program or who have completed the equivalent of a high school curriculum in a home school program as certified by a parent or guardian.
Index Headings Fiscal Note - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Teachers - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Technical Corrections - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Children and Minors - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Compulsory school attendance age, optional raising of

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