| Last Action | 04/10/24: became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 163) |
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| Title | AN ACT relating to truancy. |
| Bill Documents |
Acts Chapter 163
Current/Final Introduced |
| Bill Request Number | 1929 |
| Sponsors | J. Bauman, T. Truett, C. Fugate, D. Hale, K. Jackson, S. Lewis, S. Riley, J. Tipton |
| Summary of Enacted Version | Amends KRS 159.140 to require a director of pupil personnel to report to the county attorney if a parent or guardian has allowed a child in kindergarten to grade five to be absent without an excuse for 15 or more days or if a minor in grade six through 12, who is a habitual truant, is absent without an excuse for 15 or more days; and amends KRS 610.030 to require that a diversion agreement for a child against whom a complaint alleging truancy has been filed shall require that if the child is absent without an excuse four or more times during the diversion, the child will immediately be considered to have failed diversion and be referred to the county attorney for formal court action, to require that a diversion agreement not exceed 12 months, and to make conforming changes. |
| Summary of Original Version | Amend KRS 159.140 to require a director of pupil personnel to file with the county attorney a complaint against a parent or guardian who has allowed a child in kindergarten to grade five to be absent without excuse for 15 or more days; allow the director of pupil personnel, after consultation with the court designated worker, to refer the case to the family, accountability, intervention, and response team; amend KRS 610.030 to require that a diversion agreement for a child against whom a complaint alleging truancy has been filed shall require that if the child is absent without excuse two or more times during the diversion, the child will be considered to have failed diversion and the matter shall be immediately referred to the county attorney. |
| Index Headings of Original Version |
Education, Elementary and Secondary - Director of pupil personnel, habitual truant, provision Education, Elementary and Secondary - Director of pupil personnel, parent of truant referred, provision Attorney, County - Parent of minor, unexcused absences, director of pupil personnel filing provision Children and Minors - Unexcused absences, director of pupil personnel, filing provision |
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House Floor Amendment 1 House Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 1 |
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| Sponsor | T. Truett |
| Summary | Retain original provisions; specify that if a child is absent from school without excuse 4 or more days while on diversion, the child will immediately be considered to have failed; require that a diversion agreement not exceed twelve months. |
| Index Headings |
Attorney, County - Minors, diversion, unexcused absences Children and Minors - Diversion, unexcused absences Education, Elementary and Secondary - Attendance, diversion, unexcused absences |
| Amendment | House Floor Amendment 2 |
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| Sponsor | A. Camuel |
| Summary | Retain original provisions, specify that the director of pupil personnel may file refer a complaint to the county attorney. |
| Index Headings | Education, Elementary and Secondary - Director of pupil personnel, unexcused absences, discretion |
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