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HB 611 KY
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AN ACT relating to truancy.

KY · session 2024RS · Assembly / House · bill

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Introduced Feb 20, 2024

Latest action (Apr 10, 2024) became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 163)

Summary

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.

Sponsors (8)

Action history (23)

  1. Feb 20, 2024 introduced in House · lower
  2. Feb 20, 2024 to Committee on Committees (H) · lower
  3. Feb 22, 2024 to Education (H) · lower
  4. Feb 27, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar · lower
  5. Feb 28, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules · lower
  6. Mar 5, 2024 floor amendments (1) and (2) filed · lower
  7. Mar 6, 2024 posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 07, 2024 · lower
  8. Mar 7, 2024 3rd reading · lower
  9. Mar 7, 2024 Floor Amendment (2) defeated · lower
  10. Mar 7, 2024 passed 79-15 with Floor Amendment (1) · lower
  11. Mar 8, 2024 received in Senate · upper
  12. Mar 8, 2024 to Committee on Committees (S) · upper
  13. Mar 21, 2024 to Education (S) · upper
  14. Mar 26, 2024 reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar · lower
  15. Mar 27, 2024 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill · lower
  16. Mar 27, 2024 posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024 · lower
  17. Mar 28, 2024 3rd reading, passed 38-0 · lower
  18. Mar 28, 2024 received in House · lower
  19. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House · lower
  20. Mar 28, 2024 enrolled, signed by President of the Senate · upper
  21. Mar 28, 2024 delivered to Governor · lower
  22. Apr 9, 2024 filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State · lower
  23. Apr 10, 2024 became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 163) · lower
Subjects
Attorney, CountyChildren and MinorsEducation, Elementary and Secondary

Text versions (3)

The published texts of this bill as it moves through the legislature. Each links to the official document on the state legislature site. Data from OpenStates.

  • Acts Chapter 163 · PDF
  • Current/Final · PDF
  • Introduced · PDF

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