KY HB611 | 2024 | Regular Session
Status
Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-10 - became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 163)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 8-0)
Status: Passed on April 10 2024 - 100% progression
Action: 2024-04-10 - became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 163)
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [PDF]
Summary
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.
Title
AN ACT relating to truancy.
Sponsors
| Rep. Jared Bauman [R] | Rep. Timmy Truett [R] | Rep. Chris Fugate [R] | Rep. David Hale [R] |
| Rep. Kevin Jackson [R] | Rep. Scott Lewis [R] | Rep. Steve Riley [R] | Rep. James Tipton [R] |
Roll Calls
2024-03-28 - Senate - Senate: Third Reading RSN# 3152 (Y: 38 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 241 (Y: 79 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - House - House: Adopt HFA 2 RCS# 240 (Y: 20 N: 63 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [FAIL]
2024-03-07 - House - House: Third Reading RCS# 241 (Y: 79 N: 15 NV: 0 Abs: 4) [PASS]
2024-03-07 - House - House: Adopt HFA 2 RCS# 240 (Y: 20 N: 63 NV: 0 Abs: 15) [FAIL]
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-04-10 | House | became law without Governor's Signature (Acts Ch. 163) |
| 2024-04-09 | House | filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State |
| 2024-03-28 | House | delivered to Governor |
| 2024-03-28 | House | enrolled, signed by President of the Senate |
| 2024-03-28 | House | enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House |
| 2024-03-28 | House | received in House |
| 2024-03-28 | Senate | 3rd reading, passed 38-0 |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | posted for passage in the Consent Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 28, 2024 |
| 2024-03-27 | Senate | 2nd reading, to Rules as a consent bill |
| 2024-03-26 | Senate | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar |
| 2024-03-21 | Senate | to Education (S) |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | to Committee on Committees (S) |
| 2024-03-08 | Senate | received in Senate |
| 2024-03-07 | House | passed 79-15 with Floor Amendment (1) |
| 2024-03-07 | House | Floor Amendment (2) defeated |
| 2024-03-07 | House | 3rd reading |
| 2024-03-06 | House | posted for passage in the Regular Orders of the Day for Thursday, March 07, 2024 |
| 2024-03-05 | House | floor amendments (1) and (2) filed |
| 2024-02-28 | House | 2nd reading, to Rules |
| 2024-02-27 | House | reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar |
| 2024-02-22 | House | to Education (H) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | to Committee on Committees (H) |
| 2024-02-20 | House | introduced in House |
