HB 611 Kentucky House · 2024 Regular Session

AN ACT relating to truancy.

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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Apr 2024
Introduced Feb 20, 2024 Signed Apr 10, 2024
Floor votes · House Mar 7, 2024

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
6
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 9, 2024
Introduced
filed without Governor's signature with the Secretary of State
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
enrolled, signed by President of the Senate
upper
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
enrolled, signed by Speaker of the House
lower
Mar 28, 2024
Lower · Passed
3rd reading, passed 38-0
lower
Mar 26, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Consent Calendar
lower
Mar 21, 2024
Committee
to Education (S)
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (S)
upper
Mar 7, 2024
Lower · Passed
passed 79-15 with Floor Amendment (1)
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
floor amendments (1) and (2) filed
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
reported favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar
lower
Feb 22, 2024
Committee
to Education (H)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Committee
to Committee on Committees (H)
lower
Feb 20, 2024
Introduced
introduced in House
lower
8 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors