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Last action · February 13, 2026

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Introduced February 6, 2026

House

Adjourned Sine Die

2026 Regular Session

HB592

AN ACT relating to status offenses.

Create new sections of KRS Chapter 610 to establish a pilot program to be known as the Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration Program for children who are truant; require the pilot program to be established in no less than 10 public school districts; establish the responsive interventions to support and empower teams; establish criteria for participation and procedure for the program; create a new section of KRS Chapter 159 to establish the duties of…

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This bill creates a pilot program called the SOAR Program in at least 10 Kentucky school districts to provide support and intervention for chronically truant children instead of treating truancy primarily as a legal matter. It establishes teams to work with families, requires parents to participate in diversion plans, and sets up data collection on habitual truancy to be reported to state lawmakers. The bill also prohibits placing children under 16 who are status offenders…

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