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Last action · February 27, 2025

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Introduced February 18, 2025

Senate

Adjourned Sine Die

2025 Regular Session

SB213

AN ACT relating to compulsory attendance.

Amend KRS 159.030 to create an exemption for compulsory attendance in school for a child who is at least 16 years old and has obtained a High School Equivalency Diploma.

Education, Elementary and Secondary Education, Vocational Children and Minors Fiscal Note

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This bill would change Kentucky's compulsory school attendance law to allow students who are at least 16 years old and have already earned a High School Equivalency Diploma to be exempt from the requirement to attend school. Currently, Kentucky law requires children to attend school until a certain age, and this bill would create an exception for those who have already completed an equivalent credential. Who it may affect: students aged 16 and older who have earned a High School Equivalency Diploma, and their families.

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