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• Introduced by Rep. Frank Rasche (D) on January 15, 2008, to set as a goal that no school shall have a dropout rate exceeding 4% by 2010 and giving schools with the highest dropout rates and highest number of dropouts priority in receiving dropout prevention program grants.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on January 17, 2008.
  • Reported in the House on January 29, 2008, favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar.
• Passed in the House (93 to 1) on January 31, 2008. [Vote Details and Comments]
• Received in the Senate on February 1, 2008.
  • Referred to the House Education Committee on February 6, 2008.
  • Reported in the Senate on February 21, 2008, favorably, 1st reading, to Calendar.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. R.J. Palmer, II (D) on February 21, 2008, to change the compulsory school age from 16 to 18.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Julian Carroll (D) on March 6, 2008, to direct that no school will have an annual dropout rate that exceeds one percent (1%) per grade per year and that the department must annually report to the public the number and percentage of students who enroll in the ninth grade but who do not complete the twelfth grade.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Julian Carroll (D) on March 6, 2008, to direct the Kentucky Department of Education to report annually to the public the number and percentage of students who enroll in the ninth grade but who do not complete the twelfth grade.
  • Amendment offered by Sen. Richard L. Roeding (R) on March 6, 2008, to direct Department of Education to reserve 25 percent of available dropout funds to reward schools that have reduced the dropout rate by 50 percent over the previous three-year period.