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Read. Follow. Verify.Kentucky House Bill 592 Overhauls Status Offense and Truancy Interventions
Last action · February 13, 2026: to Judiciary (H)Sponsors: Jason Nemes and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
Kentucky House Bill 592 establishes a four-year pilot program called the Supporting Opportunities for Accountability and Restoration (SOAR) Program in at least ten public school districts beginning August 1, 2026, to address truancy and s through specialized multidisciplinary teams.
Schools participating in the pilot must create Responsive Interventions to Support and Empower (RISE) teams to review unexcused absences and manage s for students in grades six through twelve.
- Kentucky's juvenile justice and public school systems operate under statutory guidelines in KRS Chapters 159, 610, and 630 governing truancy and status offenses. context
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Students in grades six through twelve
Students with unexcused absences at participating schools must take part in the SOAR Program and comply with family-specific improvement plans.
Parents and guardians
Parents and guardians must participate in attendance meetings, work with RISE teams, and assist in fulfilling family improvement plans.
Public school districts
Participating districts must establish RISE teams, provide attendance data, and document truancy resolutions in the state information system.
Court-designated workers
Court-designated workers must convene and facilitate RISE teams, provide case management support, and handle preliminary intake inquiries.
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This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
2 actions- Feb 13, 2026HouseCommitteeto Judiciary (H)
- Feb 6, 2026HouseIntroducedintroduced in House to Committee on Committees (H)
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Shift Toward Multidisciplinary Truancy Interventions
The legislation moves away from immediate court referral for truancy by requiring schools to establish specialized RISE teams to manage family improvement plans and diversion programs.
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Sources
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy35Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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