Thursday, January 31, 2008
Kentucky House Passes Bill Aimed At Reducing Dropout Rate
Bill to set new dropout rate goals passes House
Legislation that would set more aggressive goals to reduce the number of school dropouts in Kentucky over the next two years passed the House today by a vote of 93-1.
House Bill 294, sponsored by Rep. Frank Rasche, would require both the statewide dropout rate and dropout rates of individual schools be lowered by 2010. The statewide annual average dropout rate would have to be reduced by 70 percent of what it was in the year 2000, while the dropout rates of each school would be limited to an annual rate of no more than 4 percent.
School districts with the highest annual dropout rates and the greatest number of dropouts would be given priority for receiving dropout prevention grants from the state under the proposal, which would require that the grant money be used to discourage students at all grade levels from dropping out.
The state's current dropout reduction goal, which HB 294 amends, would have reduced the statewide rate by 50 percent of the 2000 rate and limited each school's annual rate to no more than five percent by 2006.
HB 294 now goes to the Senate for its consideration.
Courtesy General Assembly Website
Legislation that would set more aggressive goals to reduce the number of school dropouts in Kentucky over the next two years passed the House today by a vote of 93-1.
House Bill 294, sponsored by Rep. Frank Rasche, would require both the statewide dropout rate and dropout rates of individual schools be lowered by 2010. The statewide annual average dropout rate would have to be reduced by 70 percent of what it was in the year 2000, while the dropout rates of each school would be limited to an annual rate of no more than 4 percent.
School districts with the highest annual dropout rates and the greatest number of dropouts would be given priority for receiving dropout prevention grants from the state under the proposal, which would require that the grant money be used to discourage students at all grade levels from dropping out.
The state's current dropout reduction goal, which HB 294 amends, would have reduced the statewide rate by 50 percent of the 2000 rate and limited each school's annual rate to no more than five percent by 2006.
HB 294 now goes to the Senate for its consideration.
Courtesy General Assembly Website
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