Kentucky Revised Statutes

Ky. Rev. Stat. § 159.040 (2026)

Attendance at private and parochial schools

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Attendance at private and parochial schools shall be kept by the authorities of such schools in a register provided by the Kentucky Board of Education, and such school authorities shall make attendance and scholarship reports in the same manner as is required by law or by regulation of the Kentucky Board of Education of public school officials. Such schools shall at all times be open to inspection by directors of pupil personnel and officials of the Department of Education. Effective: July 15, 1996 History: Amended 1996 Ky. Acts ch. 362, sec. 6, effective July 15, 1996 . -- Repealed and reenacted 1990 Ky. Acts ch. 476, Pt. V, sec. 410, effective July 13, 1990. -- Amended 1978 Ky. Acts ch. 155, sec. 82, effective June 17, 1978. -- Amended 1966 Ky. Acts ch. 89, sec. 2. -- Recodified 1942 Ky. Acts ch. 208, sec. 1, effective October 1, 1942, from Ky. Stat. sec. 4434-3.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2012–2026 · leading case: Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Fell ex rel. L.F., 391 S.W.3d 713 (Ky. 2012).

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Jefferson Cnty. Bd. of Educ. v. Fell ex rel. L.F., 391 S.W.3d 713 (Ky. 2012). “020); attendance at private and parochial schools (KRS 159.040); loss of a student’s driver license for dropping out of school (KRS 159.”

2026 Ca Admin - Non-Confidential Opinion - 003 (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). “Thus, they contend KRS 159.040’s requirement that private schools maintain attendance registers does not apply to homeschools.”

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