158.143 High school equivalency diploma -- Eligibility -- State agency child --

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Student enrolled in district-operated alternative education program.

(1)Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, a state agency child, as defined in

KRS 158.135(1), who is at least seventeen

(17)years of age shall be eligible to seek

attainment of a High School Equivalency Diploma.

(2)Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary, a student enrolled in a district-

operated alternative education program shall be eligible to seek attainment of a

High School Equivalency Diploma if the student:

(a)Is at least seventeen

(17)years of age;

(b)Is not on track to graduate, as defined by the local board of education policy;

and

(c)Has previously attained a passing score on an official readiness test for a High

School Equivalency Diploma program authorized by the Office of Adult

Education pursuant to KRS 151B.403.

(3)Notwithstanding KRS 159.010 or any school district policy adopted pursuant to

KRS 159.010, a student who has attained a High School Equivalency Diploma in

accordance with subsection

(1)or

(2)of this section shall be exempt from

compulsory attendance.

(4)A local board of education shall adopt a policy to define when a student enrolled in

a district-operated alternative education program is not on track to graduate. The

Kentucky Board of Education may publish a recommended model policy for local

boards of education but shall not impose any restrictions or requirements upon the

content of the local board policy.