KRS 156.495: Program to identify and locate missing children enrolled in Kentucky

schools.

(1) The Department of Education shall weekly distribute the names, provided by the

Department of Kentucky State Police, of all missing children and children who have

been re covered to all public and private schools admitting children in preschool

through grade twelve (12).

(2) Every public and private school in this state shall notify local law enforcement or

the Department of Kentucky State Police at its earliest known contact with any child

whose name appears on the list of missing Kentucky children.

(3) The department shall encourage each public and private school to engage in a

program whereby the parents of children who are absent from school are notified in

person or by telephone to verify if they know that the child is not attending school.