Kentucky Code § KRS 159.170

Withdrawals and transfers -- Teachers to investigate and report -- Collection and dissemination of student records
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(1) Whenever any child of compulsory school age withdraws from school, the teacher of the child shall ascertain the reason. The fact of the withdrawal and the reason for it shall be immediately transmitted by the teacher to the superintendent of schools of the district in which the school is located. If the child has withdrawn because of change of residence, the next residence shall be as certained and included in the report. (2) The Kentucky Department of Education shall ensure that the student information system facilitates the collection of student data and the transfer of education records among schools and local districts. (3) A school district shall notify the Kentucky Department of Education when a new student enrolls in a school in the district. (4) The Kentucky Department of Education, upon notification of a student's enrollment in a school, shall forward within ten (10) working day s all records regarding the student collected under this section to the receiving district.

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