The No Pass/No Drive Law (KRS 159.051) was passed during the 2007 legislative session, and affects every public and private school in Kentucky (including home school students). The law says that schools will use academic and attendance data from the previous semester of the school year to determine whether 16- and 17-year-old students are compliant with the law. If deemed noncompliant, the student’s current driver’s license or learner’s permit is revoked. This process occurs on a secure web portal that directly connects schools with the Kentucky Department of Transportation, Division of Driver Licensing.  

For reference, No Pass/No Drive criteria includes an academic component in which students ages 16 and 17 years old must pass 66% of their enrolled classes per semester (5 of 7 at UCHS) as well as an attendance provision requiring these same students have fewer than nine (9) unexcused absences. A 16 or 17 year old student failing to comply academically and/or with regard to attendance, should be reported to the Transportation Cabinet for possible revocation/denial of driving privileges.