(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 recovered 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.