Truancy Rollback - HB 2620

  • Status: Failed
  • Position: Needs amendments
  • Bill Number: House Bill 2620
  • Session: 2019
  • Latest Update: April 29, 2019
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Summary

This bill changed the requirement that schools send a letter home after 5 unexcused absences, to a requirement that the school make meaningful contact with parents or guardians. The introduced version of the bill also removed a provision that allowed schools to amend the number of unexcused absences after talking with parents or guardians.

Sponsors:
Westfall, Dean, Atkinson, Hanna, R. Thompson

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