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State board directs staff to seek code changes for students absent 10 days; staff to propose welfare-check referral language
Summary
The Utah State Board of Education on Oct. 5 directed staff to work with legislators on statutory changes to address students absent 10 or more consecutive school days when schools have no record of disenrollment, homeschool notice or re-enrollment elsewhere, and to propose referral language for welfare checks.
The Utah State Board of Education on Oct. 5 directed staff to work with legislators on code changes aimed at students absent 10 or more consecutive school days when schools lack evidence the child was disenrolled or recorded elsewhere. The board’s motion requires several conditions be met before staff proposes a statutory referral for a welfare check to the appropriate local or state agency. Member Boggess moved the measure, which the board approved unanimously.
Board members said the measure is intended to address a data gap the board uncovered. "In the last part it would say that they would work to, amend the appropriate code lines that a referral shall be made from the LEA to whatever agency is…
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