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Oregon bill would standardize absence codes to clarify why students miss school
Summary
Senate Bill 315 would direct the Oregon Department of Education to review how school districts record absences and recommend a uniform coding system and response practices; witnesses said uniform data would help target interventions for chronically absent students.
Senate Bill 315 would require the Oregon Department of Education to review how school districts record student absences and recommend a common coding system and response practices, sponsors and witnesses told the House Education Committee on April 28.
The bill, introduced in the Senate and presented to the House Education Committee for a public hearing, directs ODE to submit a report to the Legislative Assembly and the State Board of Education by May 31, 2026, summarizing the review, a recommended common coding system, best practices for recording attendance and any suggested administrative-rule or legislative changes. A legislative…
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