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House approves bill defining chronic absenteeism, requires attendance review teams
Summary
Senate Bill 123 passed the House 160'1. The bill defines chronic absenteeism (missing 10% or more of school days), requires district-level attendance review teams at 10% and school-level teams at 15%, and clarifies existing judicial references in attendance law.
The Georgia House on Wednesday passed Senate Bill 123, which updates the state's compulsory attendance law to define chronic absenteeism and require targeted review teams when rates exceed set thresholds. Chairing the Education presentation, Representative Matt Dubnick said the bill defines chronic absenteeism as missing 10% or more of the school year and would…
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