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House passes bill defining chronic absenteeism, requires review teams in high-rate schools
Summary
Senate Bill 123, which defines chronic absenteeism and requires attendance-review teams at district and school levels when certain thresholds are met, passed the House after supporters highlighted the scale of absenteeism in Georgia schools.
The House approved Senate Bill 123, a measure that defines chronic absenteeism in state law and requires school districts and individual schools that exceed specified absenteeism rates to form attendance review teams.
Chairman Matt Dubnick, speaking on the bill, cited the statewide chronic absenteeism rate of 22.6% and said the measure is a…
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