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House passes HB253 to add district interventions before criminal penalties for truancy
Summary
House passed HB253 to replace immediate misdemeanor exposure with a stepped intervention process beginning at five absences and clarified absence definitions; the bill passed 68-5-2 and moves to the Senate.
Representative Eric Hutchings, sponsor of House Bill 253, explained floor amendments that change how the state treats truancy. Under current law parents can face a class B misdemeanor after five absences; Hutchings told the chamber the bill inserts a sequence of intermediary district-level interventions at five absences so educational officials can meet with families and pursue remediation before criminal penalties are considered.
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