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Utah House passes HB 85 on truancy after heated floor debate and amendment package
Summary
The House passed HB 85 (compulsory education/truancy) 41–27 after floor amendments narrowed the definition of habitual truancy, required certified‑mail notice and mandated administrator sign-off on citations; debate focused on whether the bill criminalizes parents and how foster cases are handled.
The Utah House passed House Bill 85 on Feb. 17, 1999, in a 41–27 vote after extended floor debate and adoption of Amendment No. 2. Sponsor Representative Bordeaux said the bill represented three years of work with education, courts and prosecutors to strengthen enforceability of compulsory education.
Representative Swallow’s Amendment No. 2 changed the statutory threshold for labeling a student a "habitual truant" by requiring a combination of citations…
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