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Committee approves bill requiring districts to adopt enforceable attendance policies for virtual students

EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE · April 12, 2021
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Summary

Senators approved SB 576 to require school districts to adopt and enforce attendance policies for virtual learners; Department of Education staff and judges consulted on language and the bill was enacted after the committee suspended rules to consider it.

The Senate Education Committee approved a bill aimed at clarifying how districts determine truancy for students enrolled in virtual programs.

Senator Clark requested suspension of rules to consider SB 576; the committee agreed. Ivy Feifer of the…

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