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House Education reviews Senate changes to H.0930 on chronic absenteeism, model policy and home-study study
Summary
The House Education Committee examined Senate amendments to H.0930 that add findings about chronic absenteeism, move a statutory list of excused absence reasons into an Agency of Education model policy with procedures, require broader stakeholder consultation, and narrow the scope of a home-study oversight study.
The House Education Committee on May 7 reviewed proposed Senate changes to H.0930 that add legislative findings on chronic absenteeism, shift detailed excused-absence rules into a model policy, and alter the scope of a home-study study.
James of the Office of Legislative Council walked the committee through draft 3.2, saying the Senate’s main additions include a findings section and intent language. "Chronic absenteeism is primarily an issue that should be addressed through preventative, restorative, and assistance based measures designed to identify barriers to attendance and reconnect students with school," James said, and he emphasized that the draft distinguishes chronic absenteeism from truancy, noting "truancy is distinct from chronic absenteeism" and should be treated as a legal enforcement mechanism only after school-based interventions have failed.
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