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Committee backs bill to align student exit codes and prevent schools being credited with dropouts incorrectly

House Education Committee · May 6, 2026
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Summary

SB 290 clarifies assignment of student exit codes so a student marked as transferred or enrolled elsewhere is not counted as a dropout; sponsor said the change corrects coding inconsistencies and protects school accountability records.

Sen. Abraham presented SB 290, a cleanup measure changing statutory language about assignment of student exit codes so that a district and the State Department of Education concur before altering a student’s…

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