Truancy; Board of Education shall promulgate regulations to address. (HB886)
Introduced By
Sen. Kenneth Alexander (D-Norfolk)
Progress
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Introduced |
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Passed Committee |
✓ |
Passed House |
✓ |
Passed Senate |
✗ |
Signed by Governor |
✗ |
Became Law |
Description
Chronic school absenteeism and truancy. Lessens the time that the attendance officer and other school personnel must act to enforce the compulsory school attendance law concerning students who are chronically or habitually absent from school or truant. Currently, students may be absent for five scheduled school days without notification to school personnel that the parent is aware and supportive of the student's absence before the attendance officer or school personnel is required to make a reasonable effort to contact the parent regarding the unexcused absence and develop a plan to address the student's nonattendance. The bill provides that failure of a student to report to school for three consecutive school days during part of the school year triggers contact of the parent by the attendance officer or school personnel concerning the student's nonattendance, if the parent has not notified school personnel of the absence. The time frame for scheduling the required conference with the parent of a chronically absent student also has been reduced from five to three school days, and the conference must be held within five school days rather than 15 days, after the fourth absence. The bill makes other technical changes for clarity and consistency. Read the Bill »
Outcome
History
Date | Action |
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01/11/2012 | Committee |
01/11/2012 | Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12100446D |
01/11/2012 | Referred to Committee on Education |
01/18/2012 | Assigned Education sub: Students and Early Education |
02/02/2012 | Subcommittee recommends reporting with amendment(s) (6-Y 1-N) |
02/08/2012 | Reported from Education with substitute (22-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/08/2012 | Committee substitute printed 12105209D-H1 |
02/09/2012 | Read first time |
02/10/2012 | Read second time |
02/10/2012 | Committee substitute agreed to 12105209D-H1 |
02/10/2012 | Engrossed by House - committee substitute HB886H1 |
02/13/2012 | Read third time and passed House BLOCK VOTE (98-Y 0-N) |
02/13/2012 | VOTE: BLOCK VOTE PASSAGE (98-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/13/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB886H1) |
02/14/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed |
02/14/2012 | Referred to Committee on Education and Health |
02/23/2012 | Reported from Education and Health (15-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/23/2012 | Passed by for the day |
02/24/2012 | Constitutional reading dispensed (38-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
02/27/2012 | Read third time |
02/27/2012 | Passed Senate (40-Y 0-N) (see vote tally) |
03/02/2012 | Enrolled |
03/02/2012 | Bill text as passed House and Senate (HB886ER) |
03/02/2012 | Impact statement from DPB (HB886ER) |
03/02/2012 | Signed by Speaker |
03/05/2012 | Signed by President |
04/09/2012 | G Vetoed by Governor |
04/18/2012 | House sustained Governor's veto |