Wilmer Amina Carter
- Democratic
Author
Existing law defines a truant as any pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or to compulsory continuation education who is absent from school without a valid excuse 3 full days in one school year, or tardy or absent for more than any 30-minute period during the schoolday without a valid excuse on 3 occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof. Existing law specifies that a pupil who is required to be reported as a truant is subject to specified penalties for the first through 4th instances that a truancy report is issued to a pupil. This bill would identify specific reasons that constitute a valid excuse for which a pupil may be absent from school for purposes of being classified as a truant. The bill would revise certain penalties resulting from the issuance of specified truancy reports and would specify that the first time a truancy report is issued, the pupil and, as appropriate, the pupil's parent or legal guardian, may be requested to attend a meeting with a school counselor or other school designee to discuss the root causes of the attendance issue and develop a joint plan to improve the pupil's attendance. The bill would specify that the 2nd time a truancy report is issued, the pupil may be personally given a written warning by a peace officer, as specified, and that the 4th time a truancy report is issued, a pupil who is adjudged a ward of the court may instead be required to pay a fine of not more than $50, as specified. The bill also would make nonsubstantive changes to these provisions.
Approved by the Governor.
Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 432, Statutes of 2012.
Enrolled and presented to the Governor at 12:30 p.m.
Senate amendments concurred in. To Engrossing and Enrolling. (Ayes 79. Noes 0. Page 6427.).
Assembly Rule 77 suspended. (Page 6357.)
In Assembly. Concurrence in Senate amendments pending. May be considered on or after August 28 pursuant to Assembly Rule 77.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Assembly. (Ayes 37. Noes 0. Page 4784.).
Ordered to special consent calendar.
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 7. Noes 0.) (August 6).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to committee. Read second time, amended, and re-referred to Com. on APPR.
From committee: Do pass and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 8. Noes 0.) (June 27). Re-referred to Com. on APPR.
In Senate. Read first time. To Com. on RLS. for assignment.
Read third time. Passed. Ordered to the Senate. (Ayes 77. Noes 0. Page 5096.)
From committee: Do pass. (Ayes 17. Noes 0.) (May 25).
Read second time. Ordered to third reading.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Referred to APPR. suspense file.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on APPR. Read second time and amended.
Read second time and amended.
From committee: Do pass as amended and re-refer to Com. on APPR. (Ayes 10. Noes 0.) (April 25).
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
In committee: Set, second hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
In committee: Set, first hearing. Hearing canceled at the request of author.
From committee chair, with author's amendments: Amend, and re-refer to Com. on ED. Read second time and amended.
Read first time.
From printer. May be heard in committee March 27.
Introduced. To print.
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| AB2616 | HTML |
| 02/24/12 - Introduced | |
| 03/29/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 04/18/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/02/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 05/09/12 - Amended Assembly | |
| 08/06/12 - Amended Senate | |
| 09/07/12 - Enrolled | |
| 09/21/12 - Chaptered |
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