Stacey Donato
- Republican
- Senator
- District 18
Author
Defines "chronically absent". Requires the department of education (department) to do the following: (1) Create a list of best practices to reduce student discipline and absenteeism. (2) Study and prepare a report regarding the basis for the categorization of certain suspensions and expulsions. (3) Establish a categorization framework for excused absences based on the reason for the absence. (4) Collect certain information regarding absences from school corporations and charter schools and prepare and post a report regarding the information on the department's website. Provides that the absence policy adopted by the governing body of a school corporation must provide for the categorization of excused absences in accordance with the categorization framework established by the department. Allows a prosecuting attorney to conduct a meeting, collaborate, and make reasonable efforts to secure appropriate support services for a child and the child's family before filing an affidavit with regard to a violation of compulsory school attendance requirements. Amends the definition of "absent student" for purposes of the truancy prevention policy provisions. Requires a public school to hold an attendance conference not later than 10 instructional days (instead of five instructional days) after the student's fifth absence. Prohibits a public school from expelling or suspending a student solely because the student is chronically absent or a habitual truant.
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 511: yeas 48, nays 2
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
CCR # 1 filed in the House
CCR # 1 filed in the Senate
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 539: yeas 84, nays 8
Senate dissented from House amendments
Motion to dissent filed
Concurrence withdrawn
Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D. and Rogers
Motion to concur filed
Senate conferees appointed: Donato and Hunley
Dissent rescinded
House advisors appointed: Behning, Payne, Klinker, Pfaff and DeLaney
Senate dissented from House amendments
Returned to the Senate with amendments
House conferees appointed: Davis and Smith V
Motion to dissent filed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 456: yeas 82, nays 15
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Referred to the House
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 77: yeas 49, nays 0
House sponsor: Representative Davis
Cosponsor: Representative McGuire
Second reading: ordered engrossed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
Senator Ford J.D. added as coauthor
First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development
Authored by Senators Donato and Rogers
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| Fiscal Note: SB0482.04.ENRH.FN001 |
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