Bills › 89th General Assembly
Relating to the compulsory attendance age of certain specified children
Topics:K–12 education
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 2, 2022
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committee
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2022 session adjourned on May 24, 2022, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary Parents of children born in September can choose to delay when their child is required to start school. By giving written notice to the school, a parent can have their child treated as if they are a year younger for attendance rules. This gives families more control over when their child officially begins compulsory schooling.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the compulsory attendance age of certain specified children. The bill provides that if a child enrolled in a school district or accredited nonpublic school was born in the month of September, once the child reaches the age of six, the child’s parent or guardian may elect for the child to be considered to be five years of age for purposes of Code section 299.1A(2) by providing written notice to the school district. The bill provides that if a child was born in the month of September, once the child reaches the age of five, the child’s parent or guardian may elect whether to have the child be considered of compulsory attendance age for purposes of Code section 299.1A(2) by providing written notice to the school district.