Relating to student chronic absenteeism in open enrollment and including applicability provisions

18 relating to student open enrollment. Under the bill, if a pupil participating in open enrollment exhibits chronic absenteeism in the receiving school district, the receiving school district may, following written notice to the pupil’s parent or guardian and an attempt to remedy the chronic absences through agreement with the parent or guardian, revoke the pupil’s open enrollment in the school district and direct the pupil to enroll in the school district of residence. The bill defines “chronic absenteeism” to mean missing all or a portion of at least percent of school days for two or more consecutive grading periods, each grading period consisting of not less than nine weeks. 18(13) provides that the director of the department of education shall recommend rules to the state board of education for the orderly implementation of the open enrollment law and requires the state board to adopt rules as needed for the implementation of the open enrollment law.