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Modifying provisions related to notices that school officials are required to send when a child becomes chronically absent
Sponsored by Rep. Judd Lawler (R)
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: HF 906
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2025
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2025
- Skipped: Passes the HouseContinued as HF 906
- Next: Senate committee
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Became HF 906 → Its progress continues under the new number. Go to HF 906 What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary When a student misses too much school, school officials must send a letter to their parents or guardians explaining the absences and school rules. Instead of using certified mail, this change would allow schools to send these notices through regular mail.1
Read the official explanation
This bill modifies provisions related to notices that school officials are required to send when a child becomes chronically absent. Current law provides that when a child becomes chronically absent under Code section 299.12 (failure to attend), a school official is required to send a notice by certified mail to the child’s parent, guardian, or legal or actual custodian, if the child is not an emancipated minor, or to the child, if the child is an emancipated minor, that includes information related to the child’s absences from school and the policies and disciplinary processes associated with additional absences. The bill modifies this provision to provide that the notice is required to be sent by ordinary mail.
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