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Modifying provisions related to notices that school officials are required to send when a child becomes chronically absent
Sponsored by the House Education Committee, Rep. Judd Lawler (R)
Topics:K–12 education
Same legislation: HF 461
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 19, 2025
- Skipped: SubcommitteeSkipped
- Done: House committeeMarch 5, 2025
- Stopped: Passes the HouseDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, 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 When a student misses too much school, school officials must send a notice to their parents or guardians about the absences and school rules. Instead of sending these notices through certified mail, the new law allows schools to send them 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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