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SB 1158: School Attendance

GENERAL BILL by Rouson

School Attendance; Providing that a parent of a student within the compulsory attendance age is not responsible for the student’s nonattendance at school if attendance was impracticable or inadvisable on account of mental or physical sickness or injury, as attested to by a written statement of a licensed practicing physician, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
Last Action: 4/30/2021 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Children, Families, and Elder Affairs (CF)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/9/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/18/2021 Senate • Referred to Education; Children, Families, and Elder Affairs; Rules -SJ 120
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 120
    4/30/2021 Senate • Died in Education

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  • SB 1158, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/9/2021 at 2:14 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 849 (c1) School Absence Due to Sickness or Injury Valdés Compare Last Action: 4/30/2021 H Died in Education & Employment Committee

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1003.24 Parents responsible for attendance of children; attendance policy. Page 1 (pdf)

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