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SB 616: Compulsory School Attendance

GENERAL BILL by Jones

Compulsory School Attendance; Revising the required age for compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years of age; deleting a requirement that a student’s parent sign a declaration of intent to terminate school enrollment; deleting a requirement that the school district notify a student’s parent upon receipt of such declaration, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
 Last Action: 3/14/2022 Senate - Died in Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)


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Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/25/2021 Senate • Filed
11/3/2021 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 38
1/11/2022 Senate • Introduced -SJ 38
3/12/2022 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 Senate • Died in Education