Plain English Breakdown
The official text mentions the bill was 'House Withdrawn, Recommitted', meaning it has not yet passed into law despite earlier status labels suggesting final enrollment. The effective date is unknown.
HB442: Student Performers and School Attendance Rules
This bill changes school attendance rules so students are not marked absent when they perform in certain productions, subject to conditions for no more than all or part of 25 school days.
What This Bill Does
- Allows student performers to be excused from class for specific productions without being counted as absent.
- Limits this excuse to no more than all or part of 25 school days per year, subject to certain conditions.
- Authorizes the Department of Labor, in consultation with the Department of Education, to develop certification forms and rules.
- Provides for authorizations by parents or guardians relating to the education records of student performers.
Who It Names or Affects
- Students in elementary and secondary schools who perform in approved productions
- Parents or legal guardians of those students
- The Department of Labor
- The Department of Education
Terms To Know
- Compulsory attendance
- Laws that require children to go to school for a set number of days.
- Certification forms
- Official papers created by state agencies to prove a student is performing in an approved production.
Limits and Unknowns
- The bill does not list the specific types of productions that qualify for this excuse.
- It does not explain what happens if a student exceeds the 25-day limit or fails to meet other conditions.
- The final rules and forms have not been written yet because agencies must still develop them.