Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to conduct a study on statewide attendance initiatives.

Education

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor: Representative Nguyen H,, Senator Weber, Representative Bowman,, Chaichi,, Chotzen,, Dobson,, Fahey,, Fragala,, Gamba,, Gomberg,, Grayber,, Helm,, Hudson,, Isadore,, Kropf,, Levy B,, Levy E,, Lively,, Marsh,, McDonald,, McLain,, Nathanson,, Nelson,, Nguyen D,, Nosse,, Rieke Smith,, Sanchez,, Walters,, Watanabe,, Wright,, Senator Frederick,, Reynolds,
Last action: 2025-08-07
Official status: Chapter Number Assigned
Effective date: Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Bill History

2025-08-07 House
Chapter 505, (2025 Laws): Effective date July 17, 2025.
2025-07-17 House
Governor signed.
2025-06-27 House
Speaker signed.
2025-06-27 Senate
President signed.
2025-06-26 Senate
Recommendation: Do pass the B-Eng. bill.
2025-06-26 Senate
Second reading.
2025-06-26 Senate
Rules suspended. Third reading. Carried by Weber. Passed. Ayes, 28; Nays, 1--Linthicum; Excused, 1--Thatcher.
2025-06-25 House
Motion to make a Special Order of Business on June 25, 2025 Calendar passed.
2025-06-25 House
Third reading as Special Order of Business. Carried by Nguyen H. Passed. Ayes, 51; Absent, 1--Skarlatos; Excused, 7--Cate, Edwards, Harbick, Reschke, Ruiz, Wallan, Yunker; Excused for Business of the House, 1--Diehl.
2025-06-25 Senate
First reading. Referred to President's desk.
2025-06-25 Senate
Referred to Ways and Means.
2025-06-24 House
Second reading.
2025-06-23 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments and be printed B-Engrossed.
2025-06-20 House
Work Session held.
2025-06-18 House
Work Session held.
2025-06-18 House
Returned to Full Committee.
2025-06-13 House
Assigned to Subcommittee On Capital Construction.
2025-04-16 House
Recommendation: Do pass with amendments, be printed A-Engrossed, and be referred to Ways and Means.
2025-04-16 House
Referred to Ways and Means by order of Speaker.
2025-04-09 House
Work Session held.
2025-02-26 House
Public Hearing held.
2025-01-17 House
Referred to Education.
2025-01-13 House
First reading. Referred to Speaker's desk.

Official Summary Text

<b>Digest: Directs LPRO to study how to improve the rate that students are at school and the State Board of Education to adopt a policy based on the study. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.5).</b>
[<i>Digest: Enacts many directives to study, track and improve the rate of students being at school. (Flesch Readability Score: 67.5).</i>]
Requires the Legislative Policy and Research Director to conduct a study on statewide attendance initiatives. Directs the Department of Education to convene an advisory committee to review the study and to recommend for adoption by the State Board of Education a policy regarding the improvement of school attendance.
[<i>Requires the department to make available to the public data provided to the department by school districts and public charter schools related to students who are regular attenders and students who are chronically absent.</i>]
[<i>Directs the department to develop best practices related to student absences and to develop a common coding system for school districts to record and report student absences.</i>]
[<i>Modifies requirements and allowed uses of grants awarded to school districts to implement a parent notification and early warning system.</i>]
Declares an emergency, effective on passage.
Relating to: Relating to school attendance; and declaring an emergency.
Current location: Chapter Number Assigned