Failure to attend school.

WORKING DRAFT
2014
STATE OF
WYOMING
14LSO-0276

HOUSE BILL
NO.
HB0058

Failure
to attend school
.

Sponsored by:
Representative(s) Byrd

A BILL

for

AN ACT relating to
mandatory attendance of
school
;
modifying
the reporting duties of attendance officers;

eliminating the penalty for failure to comply with mandatory attendance requirements;
eliminating truancy enforcement in complaints alleging a child in need of supervision;
and providing for an effective date.

Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Wyoming:

Section 1.
W.S.

21
‑
4
‑
104(a)(ii) and 21
‑
4
‑
106 are amended to read:

21
‑
4
‑
104.

Duties of attendance officers.

(a)

Subject to the policy of the board of trustees, it shall be the duty of each attendance officer to:

(ii)

Give written notice to the parent, guardian, or custodian of any child having an unexcused absence that the attendance of such child at school is required by law.
If after such notice has been given, the child has a second unexcused absence, which the attendance officer reasonably believes was due to the willful neglect or failure of the parent, guardian, or custodian of the child, then he shall make and file a complaint against such parent, guardian, or custodian of such child before the district court for the violation of W.S. 21
‑
4
‑
102.

21
‑
4
‑
106.

List of children of school age to be furnished; notice of unexcused absences.

At the beginning of each school year, the board of trustees shall furnish each district attendance officer a list of the names of the children of compulsory school age within the district who are enumerated on the regular enumeration lists. The person in charge of each school within the district shall notify each district attendance officer promptly in writing of all cases of unexcused absence
.

so that the attendance officer may proceed according to the provisions of this article.

Section 2.
W.S.
14
‑
6
‑
411(b)(iv),
21
‑
4
‑
105 and 21
‑
4
‑
107 are repealed.

Section 3.
This act is effective July 1, 2014.

(END)

1
HB0058