| State |
Status/Date |
Level |
Summary |
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 IL | Signed into law 08/2012 | P-12 | Creates the Commission for High School Graduation Achievement and Success to study the issue of high school graduation in the state. Directs the commission to study:
(1) Illinois graduation rates
(2) the mandatory attendance age
(3) alternative educational programs currently being used in the state, including which are the most successful, why they are successful, and whether they can be used by other districts
(4) the funding structures and options for these alternative programs
(5) alternative educational programs in other states and whether they would be successful in Illinois districts; and
(6) the effect that high school graduation has on individuals' job outlook.
Identifies at a minimum the alternative educational programs in the state the commission must study. Directs the commission to submit a final report of its findings and recommendations to the governor and general assembly by November 1, 2012. Provides that on November 2, 2012, the commission is abolished and this section is repealed.
http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/97/PDF/097-0911.pdf
Title: S.B. 3259
Source: www.ilga.gov
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| LA | Adopted 06/2012 | P-12 | Amends compulsory attendance provisions. Permits the parent/guardian of a student who is at least 16 but not 18 to request a waiver from the local superintendent for that student to exit school to enroll in an
adult education program approved by the Louisiana Community and Technical College System (LCTCS) (previous provision allowed a parent/guardian to apply for a waiver request "to attend an alternative education program or a career and technical education program.") Existing rulemaking allowed a local superintendent to act on a student's behalf in making such a request, in the case of a student who has no parent, tutor, or other person responsible for his school attendance. New rulemaking (1) specifies hardships that must be present for superintendent to take such action, and defines "family and/or economic hardship", (2) permits local superintendent or designee to approve a request for exiting public or home school without requesting state board action, and (3) permits a student denied permission to enroll in a LCTCS approved adult education program to submit such request to the DOE for BESE approval. Page 59 of 133: http://www.doa.louisiana.gov/osr/reg/1206/1206.pdf
Title: LAC 28:CXV.1103
Source: www.doa.louisiana.gov
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| IA | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | This section requires that a student who is enrolled in a district and is age 5 by 9/15 be considered of compulsory attendance age unless the parent files in writing an intent to remove the child from school. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/linc/84/external/govbills/SF2284.pdf
Title: S.F. 2284 - Division XIII
Source: http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2012 | P-12 | Lowers the minimum age at which children are required to attend public school from seven to six years of age.
Title: S.B. 28
Source:
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| GA | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Clarifies that responsibility for administration and enforcement of compulsory attendance laws is the duty of the state department of education as well as local systems (previous legislation referred only to duty of local systems). Places responsibility for reporting truant homeschool students with the department of education. Pages 10-11 of 11: http://www.legis.ga.gov/Legislation/20112012/127649.pdf
Title: H.B. 706 - Administration and Enforcement of Compulsory Attendance Laws
Source: www.legis.ga.gov
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Amends school entrance ages and compulsory school ages. Effective with the 2017-18 school year, kindergarten entrance age is 5 by August 1 and lower compulsory school age is 6 by August 1 (previous date for both was October 1). Directs local boards to adopt policies permitting a parent to petition the board to allow a child who does not meet such age requirements to attend school. Requires such policies to include an evaluation process to help determine a child's readiness for school. http://www.lrc.ky.gov/record/12RS/SB24/bill.doc
Title: S.B. 24
Source: www.lrc.ky.gov
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| MD | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Raises from 16 to 17 the maximum age at which children are required to attend a public school regularly during the entire school year, subject to specified exceptions. To take effect July 1, 2015. Raises the maximum age from 17 to 18, with specified exception to take effective July 1, 2017.
Requires the State Department of Education on or before December 1, 2012 to develop a GED Options Program and request the departmental legislation necessary to implement the Program.
Requires that, the State Department of Education on or before September 1, 2013 report on: (1) successful interventions at the early childhood and elementary school level; (2) best practices for parental education and involvement; and (3) alternative educational pathways.
http://mlis.state.md.us/2012rs/bills/sb/sb0362e.pdf
Title: S.B. 362
Source: mlis.state.md.us
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| NE | Signed into law 04/2012 | P-12 | Changes provisions relating to compulsory attendance. Retains upper age of 16 but lays out an explicit process and requirements for early withdrawal by a parent.
http://nebraskalegislature.gov/FloorDocs/Current/PDF/Slip/LB996.pdf
Title: L.B. 996
Source: http://nebraskalegislature.gov
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| OR | Signed into law 03/2012 | P-12 | Provides that all children ages 5 or 6 enrolled in a public school are required to attend regularly. (sec. 13)
http://www.leg.state.or.us/12reg/measpdf/hb4000.dir/hb4014.en.pdf
Title: H.B. 4014
Source: leg.state.or.us
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2011 | P-12 | Raises the upper age for compulsory attendance from 16 to age 18. Add enrollment in a postsecondary institution an exception for this requirement. Allows waivers only upon proof that the pupil is 16 or older and has an alternative learning plan for obtaining either a high school diploma or its equivalent. Requires that alternative learning plans include age-appropriate academic rigor and the flexibility to incorporate the pupil's interests and manner of learning. These plans may include, but are not limited to, such components or combination of components of extended learning opportunities as independent study, private instruction, performing groups, internships, community service, apprenticeships, and online courses that are currently funded and available to the school department and/or the community. Requires that alternative learning plans be developed, and amended if necessary, in consultation with the pupil, a school guidance counselor, the school principal and at least one parent or guardian of the pupil, and submitted to the superintendent for approval.If the superintendent does not approve the alternative learning plan, the parent or guardian of the pupil may appeal such decision to the school committee. A parent or guardian may appeal the decision to the commissioner of education.
http://www.rilin.state.ri.us/PublicLaws/law11/law11376.htm
Title: H.B. 5061 and S.B. 46
Source: http://www.rilin.state.ri.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2011 | P-12 | Indicates that a child who is at least seventeen years of age and who, after successfully completing a program established by the State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education, has been issued a Louisiana high school equivalency diploma in accordance with criteria established by the Board of Supervisors of Community and Technical Colleges shall be considered exited from high school.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=760069
Title: H.B. 95
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| NV | Signed into law 05/2011 | P-12 | Bill repeals provisions relating to the exemption of children from compulsory school attendance as follows: Repeals 392.090 which permitted a child who has completed eighth grade to leave school; Repeals 392.100 excusing attendance of a child 14 years of age or older who must support himself or his parent.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/Session/76th2011/Bills/AB/AB138_EN.pdf
Title: A.B. 138--Compulsory Attendance
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| NC | Signed into law 07/2010 | P-12 | Permits public school entry of child who does not turn 5 by August 31 of the school year but whose parent is an active duty member of U.S. armed forces who is the sole legal custodian of the child, and is stationed in another state, and is deployed for duty away from the permanent duty station, and child living with an adult in North Carolina as a result of deployment away would be eligible for school enrollment in the other state. http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/Sessions/2009/Bills/Senate/PDF/S1246v4.pdf
Title: S.B. 1246 - Enrollment of Child under 5 Who Is Child of Military Personnel
Source: www.ncga.state.nc.us
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| LA | Signed into law 06/2010 | P-12 | Revises compulsory school attendance, and habitual student absence or tardiness policies.
http://www.legis.state.la.us/billdata/streamdocument.asp?did=722786
Title: S.B. 309
Source: http://www.legis.state.la.us/
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2010 | P-12 | Implements the High School Graduation Improvement Act, which includes: (1) the continued exploration of diverse instructional delivery strategies to accommodate various learning styles that will focus on a statewide dropout intervention and prevention program to provide support for students having academic difficulties; (2) implementation of a statewide general credit recovery program; (3) improving the way career-technical education is offered; (4) creation of up to five additional juvenile drug courts; (5) investment of additional state funds and other resources in strategies and programs that engage disconnected and discouraged students in a positive learning environment, and; (6) development of plans by the various county boards that demonstrate how they will use available funds to implement the intent of the Act. In addition, beginning with the students who are freshmen during the 2011-12 school year, the bill increases the compulsory attendance age to 17 years of age. http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Status/bills_text.cfm?billdoc=HB4593%20ENR.htm&yr=2010&sesstype=RS&i=4593
Title: H.B. 4593
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| MI | Signed into law 01/2010 | P-12 | Part of Michigan's Race to the Top Legislation. Beginning with students in the 6th grade in the 2009-2010 school year, the compulsory attendance law is raised from 16 to 18. The law continues to allow exemptions for home schooled students, private school students and students completing graduation requirements before age 18. Also, the new law gives parents the option of submitting a waiver to allow the student to drop out at age 16.
http://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2009-2010/publicact/htm/2009-PA-0204.htm
Title: H.B. 4787 - Sec. 1561, 1596
Source: http://www.legislature.mi.gov
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2009 | P-12 | Allows a school board to require a certificate from a licensed chiropractic physician as a basis for pay after an absence of 3 days for personal illness. Allows an exemption from compulsory schooling laws for a child whose incapacitating disability is certified by licensed chiropractic physician. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/96/HB/PDF/09600HB0645lv.pdf
Title: H.B. 645
Source: www.ilga.gov/legislation
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| MO | Signed into law 07/2009 | P-12 | Act established school flex program allowing eligible students in 11th and 12th grades to attend school a minimum of two instructional hours per school day within their school district; pursue a timely graduation; provide evidence of college or technical career education enrollment and attendance; or proof of employment and labor that is aligned with the student's career academic plan; refrain from being expelled or suspended; pursue course and credit requirements for a diploma and maintain a 95% attendance rate. Parental and principal approval required. Participating school districts must report annually to the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and the department must report annually to the Joint Committee on Education on the program's effectiveness. Act also changes the requirement for compulsory attendance age for school districts (except St. Louis City school district). Act changes compulsory attendance age to seventeen or successful completion of sixteen credits toward high school graduation. For the purposes of homeschooling, act defines a completed credit towards high school graduation as 100 hours or more of instruction in a course. Home school education enforcement and records will be subject to review only by the local prosecuting attorney.
http://www.senate.mo.gov/09info/pdf-bill/tat/SB291.pdf
Title: S.B. 291--School Flex Program
Source: http://www.senate.mo.gov
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| AL | Signed into law 05/2009 | P-12 | Increases the upper mandatory school age to 17 while retaining existing exceptions for certain students. Allows a student over the age of 17 to leave school before graduation if the child's parent provides written consent and an exit interview is conducted where the student and the student's parent are advised that dropping out will likely reduce the student's future earning potential and increase the student's likelihood of being unemployed.
Requires the department to incorporate specific dropout prevention strategies, target resources, and gather data that will improve graduation rates and educational outcomes in all grades in all public schools. Directs the department to develop specific methods of intervention or identify appropriate existing methods for districts with 4-year graduation rates below a state board-determined percentage. Specifies 8 interventions that may be included. Directs the department to compile specified data on truancy, 9th grade success, alternative education placements and other indicators to ensure that dropout prevention programs are based upon evidence-based research, are data-driven and show continuous improvement. Directs the department to annually report to the legislature on outcomes of the dropout prevention program and any planned modifications based on compiled data.
Directs the state superintendent, chancellor of the department of higher education and the Alabama Commission on Higher Education to develop a plan for a high school fast track to college program offering individuals the opportunity to simultaneously earn a high school diploma as well as credits for a certificate program or associate's degree. Targets program to individuals either age 18 not enrolled in school, or age 16-18, with consent from an administrator in which the student is enrolled. Directs the department to report to the legislature on the feasibility of establishing the fast track to college program.
Title: S.B. 334
Source: www.lexis.com
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| MS | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Deletes the requirement that the school superintendent must approve student absences for medical and dental appointments. Authorizes a designee of the superintendent to report unlawful absences to the school attendance officer.
http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us/documents/2009/pdf/HB/0500-0599/HB0525SG.pdf
Title: H.B. 525
Source: http://billstatus.ls.state.ms.us
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Changes terms and notice provisions of compulsory attendance policies; clarifies how unexcused absences are determined; requires reports.
http://nmlegis.gov/Sessions/09%20Regular/final/SB0189.pdf
Title: S.B. 189
Source: http://nmlegis.gov/
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| ID | Signed into law 04/2009 | P-12 | Amends existing law relating to attendance at schools; revises a provision relating to school attendance requirements; revises a provision relating to proceedings against parents or guardians. Chapter 103
http://www.legislature.idaho.gov/legislation/2009/S1017E2.pdf
Title: S.B. 1017
Source: http://www.legislature.idaho.gov
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| UT | Adopted 10/2007 | P-12 | Adopts rules in compliance with 2007 H.B. 207. Amends definition of "habitual truant." Requires local boards and charter school boards to develop a truancy policy that encourages regular, punctual attendance of students, and to review the policy annually. Requires districts and charter schools to include in their policies provisions for: notice to parents of the policy, notice to parents as discipline or consequences progress, and opportunity to appeal disciplinary measures.
Directs districts and charter schools to establish and publish procedures by which school-age minors or their parents may contest notices of truancy. Directs parents of school-age minors to cooperate with local boards and charter school boards to secure minor children's regular attendance at school.
Title: R277-607
Source: www.lexis.com
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| IL | Signed into law 08/2007 | P-12 | Requires a person having custody or control of a child who is below the compulsory school age but enrolled in kindergarten in a public school to cause the child to attend the public school. http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/95/SB/PDF/09500SB0543lv.pdf
Title: S.B. 543
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| NH | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Inserts clarifications to the exceptions to the compulsory school attendance statute.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2007/HB0087.html
Title: H.B. 87
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/
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| NH | Signed into law 07/2007 | P-12 | Raises from 16 to 18 the age for compulsory school attendance and provides a procedure for a pupil who is at least 16 years of age to obtain an attendance waiver from school.
http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/legislation/2007/SB0018.html
Title: S.B. 18
Source: http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us
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| NV | Signed into law 06/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Expands the annual reports of accountability information to include the rate of pupils who drop out of school in grades 6, 7 and 8. Requires the State Board to prescribe alternative criteria that a pupil may satisfy to receive a standard high school diploma if that pupil passes the mathematics and reading subject areas of the high school proficiency examination but has not passed the examination in its entirety after taking the examination at least three times before 12th grade. Provides that a pupil may be granted credit for a course without attending the course if he passes an examination, as prescribed by the State Board, demonstrating competency in the subject area of the course. Requires the board of trustees of each school district to adopt a policy for a pupil to be placed on academic probation and to earn credits required for high school while the pupil is completing the requirements for promotion to high school. Expands the age of compulsory school attendance to 18 years.
http://www.leg.state.nv.us/74th/Bills/SB/SB312_EN.pdf
Title: S.B. 312
Source: http://www.leg.state.nv.us
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| ME | Signed into law 05/2007 | P-12 | Concerns compulsory school attendance. This bill adds to the duties of the attendance coordinator serving as the liaison between the school and the local law enforcement agency in matters pertaining to student absenteeism.
http://www.mainelegislature.org/legis/bills/billpdfs/LD046801.pdf
Title: S.B. 155; L
Source: Maine Legislature
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| TX | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12 | H.B. 566 authorizes school districts to require persons who voluntarily enroll in school or voluntarily attend school after their 18th birthday to attend school until the end of the school year (to help districts reduce the number of dropouts). The bill also makes certain truancy laws applicable to these students, but does not provide for the imposition of sanctions on the parents of these students.
http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/80R/billtext/pdf/HB00566F.pdf
Title: H.B. 566
Source: http://www.legis.state.tx.us
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| NM | Signed into law 04/2007 | P-12
Postsec. | Provides for high school redesign. Directs the department of education to establish a readiness assessment system to measure the readiness of every New Mexico high school student for success in higher education or a career no later than the 2008-2009 school year. Raises the compulsory school age in the state and changes high school graduation requirements and creates a middle and high school literacy initiative. Eliminates certificates of employment and part-time schools as they related to previous compulsory school-age law.
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/SB0561.pdf
http://legis.state.nm.us/Sessions/07%20Regular/final/HB0584.pdf
Title: H.B. 584/S.B. 561
Source: http://legis.state.nm.us/
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| CO | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Changes the minimum age for compulsory education from seven to six years, on or before August 1 of each year. Compulsory attendance ages therefore would be six through seventeen years.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/Clics/Clics2007A/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/9396E573D25C481487257251007B74B0?Open&file=016_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 16
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| UT | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Directs a local school board, local charter board, or school district to preapprove an extended absence of a school-age minor if it is determined that the absence will not adversely impact the school-age minor's education; describes compulsory education requirements relating to school-age minors; provides for the service of a notice of compulsory education violation on a parent or guardian of a school-age child who is less than 14 years old if the child has been absent without a valid excuse at least five times during the school year; makes it a class B misdemeanor for a parent or guardian to intentionally or recklessly: 1) Fail to enroll the parent's school-age minor in school, unless the school-age minor is exempt from enrollment, or; 2) After being served with a notice of compulsory education violation, fail to meet and discuss a school-age child's school attendance problems with school authorities or fail to prevent a school-age child from being truant five or more times during the remainder of the school year; provides for juvenile court jurisdiction of habitual truant proceedings and compulsory education violations; establishes school attendance requirements for a school-age minor; provides for the issuance of a notice of truancy to a school-age minor who is at least 12 years old and has been truant at least five times during the school year; establishes a procedure for resolving truancy problems of a school-age minor who is at least 12 years old; modifies and describes requirements for proceedings on, and the issuance of, citations and notices relating to truancy; removes provisions permitting the issuance of a truancy citation, except for a habitual truant citation; provides that a notice of truancy or a habitual truant citation may only be issued by a school administrator or truancy specialist authorized by a local school board, local charter board, or by the school administrator's designee; modifies and describes the duties of a local school board, local charter board, or school district for attempting to resolve a minor's school attendance problems; clarifies civil liability limitations relating to compulsory education and truancy. http://le.utah.gov/~2007/bills/hbillenr/hb0207.htm
Title: H.B. 207
Source: http://www.le.state.ut.us/
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| SD | Signed into law 03/2007 | P-12 | Increases the compulsory attendance age for school attendance from 16 to 18, unless the child has graduated or is excused per certain provisions.
http://www.legis.state.sd.us/sessions/2007/bills/SB199enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 199
Source: http://www.legis.state.sd.us
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| CA | Signed into law 08/2006 | P-12 | Amends existing law that specifically authorizes a court to order a person who is convicted for failing to comply with compulsory attendance laws to immediately enroll the child in the appropriate school or educational program and provide proof of enrollment to the court. Deletes the limitation date, thereby extending indefinitely that authority of a court to order or punish a person for failing to comply with the compulsory attendance laws.
Title: A.B. 2181
Source: California Legislature
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| OK | Signed into law 06/2006 | P-12 | Details fine amount and community service obligations for parents who refuse to comply with the state's compulsory education laws.
http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/2005-06bills/SB/sb1597_enr.rtf
Title: S.B. 1597
Source: http://webserver1.lsb.state.ok.us/
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| MD | Vetoed 05/2006 | P-12 | Increases the age range for compulsory public school attendance in Baltimore City to between the ages of 5 years old and 18 years old; requires persons with legal custody or care and control of children who reside in Baltimore City and who are between the ages of 5 years old and 18 years old to see that the children attend school as required.
Title: S.B. 741
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| VT | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Directs the commissioner of education to gather information to facilitate discussion during the next legislative session about increasing the compulsory education age to 18, and to present the data to the senate and house committees on education during January, 2007. Requires information gathered to include the number of young people who have dropped out of school in each of the last 10 years, the types of facilities and programs that are available to help young people at risk of not completing school to obtain a high school diploma or its equivalent, costs of services alternative to the public school system, and other information which will inform the discussion. http://www.leg.state.vt.us/docs/legdoc.cfm?URL=/docs/2006/acts/ACT182.HTM
Title: H.B. 867 - Section 20 (h)
Source: www.leg.state.vt.us
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| MD | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Establishes a Task Force to Study Raising the Compulsory Public School Attendance Age to 18; requires the Task Force to evaluate and make recommendations regarding certain issues by a certain date and to submit a report to the Governor and the General Assembly. Chapter No. 449
http://mlis.state.md.us/2006rs/bills/hb/hb0036e.pdf
Title: H.B. 36; SB 741
Source: Maryland Legislature
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| TN | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Concerns Education; revises the age of children to whom the compulsory school attendance requirements for blind children apply from between seven and 16 years of age to between six and 17 years of age.
http://www.legislature.state.tn.us/bills/currentga/BILL/SB3917.pdf
Title: S.B. 3917
Source: Tennessee Legislature
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| GA | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Changes certain provisions relating to mandatory education for children between ages six and 16; provides that an unemancipated minor older than the age of mandatory attendance may not withdraw from enrollment in school without the permission of his or her parent or guardian. Requires the school principal or designee, prior to accepting such permission, to convene a conference with the child and parent within 2 school days of receiving notice of the intent of the child to withdraw from school. Requires the principal or designee to share with the student and parent the educational options available, including the opportunity to pursue a general educational development (GED) diploma and the consequences of not having earned a high school diploma, including lower lifetime earnings, fewer jobs for which the student will be qualified, and the inability to avail oneself of higher educational opportunities.
Requires local boards to adopt a policy on the process of voluntary withdrawal of unemancipated minors who are older than the mandatory attendance age, to be filed with the department by January 1, 2007. Requires the department to annually provide local superintendents with model forms for the parent signature requirement and updated information from reliable sources relating to the consequences of withdrawing from school without completing all requirements for a high
school diploma. Requires superintendents to distribute such forms and information to all of principals of schools serving grades 6-12 for the principals to use
during the required conference with the child and parent or legal guardian."
Clarifies that student who has completed all requirements for a high school diploma is released from attendance requirements.
http://www.legis.state.ga.us/legis/2005_06/pdf/sb413.pdf
Title: S.B. 413 Section 1 and 2
Source: www.legis.state.ga.us
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| CO | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | Concerns the age specifications relating to compulsory school attendance. Every child who has attained the age of seven years and is under the age of seventeen years (changed from 16), except as provided by this section, must attend public school for at least the following number of hours during each school year: (I) One thousand fifty-six hours if a secondary school pupil; or (II) Nine hundred sixty-eight hours if an elementary school pupil during each school year; except that in no case shall in a grade other than kindergarten; (III) Nine hundred hours if a full-day kindergarten pupil; or (IV) four hundred fifty hours if half-day kindergarten pupil.
http://www.leg.state.co.us/clics2006a/csl.nsf/fsbillcont3/1617BA178EE19B4F872570CA0062EC9C?Open&file=073_enr.pdf
Title: S.B. 73
Source: Colorado Legislature
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| FL | Signed into law 05/2006 | P-12 | If a student decides to leave school at age 16, several procedures must be followed. This bill adds the following requirements:
The student's guidance counselor or other school personnel must conduct an exit interview with the student to determine the
reasons for the student's decision to terminate school enrollment and actions that could be taken to keep the student in school. The student must be informed of opportunities to continue his or her education in a different environment, including, but not limited to, adult education and GED test preparation. Additionally, the student must complete a survey in a format prescribed by the Department of Education to provide data on student reasons for terminating enrollment and actions taken by schools to keep students enrolled.
http://www.myfloridahouse.gov/Sections/Documents/loaddoc.aspx?FileName=_h7087er.doc&DocumentType=Bill&BillNumber=7087&Session=2006
Title: H.B. 7087 (Section 18)
Source: Florida Legislature
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| WV | Rule Adoption 04/2006 | P-12 | Amends rules regarding half-day attendance and specific ages for compulsory school attendance. Identifies the specific number of days in which a parent, guardian or custodian of children with excessive unexcused absences must attend a school-based conference, and defines satisfactory attendance related to the revocation of drivers' licenses. http://wvde.state.wv.us/policies/p4110_ne.pdf
Title: Title 126, Series 81
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| WV | Signed into law 03/2006 | P-12 | Clarifies the summons or warrant and complaint process when a parent, custodian or guardian fails to comply with compulsory attendance laws and a magistrate finds probable cause to believe that a parent, custodian or guardian has committed the offense. Allows more than one parent, guardian or custodian to be charged in a complaint. Initial service of a summons or warrant issued is to be attempted within ten calendar days of receipt of the summons or warrant and subsequent attempts at service shall continue until the summons or warrant is executed or until the end of the school term during which the complaint is made, whichever is later.
http://www.legis.state.wv.us/Bill_Text_HTML/2006_SESSIONS/RS/BILLS/sb631%20enr.htm
Title: S.B. 631
Source: http://www.legis.state.wv.us
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| NV | (H) APPROVED BY THE GOVERNOR. CHAPTER 151. 05/2005 | P-12 | AN ACT relating to education; authorizing the boards of trustees of school districts to apply to the Superintendent of Public Instruction for additional days or minutes of instruction for certain programs of remedial education; authorizing the board of trustees of a school district to prescribe the minimum attendance requirements for pupils who are enrolled in kindergarten or the first grade and for pupils who are enrolled in certain programs of remedial education; revising related provisions governing the attendance and truancy of pupils.
Title: H.B. 518
Source: StateNet
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| IL | Signed into law 01/2005 | P-12 | Amends the Children with Disabilities Article of the School Code to allow a child with a disability who has completed four years of high school to participate in the graduation ceremony and receive a certificate of completion under specified circumstances. Further amends the School Code to make changes to the ballot forms for school board elections. Amends provisions concerning enrollment of pupils below or above the compulsory school age; specifies circumstances under which a school or school district may deny enrollment to a student 17 years of age or older for one semester for failure to meet minimum attendance or academic standards. Defines "reenrolled student". Changes eligibility age for graduation incentives program to "below the age of 20". http://www.ilga.gov/legislation/fulltext.asp?DocName=09300HB0757enr&GA=93&SessionId=3&DocTypeId=HB&LegID=1162&DocNum=757&GAID=3&Session=
Title: H.B. 757
Source: StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2004 | P-12 | Extends authorization to January 1, 2006 for a court to order a person who is convicted for failing to comply with compulsory attendance laws to immediately enroll the child in the appropriate school or educational program and provide proof of enrollment to the court. http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/pub/bill/asm/ab_2501-2550/ab_2525_bill_20040929_chaptered.pdf
Title: A.B. 2525 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.leginfo.ca.gov
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| NY | Signed into law 07/2004 | P-12 | Provides that each school district shall have the power to require minors from sixteen to seventeen years of age to attend upon full time day instruction. http://assembly.state.ny.us/leg/?bn=A01892&sh=t
Title: A.B. 1892
Source: http://assembly.state.ny.us
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| AR | Rule Adoption 06/2004 | P-12 | Establishes rules regarding mandatory attendance requirements for grades 9 - 12. http://arkedu.state.ar.us/pdf/ade%20169%20mandatory%20attendance%20req.pdf
Title: ADE 169
Source: Arkansas State Web site
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| KS | Signed into law 05/2004 | P-12
Postsec. | Section 1: Allows student age 16 or 17 to be exempt from compulsory attendance requirements if student is regularly enrolled in a school and is concurrently enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution. Makes provisions applicable to children from and after July 1, 1997. http://www.kslegislature.org/bills/2004/2795.pdf
Title: H.B. 2795 (multiple provisions)
Source: www.kslegislature.org
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| VA | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Strengthens the mechanisms for enforcement of the compulsory school attendance law; removes the restriction on the court's use of contempt power in enforcing compulsory school attendance and parental responsibility provisions; clarifies and reinforces the court's authority to order the child or the parent, or both, into programs, such as extended day programs and summer school or other educational programs and treatment, such as counselling. http://leg1.state.va.us/cgi-bin/legp504.exe?041+ful+HB1326ER
Title: H.B. 1326
Source: http://leg1.state.va.us
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| KY | Signed into law 04/2004 | P-12 | Provides that an exemption from compulsory attendance student may be granted to 1) a child certified by specified professionals to have a chronic physical condition that prevents or renders inadvisable attendance at school, and which is unlikely to improve substantially within a year, or 2) a student with a disability may be granted if the student's individual education plan specifies that his or her placement in home or hospital is the least restrictive environment. In the case of a child whose licensed physician, advanced registered nurse practitioner, psychologist, psychiatrist, chiropractor or public health officer certifies that the child's chronic physical condition is unlikely to significantly improve within three years, the child's admissions and release committee must annually evaluate the child's condition and documentation to determine whether updated evidence is required. Updated evidence must be presented upon committee need or at least every three years. http://www.lrc.state.ky.us/RECORD/04RS/HB10/bill.doc
Title: H.B. 10
Source: www.lrc.state.ky.us
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| RI | Signed into law 07/2003 | P-12 | Provides that a child, who has or will have completed six (6) years of life by September 1, rather than December 1, of any school year, and has not completed sixteen (16) years of life, must regularly attend school.
Title: S.B. 594
Source: StateNet
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| LA | Signed into law 07/2001 | P-12 | , Requires with certain exceptions, persons having control of a child to send such child to school from the child's seventh birthday until his eighteenth birthday rather than his seventeenth birthday.
Title: H.B. 19
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CA | Signed into law 09/2000 | P-12 | Authorizes, until 01/01/05, a court to order a person who is convicted for failing to comply with the attendance laws, as specified, to immediately enroll the child in the appropriate school or educational program and provide proof of enrollment to the court. Requires the Legislative Analyst, in conjunction with the California District Attorney's Association and the State Department of Education, in develop and submit a report to the Legislature on or before 01/01/2004.
Title: S.B. 1913
Source: Lexis-Nexis/StateNet
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| CT | Signed into law 05/2000 | P-12 | Starting July 1, 2001, this act requires students to stay in school until age 18, instead of age 16, unless their parents consent to their leaving school before they turn 18 or graduate. The parent must appear at the school district office to sign a form withdrawing the student from school, at which time the school district must provide the parent with information about educational options available in the school system and in the community.
The act extends local school districts' existing responsibility for ensuring that all school age children who live in the district attend school to cover 16- and 17-year-olds who do not have permission to drop out. It does not change the requirement that local districts to offer alternative educational opportunities to expelled students only if they are under age 16.
Title: H.B. 5276
Source: http://www.cga.state.ct.us/olr/2000MPA/education.htm
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| GA | Signed into law 03/2000 | P-12 | The compulsory attendance age is lowered from seven to six.
Title: H.B. 1187
Source: Georgia Department of Education
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