A5780 — Permits school districts to define excused absences from school to include illness based on student's mental or behavioral health and requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for defining excused absence for this reason.

A5780 — Permits school districts to define excused absences from school to include illness based on student's mental or behavioral health and requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for defining excused absence for this reason. · Informed CitizenryThis bill allows school districts to include absences due to a student's mental or behavioral health as excused absences when developing and implementing attendance policies. It requires the Commis…Open in Informed Citizenry