HB1109 — Truancy; prohibiting detention for failure to attend school; waiver of certain fines; requiring written notice for certain absences; requiring school districts to create and adopt progressive truancy intervention plans; prohibiting suspension; permitting report of absences to court under certain circumstances; effective date; emergency.

HB1109 — Truancy; prohibiting detention for failure to attend school; waiver of certain fines; requiring written notice for certain absences; requiring school districts to create and adopt progressive truancy intervention plans; prohibiting suspension; permitting report of absences to court under certain circumstances; effective date; emergency. · Informed CitizenryHB 1109 significantly alters how schools and the state address student truancy (unexcused absences). The bill's core changes aim to shift away from punitive measures like detention and suspension,…Open in Informed Citizenry