House Bill 66 creates mandatory notification procedures when a student is absent from a public school. The Act requires all public schools to make at least one attempt to notify the parents, guardians, or caretakers of a student who is absent from school without a legitimate excuse within the first 120 minutes of the start of the school day.
House Bill 66 takes effect on April 4, 2019.
The Final Analysis of House Bill 66 can be found here.
Authors: Matthew John Markling and the McGown & Markling Team.
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