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SB 282 IN
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Absenteeism and school attendance.

IN · session 2024 · Senate · bill

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Introduced Jan 16, 2024

Latest action (Mar 13, 2024) Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 312: yeas 47, nays 0

Summary

Amends the duties of an attendance officer and the state attendance officer. Requires, not later than November 1 of each year, the state attendance officer to submit a report to the legislative council containing recommended legislation based on the state attendance officer's discussions with attendance officers. Requires each governing authority of a school corporation and charter school to establish a truancy prevention policy regarding certain students in kindergarten through grade 6. Provides that a prosecuting attorney shall notify each parent of a child when an affidavit is filed regarding the child's compulsory attendance violations or if the child is a habitual truant.

Sponsors (4)

11 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (35)

  1. Jan 16, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Education and Career Development · upper
  2. Jan 16, 2024 Authored by Senator Donato · upper
  3. Jan 29, 2024 Senator Rogers added as second author · upper
  4. Jan 29, 2024 Senator Alexander added as coauthor · upper
  5. Jan 29, 2024 Senator Raatz added as third author · upper
  6. Jan 29, 2024 Senator Deery added as coauthor · upper
  7. Jan 29, 2024 Senators Crider and Johnson T added as coauthors · upper
  8. Feb 1, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · upper
  9. Feb 1, 2024 Senator Dernulc added as coauthor · upper
  10. Feb 5, 2024 Senators Leising, Buchanan, Garten added as coauthors · upper
  11. Feb 5, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · upper
  12. Feb 6, 2024 House sponsor: Representative Carbaugh · upper
  13. Feb 6, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 144: yeas 49, nays 0 · upper
  14. Feb 6, 2024 Cosponsors: Representatives Teshka, McGuire, Jordan · upper
  15. Feb 7, 2024 Referred to the House · upper
  16. Feb 12, 2024 First reading: referred to Committee on Education · lower
  17. Feb 27, 2024 Committee report: amend do pass, adopted · lower
  18. Feb 29, 2024 Second reading: ordered engrossed · lower
  19. Mar 4, 2024 Third reading: passed; Roll Call 269: yeas 66, nays 31 · lower
  20. Mar 5, 2024 Senate advisors appointed: Ford J.D., Raatz and Rogers · upper
  21. Mar 5, 2024 House conferees appointed: Carbaugh and Pfaff · lower
  22. Mar 5, 2024 House advisors appointed: Cherry, Teshka, McGuire and Klinker · lower
  23. Mar 5, 2024 Returned to the Senate with amendments · lower
  24. Mar 5, 2024 Motion to dissent filed · upper
  25. Mar 5, 2024 Senate dissented from House amendments · upper
  26. Mar 5, 2024 Senate conferees appointed: Donato and Yoder · upper
  27. Mar 7, 2024 CCR # 1 filed in the House · lower
  28. Mar 7, 2024 CCR # 1 filed in the Senate · upper
  29. Mar 8, 2024 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 332: yeas 92, nays 6 · lower
  30. Mar 13, 2024 Public Law 125 · upper
  31. Mar 13, 2024 Signed by the Governor · executive
  32. Mar 12, 2024 Signed by the President of the Senate · upper
  33. Mar 8, 2024 Signed by the President Pro Tempore · upper
  34. Mar 11, 2024 Signed by the Speaker · lower
  35. Mar 8, 2024 Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 312: yeas 47, nays 0 · upper
Subjects
COURTS; Juvenile CourtsCRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE; Prosecuting Attorneys (Non-Elected)LAW ENFORCEMENT; GenerallySCHOOLS; DisciplineSCHOOLS; Officers and Employees (Other than Teachers)

Text versions (4)

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  • Enrolled Senate Bill (S) · PDF
  • Senate Bill (S) · PDF
  • Senate Bill (H) · PDF
  • Introduced Senate Bill (S) · PDF

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