Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Tennessee HB1700 requires the director of schools to report students who were previously truant and are now enrolled in a home school to juvenile court. The bill affects students transferring between schools or local education agencies (LEAs) by stipulating that unexcused absences from their previous school will carry over to the new institution for the purposes of determining habitual truancy, implementing a progressive truancy plan, and identifying cases of educational neglect. Key provisions include the reporting requirement for truant students and the transfer of unexcused absences to the receiving school or LEA.
Tennessee HB1700 requires the director of schools to report students who were previously truant and are now enrolled in a home school to juvenile court. The bill affects students transferring between schools or local education agencies (LEAs) by stipulating that unexcused absences from their previous school will carry over to the new institution for the purposes of determining habitual truancy, implementing a progressive truancy plan, and identifying cases of educational neglect. Key provisions include the reporting requirement for truant students and the transfer of unexcused absences to the receiving school or LEA.
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