Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
Tennessee SB1968 requires school directors to refer students who previously enrolled in a local education agency (LEA), received truancy interventions, withdrew without transferring, to juvenile court. The bill also stipulates that unexcused absences from a student's former school will carry over to the new school to assess habitual truancy, implement a progressive truancy plan, and identify educational neglect. This legislation primarily affects students who withdraw from school and the LEAs they transfer to.
Tennessee SB1968 requires school directors to refer students who previously enrolled in a local education agency (LEA), received truancy interventions, withdrew without transferring, to juvenile court. The bill also stipulates that unexcused absences from a student's former school will carry over to the new school to assess habitual truancy, implement a progressive truancy plan, and identify educational neglect. This legislation primarily affects students who withdraw from school and the LEAs they transfer to.
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