Excused Absences In Public Schools For Behavioral Health
Summary
School Safety Committee. Current law requires school districts to adopt a written policy setting forth the school district's attendance requirements. The bill requires the policy to include excused absences for behavioral health concerns.(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2020
Committee Review
Mar 2020
Senate Passage
Feb 2020
House Passage
Mar 2020
Signed into Law
Mar 2020
Introduced Jan 8, 2020
Signed Mar 23, 2020
Floor votes · Senate Feb 12, 2020 · House Mar 9, 2020
How they voted
26–0
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 27
Feb 12, 2020
D
Democratic15
93% Yea
R
Republican12
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
15
Key actions
5
Committee
2
Mar 23, 2020
Signed into law
Governor Signed
executive
Mar 9, 2020
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (33-0-1)
house
Mar 3, 2020
Lower · Passed
House Committee on Education Refer Unamended to House Committee of the Whole
lower
Feb 12, 2020
Senate · Passed
Senate Vote: pass (26-0-1)
senate
Feb 12, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In House - Assigned to Education
lower
Feb 6, 2020
Upper · Passed
Senate Committee on Education Refer Unamended - Consent Calendar to Senate Committee of the Whole
upper
Jan 8, 2020
Introduced
Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education
upper
3 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Dafna Michaelson Jenet
DDemocratic
P
Lisa Cutter
DDemocratic
P
RF
Rhonda Fields
DDemocratic
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