SB 282 Indiana Senate · 2024 Regular Session

Absenteeism and school attendance.

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.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2024
Committee Review
Mar 2024
Senate Passage
Mar 2024
House Passage
Mar 2024
Signed into Law
Mar 2024
Introduced Jan 16, 2024 Signed Mar 13, 2024
Floor votes · Senate Feb 6, 2024 · House Mar 4, 2024

How they voted

480
Passed
Total votes 48
Feb 6, 2024
D Democratic9
9 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican39
39 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
10
Committee
4
Amendments
1
Mar 13, 2024
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 12, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President of the Senate
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Lower · Passed
Signed by the Speaker
lower
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the Senate; Roll Call 312: yeas 47, nays 0
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Upper · Passed
Signed by the President Pro Tempore
upper
Mar 8, 2024
Lower · Passed
Rules Suspended. Conference Committee Report 1: adopted by the House; Roll Call 332: yeas 92, nays 6
lower
Mar 5, 2024
Introduced
Senate dissented from House amendments
upper
Mar 4, 2024
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 269: yeas 66, nays 31
lower
Feb 27, 2024
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
Feb 6, 2024
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 144: yeas 49, nays 0
upper
Feb 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
4 primary · 11 co-sponsors

Sponsors