Permits school districts to define excused absences from school to include illness based on student's mental or behavioral health and requires Commissioner of Education to develop guidelines for defining excused absence for this reason.
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Jan 2020
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Introduced Jan 14, 2020
Last action Jan 14, 2020
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Jan 14, 2020
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Introduced in the Senate, Referred to Senate Education Committee
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