HB2702 Sfat Mann #1

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The Senator Mann moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

Eng. Com. Sub. For House Bill No. 2702 – A bill to amend and reenact §18-8-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to documentation of unexcused absences from compulsory school attendance; limiting the excused absences for personal illness or injury in the family to those of student’s parent, guardian or custodian; requiring all documentation related to absences be provided to school no later than three days of occurrence; authorizing schools to have discretion whether to give notice in the case of three unexcused absences; giving schools the discretion whether to give said notice by written or other means to a parent after three absences; giving discretion for attendance director or assistant to make a complaint against parent after ten total unexcused absences; and clarifying responsibility of administrative head or other chief administrator of school for meeting; and making other technical clarifications.