Enrolled August 29, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 27, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 19, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 08, 2024 Amended IN Assembly June 27, 2024 Amended IN Assembly April 29, 2024 Amended IN Senate January 11, 2024 Amended IN Senate January 03, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 691Introduced by Senator PortantinoFebruary 16, 2023An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 48260.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil attendance.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 691, Portantino. Pupil attendance: truancy notifications.Existing law requires a pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or compulsory continuation education, and who is absent from school without a valid excuse 3 full days in one school year, tardy or absent for more than a 30-minute period during the schoolday without a valid excuse on 3 occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, to be classified as a truant. Existing law requires a school district, upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, to notify the pupils parent or guardian of specified information, including, among other information, that the pupil and parent or guardian of the pupil may be subject to prosecution, as specified, and that it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.This bill, commencing July 1, 2025, would remove those specific pieces of information from that notification and would require that notification to include additional information, including, among other information, that mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family and that school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on school district officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 48260.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be guilty of an infraction and subject to prosecution pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 48290).(d) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(e) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(f) That the pupil may be subject to prosecution under Section 48264.(g) That it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.(h) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.SEC. 2. Section 48260.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(d) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(e) That mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family.(f) That school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school.(g) That research shows that missing 10 percent of school for any reason can translate into pupils having difficulty learning to read by third grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school.(h) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Enrolled August 29, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 27, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 19, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 08, 2024 Amended IN Assembly June 27, 2024 Amended IN Assembly April 29, 2024 Amended IN Senate January 11, 2024 Amended IN Senate January 03, 2024 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 691Introduced by Senator PortantinoFebruary 16, 2023An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 48260.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil attendance.LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 691, Portantino. Pupil attendance: truancy notifications.Existing law requires a pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or compulsory continuation education, and who is absent from school without a valid excuse 3 full days in one school year, tardy or absent for more than a 30-minute period during the schoolday without a valid excuse on 3 occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, to be classified as a truant. Existing law requires a school district, upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, to notify the pupils parent or guardian of specified information, including, among other information, that the pupil and parent or guardian of the pupil may be subject to prosecution, as specified, and that it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.This bill, commencing July 1, 2025, would remove those specific pieces of information from that notification and would require that notification to include additional information, including, among other information, that mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family and that school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on school district officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: YES Local Program: YES
Enrolled August 29, 2024 Passed IN Senate August 27, 2024 Passed IN Assembly August 19, 2024 Amended IN Assembly August 08, 2024 Amended IN Assembly June 27, 2024 Amended IN Assembly April 29, 2024 Amended IN Senate January 11, 2024 Amended IN Senate January 03, 2024
Enrolled August 29, 2024
Passed IN Senate August 27, 2024
Passed IN Assembly August 19, 2024
Amended IN Assembly August 08, 2024
Amended IN Assembly June 27, 2024
Amended IN Assembly April 29, 2024
Amended IN Senate January 11, 2024
Amended IN Senate January 03, 2024
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20232024 REGULAR SESSION
Senate Bill
No. 691
Introduced by Senator PortantinoFebruary 16, 2023
Introduced by Senator Portantino
February 16, 2023
An act to amend, repeal, and add Section 48260.5 of the Education Code, relating to pupil attendance.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 691, Portantino. Pupil attendance: truancy notifications.
Existing law requires a pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or compulsory continuation education, and who is absent from school without a valid excuse 3 full days in one school year, tardy or absent for more than a 30-minute period during the schoolday without a valid excuse on 3 occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, to be classified as a truant. Existing law requires a school district, upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, to notify the pupils parent or guardian of specified information, including, among other information, that the pupil and parent or guardian of the pupil may be subject to prosecution, as specified, and that it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.This bill, commencing July 1, 2025, would remove those specific pieces of information from that notification and would require that notification to include additional information, including, among other information, that mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family and that school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on school district officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
Existing law requires a pupil subject to compulsory full-time education or compulsory continuation education, and who is absent from school without a valid excuse 3 full days in one school year, tardy or absent for more than a 30-minute period during the schoolday without a valid excuse on 3 occasions in one school year, or any combination thereof, to be classified as a truant. Existing law requires a school district, upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, to notify the pupils parent or guardian of specified information, including, among other information, that the pupil and parent or guardian of the pupil may be subject to prosecution, as specified, and that it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.
This bill, commencing July 1, 2025, would remove those specific pieces of information from that notification and would require that notification to include additional information, including, among other information, that mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family and that school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school. To the extent the bill would impose additional duties on school district officials, the bill would impose a state-mandated local program.
The California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
This bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to the statutory provisions noted above.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 48260.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be guilty of an infraction and subject to prosecution pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 48290).(d) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(e) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(f) That the pupil may be subject to prosecution under Section 48264.(g) That it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.(h) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.SEC. 2. Section 48260.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(d) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(e) That mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family.(f) That school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school.(g) That research shows that missing 10 percent of school for any reason can translate into pupils having difficulty learning to read by third grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school.(h) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 48260.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be guilty of an infraction and subject to prosecution pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 48290).(d) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(e) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(f) That the pupil may be subject to prosecution under Section 48264.(g) That it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.(h) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
SECTION 1. Section 48260.5 of the Education Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be guilty of an infraction and subject to prosecution pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 48290).(d) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(e) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(f) That the pupil may be subject to prosecution under Section 48264.(g) That it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.(h) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be guilty of an infraction and subject to prosecution pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 48290).(d) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(e) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(f) That the pupil may be subject to prosecution under Section 48264.(g) That it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.(h) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be guilty of an infraction and subject to prosecution pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 48290).(d) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(e) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(f) That the pupil may be subject to prosecution under Section 48264.(g) That it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.(h) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:
(a) That the pupil is truant.
(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.
(c) That parents or guardians who fail to meet this obligation may be guilty of an infraction and subject to prosecution pursuant to Article 6 (commencing with Section 48290).
(d) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.
(e) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.
(f) That the pupil may be subject to prosecution under Section 48264.
(g) That it is recommended that the parent or guardian accompany the pupil to school and attend classes with the pupil for one day.
(h) This section shall become inoperative on July 1, 2025, and, as of January 1, 2026, is repealed.
SEC. 2. Section 48260.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(d) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(e) That mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family.(f) That school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school.(g) That research shows that missing 10 percent of school for any reason can translate into pupils having difficulty learning to read by third grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school.(h) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
SEC. 2. Section 48260.5 is added to the Education Code, to read:
### SEC. 2.
48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(d) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(e) That mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family.(f) That school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school.(g) That research shows that missing 10 percent of school for any reason can translate into pupils having difficulty learning to read by third grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school.(h) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(d) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(e) That mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family.(f) That school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school.(g) That research shows that missing 10 percent of school for any reason can translate into pupils having difficulty learning to read by third grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school.(h) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:(a) That the pupil is truant.(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.(c) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.(d) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.(e) That mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family.(f) That school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school.(g) That research shows that missing 10 percent of school for any reason can translate into pupils having difficulty learning to read by third grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school.(h) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
48260.5. Upon a pupils initial classification as a truant, the school district shall notify the pupils parent or guardian using the most cost-effective method possible, which may include email or a telephone call:
(a) That the pupil is truant.
(b) That the parent or guardian is obligated to compel the attendance of the pupil at school.
(c) That alternative educational programs are available in the school district.
(d) That the parent or guardian has the right to meet with appropriate school personnel to discuss solutions to the pupils truancy.
(e) That mental health and supportive services may be available to the pupil and the family.
(f) That school personnel are available to meet with the pupil and family to develop strategies to support the pupils attendance at school.
(g) That research shows that missing 10 percent of school for any reason can translate into pupils having difficulty learning to read by third grade, achieving in middle school, and graduating from high school.
(h) This section shall become operative on July 1, 2025.
SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
SEC. 3. If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
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