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| 3 | 3 | LCO No. 836 1 of 1 | |
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| 5 | 5 | General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 346 | |
| 6 | 6 | January Session, 2021 | |
| 7 | 7 | LCO No. 836 | |
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| 10 | 10 | Referred to Committee on EDUCATION | |
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| 12 | 12 | ||
| 13 | 13 | Introduced by: | |
| 14 | 14 | SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. | |
| 15 | 15 | REP. HOWARD, 43rd Dist. | |
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| 20 | 20 | AN ACT CONCERNING THE DEFINITION OF EXCUSED ABSENCE | |
| 21 | 21 | FOR PURPOSES OF REPORTING TRUANCY IN CONNECTICUT. | |
| 22 | 22 | Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General | |
| 23 | 23 | Assembly convened: | |
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| 25 | 25 | That section 10-198b of the general statutes be amended to require the 1 | |
| 26 | 26 | Department of Education to amend the definition of "excused absence" 2 | |
| 27 | 27 | to include (1) any medical absence that is approved by a licensed 3 | |
| 28 | 28 | medical professional, and (2) any absence resulting from participation 4 | |
| 29 | 29 | in a work-study program that is part of a curriculum approved by the 5 | |
| 30 | 30 | local or regional board of education. 6 | |
| 31 | 31 | Statement of Purpose: | |
| 32 | 32 | To accurately report on truancy in Connecticut. |