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