LCO No. 837 1 of 1 General Assembly Proposed Bill No. 347 January Session, 2021 LCO No. 837 Referred to Committee on EDUCATION Introduced by: SEN. SOMERS, 18th Dist. REP. HOWARD, 43rd Dist. AN ACT CONCERNING THE CALCULATION OF A SCHOOL DISTRICT'S TRUANCY RATE. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Assembly convened: That title 10 of the general statutes be amended to exclude from the 1 calculation of a local or regional board of education's truancy rate any 2 truancy for which such board has exhausted all reasonable means to 3 address such truancy, including complying with its own policies and 4 procedures adopted pursuant to section 10-198a of the general statutes. 5 Statement of Purpose: To accurately report on truancy in Connecticut.