Indiana 2024 Regular Session

Indiana House Bill HB1358 Compare Versions

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2	2	Introduced Version
3	3	HOUSE BILL No. 1358
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5	5	DIGEST OF INTRODUCED BILL
6	6	Citations Affected: IC 20-33-2-15.5.
7	7	Synopsis: Excused absences. Defines "crisis day". Provides that the
8	8	governing body of a school corporation shall authorize the absence and
9	9	excuse of each student for not more than three crisis days per school
10	10	year under certain conditions. Provides that a student excused from
11	11	school attendance for a crisis day may not be recorded as being absent
12	12	and may not be penalized.
13	13	Effective: July 1, 2024.
14	14	Fleming, McGuire, DeLaney, Pfaff
15	15	January 10, 2024, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
16	16	2024 IN 1358—LS 6614/DI 143 Introduced
17	17	Second Regular Session of the 123rd General Assembly (2024)
18	18	PRINTING CODE. Amendments: Whenever an existing statute (or a section of the Indiana
19	19	Constitution) is being amended, the text of the existing provision will appear in this style type,
20	20	additions will appear in this style type, and deletions will appear in this style type.
21	21	Additions: Whenever a new statutory provision is being enacted (or a new constitutional
22	22	provision adopted), the text of the new provision will appear in this style type. Also, the
23	23	word NEW will appear in that style type in the introductory clause of each SECTION that adds
24	24	a new provision to the Indiana Code or the Indiana Constitution.
25	25	Conflict reconciliation: Text in a statute in this style type or this style type reconciles conflicts
26	26	between statutes enacted by the 2023 Regular Session of the General Assembly.
27	27	HOUSE BILL No. 1358
28	28	A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning
29	29	education.
30	30	Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:
31	31	1 SECTION 1. IC 20-33-2-15.5 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA
32	32	2 CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS
33	33	3 [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2024]: Sec. 15.5. (a) As used in this section,
34	34	4 "crisis day" means a day in which a student is unable to attend
35	35	5 school as a result of a family emergency or personal emergency.
36	36	6 (b) The governing body of a school corporation shall authorize
37	37	7 the absence and excuse of each student for not more than three (3)
38	38	8 crisis days per school year. The following entities may notify school
39	39	9 authorities of a student's need to use a crisis day:
40	40	10 (1) Law enforcement or first responders using the Handle
41	41	11 with Care notification system.
42	42	12 (2) A juvenile court as a result of a child in need of services
43	43	13 proceeding.
44	44	14 (3) The department of child services established by
45	45	15 IC 31-25-1-1, during the exercise of its duties.
46	46	16 (4) A youth shelter (as defined in IC 34-30-25-3).
47	47	17 (c) An entity described in subsection (b)(1) through (b)(4) may
48	48	2024 IN 1358—LS 6614/DI 143 2
49	49	1 retroactively notify school authorities of a student's need to use a
50	50	2 crisis day, provided the notification is not more than thirty (30)
51	51	3 days after the student's family emergency or personal emergency.
52	52	4 (d) A school corporation must accept a request to use a crisis
53	53	5 day made by an entity described in subsection (b)(1) through
54	54	6 (b)(4), provided the request does not exceed the number of unused
55	55	7 crisis days allocated to the student under subsection (b).
56	56	8 (e) A student excused from school attendance under this section
57	57	9 may not be recorded as being absent on any date for which the
58	58	10 excuse is operative and may not be penalized by the school in any
59	59	11 manner.
60	60	2024 IN 1358—LS 6614/DI 143