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AZ HB2021

Bill

Status

Introduced

5/19/2020

Primary Sponsor

John Fillmore

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Origin

House of Representatives

Fifty-fourth Legislature - Second Regular Session (2020)

AI Summary

  • Authorizes attendance officers to impose civil penalties of up to $10 per day on parents or custodians of habitually truant children (truant for at least 5 school days in a school year).

  • Requires penalties collected from truancy civil penalties to be deposited into the student activities fund of the school district the truant child attends.

  • Expands attendance officer powers to include imposing civil penalties on parents of habitually truant children in addition to existing enforcement authorities.

  • Updates student activities fund provisions to account for monies received from civil penalties collected pursuant to truancy violations.

Legislative Description

Schools; truant children; civil penalty

Schools

Last Action

Assigned to House RULES Committee

5/19/2020

Full Bill Text

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