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AZ HB2021
Bill
Status
5/19/2020
Primary Sponsor
John Fillmore
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AI Summary
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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).
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Requires penalties collected from truancy civil penalties to be deposited into the student activities fund of the school district the truant child attends.
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Expands attendance officer powers to include imposing civil penalties on parents of habitually truant children in addition to existing enforcement authorities.
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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