IN HB1460

Redefines "chronic absenteeism" as missing 10% or more of the school year for any reason (previously more than 10 unexcused days) and "habitual truant" as having 10 or more unexcused absences in one school year

Requires school corporations to identify factors contributing to absenteeism, develop chronic absence reduction plans, and share data on high-absence schools with the Department of Education and Family and Social Services

Mandates that strategic school improvement plans include objectives addressing the educational needs of chronically absent and habitually truant students

Changes graduation waiver requirements so students must maintain a 95% attendance rate with all absences counted (removes exemption for excused absences)

Classifies out-of-school suspensions as excused absences and allows superintendents to enter voluntary agreements with juvenile courts for court-assisted resolution of chronic absenteeism cases