HB 1056 Summary

• Amends Indiana Code IC 20-33 to authorize school corporations and nonpublic school systems to excuse student absences for participation in the Indiana state fair for educational purposes.

• Allows up to 5 instructional days of excused absence per school year if the student or a member of the student's household participates or exhibits at the state fair.

• Requires written evidence from the student's parent documenting participation for educational purposes.

• Students excused under this provision may not be recorded as absent and cannot be penalized by the school in any manner.

• Students must be in good academic standing, as determined by the school corporation, to qualify for the excused absence.