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MN HF2750

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/20/2018

Primary Sponsor

Cal Bahr

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Origin

House of Representatives

90th Legislature 2017-2018

AI Summary

  • Removes active duty military service as a standalone exemption and relocates it under a new category requiring that a child's parent or guardian be in active duty in any branch of the United States armed forces.

  • Adds a new exemption allowing children to be excused for up to three days to participate in activities necessary to join any branch of the United States armed forces.

  • Reorganizes and renumbers existing exemptions including those for health conditions, family emergencies, religious instruction, and completed graduation requirements.

  • Allows parents to withdraw children from all-day kindergarten programs and enroll them in half-day or alternate-day programs without the child being considered truant, with school boards required to excuse kindergarten children from part of a school day upon parental request.

  • Effective for the 2018-2019 school year and later.

Legislative Description

Compulsory school attendance exemptions modified.

Last Action

Author added Maye Quade.

3/15/2018

Committee Referrals

Education Innovation Policy2/20/2018

Full Bill Text

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