MN HF4499

School districts must notify the Department of Education when a student is dropped from the roll after 15 consecutive school days of absence during the regular school year or 5 consecutive days during summer school without instruction in home or hospital.

School districts must contact the student's family by email, letter, or other means to encourage the child to reenroll in the school's programming, and must include the student's most recent contact information when notifying the Department of Education.

The Department of Education becomes responsible for reenrolling the child once notified by a school district that a student has been removed from the attendance roll.

The Department of Education must notify families of county and community resources to support the student's reenrollment in school, inform them of the child's right to reenroll, and advise them of other accessible educational opportunities available to the child.

The Department of Education may work with county attorneys and other parties under chapter 260A to assist in reenrolling the child in school.