SB 2386 Summary

• Establishes the Motivating Parents and Children (MPAC) pilot program in six school districts (three urban, three rural) to provide grants for parental involvement services targeting at-risk youth and juvenile crime prevention.

• Requires participating school districts to employ a program coordinator, social workers, and counselors; implement family support services based on the Communities In Schools Model; and offer parenting classes, after-school programs, and adult literacy services.

• Mandates parents in MPAC districts attend school conferences, parenting classes, or other required meetings; failure to comply results in child suspension and potential misdemeanor charges against the parent.

• Allows automatic one-year driver's license suspension for minors under 18 in MPAC districts who are suspended from school or accumulate more than 10 consecutive unexcused absences in a semester, with exemption from reinstatement fees.

• Takes effect July 1, 2019, with grant recipients selected by the State Board of Education prior to that date for implementation in the 2019-2020 school year.