NY A10239

Defines "chronically absent" as missing 10% or more of enrolled school days, with "absent" meaning not in attendance for at least 50% of a school day

Requires schools to use a state-developed real-time attendance reporting system and post anonymized attendance data monthly on public websites, disaggregated by race, gender, disability status, economic status, and other categories

Mandates attendance review teams for districts with 10%+ chronic absenteeism rates or schools with 15%+ rates, composed of administrators, counselors, social workers, teachers, and community representatives

Establishes three-tiered intervention strategies: Tier 1 for universal prevention, Tier 2 for students missing 10-19% of days (including mandatory home visits and parent meetings), and Tier 3 intensive interventions for students missing 20%+ of days

Prohibits arrest of truant students and bans suspensions or expulsions as attendance policy consequences; requires exhaustive due process including home visits before any student can be dropped from enrollment