Enacts new GS 115C-382.5, Student attendance recognition programs, allowing a local board of education to adopt a student recognition attendance program within the local school administrative unit that encourages attendance in school and participation in class as an integral part of academic achievement and the learning process. Provides that a student with a lawful, excused absence recognized by the principal in accordance with specified rules remains eligible for participation in the program, with the absence not counted as part of the student's record of attendance in regards to the program.
Effective when the act becomes law, applying beginning with the 2015-16 school year.
STUDENT ATTENDANCE RECOGNITION.
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AN ACT TO PROVIDE THAT A STUDENT WHO IS LAWFULLY ABSENT FROM SCHOOL SHALL BE ELIGIBLE FOR A STUDENT ATTENDANCE RECOGNITION PROGRAM ADOPTED BY A LOCAL BOARD OF EDUCATION.Intro. by D. Davis, Tillman, Soucek.
Status: Re-ref Com On Education/Higher Education (Senate Action) (Mar 30 2015)
Bill History:
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Wed, 25 Mar 2015 Senate: Filed
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Thu, 26 Mar 2015 Senate: Passed 1st Reading
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Thu, 26 Mar 2015 Senate: Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 Senate: Withdrawn From Com
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Mon, 30 Mar 2015 Senate: Re-ref Com On Education/Higher Education
S 494
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Bill S 494 (2015-2016)Summary date: Mar 26 2015 - View Summary
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