Pupil attendance: excused absences: career technical education.
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- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed Assembly
- To Governor
- Became Law
Overview
This bill amends California education law to allow excused absences for middle and high school students participating in career technical education enhancement. Students must notify the school in advance of their absence and are limited to one such absence per school year. School administrators may grant additional excused absences at their discretion. The bill also clarifies that absences for these specific career technical education activities will be considered excused absences for calculating average daily attendance.
Key provisions
- Allows excused absences for middle and high school students participating in career technical education enhancement.
- Requires students to notify the school in advance of an absence for career technical education.
- Limits excused absences for career technical education to one per school year.
- School administrators may grant additional excused absences at their discretion.
- Absences for career technical education are considered excused absences for calculating average daily attendance.
- Defines ‘career technical education enhancement’ as a workplace-based learning experience.
- Clarifies that absences for civic or political events are also eligible for excused absences.
- Addresses reimbursement for state-mandated costs if the Commission on State Mandates determines the bill contains such costs.
Who is affected
- Middle school and high school students
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