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HB 289: School Absence Due to Sickness or Injury

GENERAL BILL by Valdés ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Hart ; Morales

School Absence Due to Sickness or Injury; Authorizes district school boards to determine licensed professionals that may attest to sickness or injury for certain exemption to attendance policy.

Effective Date: 7/1/2022
Last Action: 3/14/2022 House - Died in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
10/13/2021 House • Filed
10/22/2021 House • Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
• Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
• Referred to Education & Employment Committee
• Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
1/11/2022 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
2/10/2022 House • Added to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee agenda
2/14/2022 House • Favorable by Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
• Reported out of Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
• Now in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
3/12/2022 House • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
3/14/2022 House • Died in Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee