The Florida Senate

HB 131: Compulsory School Attendance

GENERAL BILL by Chambliss ; Valdés ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Tant

Compulsory School Attendance; Revises required age for compulsory school attendance from 16 to 18 years of age; removes requirement that student's parent sign declaration of intent to terminate school enrollment; removes requirement that school district notify student's parent upon receipt of such declaration; & provides that adult education high school equivalency programs meet specified attendance requirements.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  10/10/2023	House	• Filed
  10/17/2023	House	• Referred to Education Quality Subcommittee • Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee • Referred to Education & Employment Committee • Now in Education Quality Subcommittee
  1/9/2024	House	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  3/8/2024	House	• Died in Education Quality Subcommittee

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• HB 131, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/10/2023 at 8:43 AM

  Bill Text:	PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (3)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  1002.20	K-12 student and parent rights.	Page 3 (pdf)
  1003.21	School attendance.	Page 1 (pdf)
  1003.51	Other public educational services.	Page 4 (pdf)

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