Senate Bill 1432 constitutes a major rewrite of the
truancy provisions in the Education Code and Family Code. This new law
also redefines requirements for districts regarding truancy. Senate
Bill 1432 requires the school to notify all parents in writing at the
beginning of school that:
If a student is absent from school without an excuse
for 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the
same school year, or on three or more days or parts of days within a
four-week period, the parents and students are liable to prosecution.
If a student is absent from school without an excuse
for three days or parts of days within a four-week period, the
district must notify the parents in writing. This notice must include
a statement reminding the parent that it is the parents duty to
monitor the students school attendance and require the student to go
to school, and that the parent is subject to prosecution if the
student continues to be truant from school. The school must
request a conference between the appropriate administrator and the
parent to discuss the absences.
