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Bills · 2015-2016 Regular Session

SB 122

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Relating to: method for notifying parent or guardian of habitually truant pupil.

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  1. Introduced, completed
  2. Passes Senate, completed
  3. Passes Assembly, completed
  4. Governor signs, completed
  5. Law, completed

Unfamiliar terms? Glossary

What this bill does

Plain-language analysis by the nonpartisan Legislative Reference Bureau

Under current law, the school attendance officer of a school district (attendance

officer) must notify the parent or guardian of a pupil who has been absent from school

without an excuse for two full school days of the child's truancy. The attendance

officer may provide that notice by personal contact or through a telephone call, or,

if the attendance officer is unable to make contact with the parent or guardian, by

mail. Also under current law, the attendance officer must notify the parent or

guardian of a pupil who is a habitual truant of the pupil's habitual truancy by

certified or registered mail. Current law defines a habitual truant as a pupil who is

absent from school without an acceptable excuse for part or all of five or more school

days during a school semester.

This bill adds notice by first class mail to the methods of notifying the parent

or guardian of a habitual truant. The bill also permits the attendance officer to

simultaneously notify the parent or guardian by an electronic communication.

Sponsors

Introduced by: Darling (R) , Farrow (R) , Harris Dodd (D) , L. Taylor (D) , Lassa (D) , LeMahieu (R) , Nass (R) , Olsen (R) , Vukmir (R) , Wanggaard (R)

21 cosponsors

Ballweg (R) , Berceau (D) , Brandtjen (R) , Carpenter (D) , Considine (D) , E. Brooks (R) , Genrich (D) , Goyke (D) , Hansen (D) , Kahl (D) , Kitchens (R) , Kolste (D) , Kulp (R) , Ohnstad (D) , Pope (D) , Quinn (R) , Riemer (D) , Steffen (R) , Subeck (D) , Tittl (R) , Young (D)

Votes

Senate: Report passage recommended by Committee on Education Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0

Passed 5–0 May 29, 2015 official source full page

No individual roll call was recorded for this vote. Committee votes and some older sessions record totals only.

Full history

  1. Apr 15, 2015 · Senate

    Introduced by Senators Harris Dodd, Farrow, Lassa, Nass, Olsen, Vukmir, Wanggaard, L. Taylor, LeMahieu and Darling; cosponsored by Representatives Genrich, Kitchens, Kolste, Young, Kulp, Tittl, Subeck, Pope, Quinn, Steffen, Berceau, Considine, Goyke, Kahl, E. Brooks, Brandtjen and Ballweg

  2. Apr 15, 2015 · Senate

    Read first time and referred to Committee on Education Reform and Government Operations

  3. Apr 16, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Ohnstad added as a cosponsor

  4. Apr 16, 2015 · Senate

    Public hearing held

  5. Apr 20, 2015 · Senate

    Representative Riemer added as a cosponsor

  6. Apr 23, 2015 · Senate

    Rereferred to committee on Education Reform, by the Senate President, pursuant to Senate Rule 20(1)(c)

  7. May 28, 2015 · Senate

    Executive action taken

  8. May 29, 2015 · Senate

    Report passage recommended by Committee on Education Reform, Ayes 5, Noes 0

  9. May 29, 2015 · Senate

    Available for scheduling

  10. Jun 8, 2015 · Senate

    Placed on calendar 6-9-2015 pursuant to Senate Rule 18(1)

  11. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Carpenter added as a coauthor

  12. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a second time

  13. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered to a third reading

  14. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Rules suspended

  15. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Read a third time and passed

  16. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Senator Hansen added as a coauthor

  17. Jun 9, 2015 · Senate

    Ordered immediately messaged

  18. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Received from Senate

  19. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read

  20. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended and taken up

  21. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a second time

  22. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered to a third reading

  23. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Rules suspended

  24. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Read a third time and concurred in

  25. Jun 9, 2015 · Assembly

    Ordered immediately messaged

  26. Jun 10, 2015 · Senate

    Received from Assembly concurred in

  27. Jun 17, 2015 · Senate

    Report correctly enrolled

  28. Jun 30, 2015 · Senate

    Presented to the Governor on 6-30-2015

  29. Jul 2, 2015 · Senate

    Report approved by the Governor on 7-1-2015. 2015 Wisconsin Act 52

  30. Jul 2, 2015 · Senate

    Published 7-2-2015