Bill Text: IN HB1566 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: School absenteeism and dropouts.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-01-20 - First reading: referred to Committee on Education [HB1566 Detail]
Download: Indiana-2011-HB1566-Introduced.html
Citations Affected: IC 20-19; IC 20-20-28-4; IC 20-26-5;
IC 20-34-3-21.
Synopsis: School absenteeism and dropouts. Makes reduction of
absenteeism in schools a policy priority for the department of
education. Requires school corporations and schools to identify
contributing factors to absenteeism and to develop chronic absence
reduction plans. Directs the education roundtable to study and make
recommendations concerning early childhood education. Requires the
department of education to focus on implementing early childhood
education programs that mirror proven early education programs.
Requires school corporations to share data on high chronic absence
schools with the department of education and family and social
services to target allocation of resources and programs to improve
student attendance. Allows school corporations to collaborate with
public and private entities to provide professional development
opportunities to help teachers and administrators understand the factors
contributing to chronic absence and to address those factors. Allows
school corporations to contract with nonprofit entities to provide health
care services in school based clinics to students enrolled in schools
within the school corporation.
Effective: July 1, 2011.
January 20, 2011, read first time and referred to Committee on Education.
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(1) identify contributing factors of absenteeism; and
(2) develop chronic absence reduction plans.
(1) The governor.
(2) The state superintendent.
(3) The general assembly.
(4) The state board.
(b) The recommendations to the general assembly must be in an
electronic format under IC 5-14-6.
(1) Early childhood parental information programs.
(2) Latch key programs.
(3) Preschool programs.
(b) In establishing the pilot programs under this chapter, the department shall focus on implementing programs that :
(1) mirror proven early education programs; and
(2) enable the local school corporation and appropriate community agencies to cooperate with each other.
(c) The department shall address the following in establishing the programs:
(1) Screening for physical health problems that can inhibit school success.
(2) Screening for learning disabilities.
(3) Parental orientation and participation.
(d) In addition, the department shall employ an early childhood specialist and support staff personnel to identify and determine ways to coordinate the educational programs offered by local youth serving organizations.
(1) target allocation of resources; and
(2) identify or develop model programs to improve school attendance.
contract with a nonprofit organization to provide preventive and primary health care services in school based clinics to students enrolled in schools within the school corporation.