Reprinted from Nebraska Council of School Administrator legislative update.
LB 933 advanced to select file by a 35-3 vote. The bill would change the law on truancy to provide that:
-- If the child is absent more than 20 days per year or the hourly
equivalent and all of the absences are due to documented illness that
makes attendance impossible or impracticable or are otherwise excused by
school authorities, the attendance officer may report the information to
the county attorney of the county in which the person resides.
-- If the child is absent more than 20 days per year or the hourly
equivalent and any of the absences are not excused, the attendance officer
must file a report with the county attorney of the county in which the
person resides on a form which includes the following two statements, one
of which must be designated by the school representative signing the
report:
(a) The school representative requests additional time to work with the
student prior to intervention by the county attorney; and
(b) the school representative believes that the school has used all
reasonable efforts to resolve the student’s excessive absenteeism without
success and recommends county attorney intervention.
If further action is necessary to address the child's attendance, the
initial meeting between the parent/guardian of the child, the school, and
the county attorney or his/her designee must be at a location determined
by the school.
