Bill > HB2146

This bill aims to support students who are chronically absent and at risk of not graduating high school. It has the following key provisions: 1. Educational service districts must develop the capacity to offer training and coaching for educators and school staff on using early warning systems to identify and support chronically absent students (defined as those missing 10% or more of school days). 2. The Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) will establish a grant program to fund strategies to identify, locate, and reengage chronically absent students, such as proactive family engagement, academic and economic supports, and incentives for improved attendance. 3. OSPI must allocate funding to educational service districts, school districts, and public schools to help eliminate barriers to high school completion for students aged 16-21 who are severely deficient in credits and enrolled in a dropout reengagement program. This funding can be used for academic supports, clothing, food, and transportation. The bill creates new sections in state law and provides funding, with the goal of addressing chronic absenteeism and supporting at-risk students to graduate high school.

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https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary?BillNumber=2146&Year=2023&Initiative=false