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TN HB1700
TN HB1700AN ACT to amend Tennessee Code Annotated, Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6, relative to attendance.
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Introduced
01/15/2026
01/15/2026
In Committee
01/22/2026
01/22/2026
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
Introduced Session
114th General Assembly
Bill Summary
As introduced, requires director of schools to report a student who was formally truant and now enrolled in a home school to juvenile court; establishes that unexcused absences accumulated by a transfer student at their former school or LEA during the school year in which they transfer follow the student to the receiving school or LEA to determine habitual truancy, to implement a progressive truancy plan, and to identify cases of educational neglect. - Amends TCA Title 37, Chapter 1, Part 1; Title 49, Chapter 1; Title 49, Chapter 2 and Title 49, Chapter 6.
AI Summary
This bill requires the director of schools to report a student who was previously enrolled in a local education agency (LEA) and received interventions for truancy, but is now enrolled in a home school, to juvenile court. The juvenile court judge will then decide how to handle the case in the student's best interest, and if the student is found unruly due to five or more unexcused absences, the judge can fine the parent or guardian up to $50 or assign community service. The director of schools must certify that the LEA attempted truancy interventions and that the student is now home-schooled. Additionally, the bill clarifies that any unexcused absences a student accumulated at a previous school or LEA during the school year will carry over to their new school or LEA, impacting the determination of habitual truancy, the implementation of progressive truancy plans, and the identification of educational neglect.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Withdrawn. (on 01/22/2026)
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/default.aspx?BillNumber=HB1700&ga=114 |
| Fiscal Note - SB1705 | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Fiscal/SB1705.pdf |
| BillText | https://www.capitol.tn.gov/Bills/114/Bill/HB1700.pdf |
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