Bill > HB218

This bill, titled the Attendance For Success Act Enforcement, amends existing law to strengthen measures against excessive student absenteeism by making it a crime for parents to allow their child to remain absent from school after the student has been reported to the juvenile probation services office. The juvenile probation services office will investigate if the absenteeism makes the student a neglected child or a child in a family needing services, and the children, youth and families department will work with families to provide interventions. Importantly, the bill introduces penalties for parents, including fines, community service, or even jail time for repeat offenses, and allows for the suspension of an excessively absent student's driving privileges.

https://www.nmlegis.gov/Legislation/Legislation?chamber=H&legtype=B&legno=218&year=26