00                            SENATE BILL NO. 31                                                                          
01 "An Act relating to truancy."                                                                                           
02 BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF ALASKA:                                                                
03    * Section 1. AS 14.30.030 is amended to read:                                                                      
04            Sec. 14.30.030. Prevention and reduction of truancy. The governing body of                                 
05       a school district, including a regional educational attendance area, shall establish                              
06       procedures to prevent and reduce truancy. The procedures must include a definition                            
07       of 'unexcused absence' and provide for the following interventions:                                           
08                 (1)  for one unexcused absence in a month, notification of the                                      
09       parent or guardian;                                                                                           
10                 (2)  for two to four unexcused absences in the same month, a                                        
11       conference with the parent or guardian to discuss solutions to prevent truancy of                             
12       the student;                                                                                                  
13                 (3)  for five or six unexcused absences in the same month, more                                     
14       severe steps to end the truancy problem of the student, including entering into a                             
15       written family agreement, referring a family for needed social services, or filing a                          

01       petition with the appropriate court to enforce compulsory school attendance                                   
02       laws; and                                                                                                     
03                 (4)  for seven or more unexcused absences in a month or 10 or                                       
04       more unexcused absences in a school year, a petition to the court for a                                       
05       determination of juvenile delinquency under AS 47.12 or protection as a child in                              
06       need of aid under AS 47.10.