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1998 SESSION

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HB 713 Compulsory school attendance.

Introduced by: James H. Dillard II | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Compulsory school attendance. Authorizes the juvenile and domestic relations district court to charge a child with a misdemeanor who knowingly and willfully does not comply with the compulsory school attendance law. Current law requires parents to send their children to school. This bill requires children to attend school when sent by their parents. Although adults may be jailed for certain violations of this law, no child may be confined to jail for any violation; the court may, however, order the child to be detained in a local or regional detention center. The bill modifies the compulsory school attendance law to make any adult violations applicable to children under the age of 18. All such violations are misdemeanors only. The court will be required to expunge the record of any child charged solely with a compulsory school attendance violation after one year has expired from the last hearing.

FULL TEXT

• 01/23/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 986790212  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/23/98  House: Presented & ordered printed 986790212
• 01/23/98  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 02/02/98  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 3
• 02/13/98  House: Continued to 1999 in Courts of Justice (24-Y 0-N)