SB581 HFAT Ellington 4-11

Kidd 4753

The Committee on Education moved to amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting therefor a new title, to read as follows:

A BILL to amend and reenact §18-8-4 of the Code of West Virginia, 1931, as amended, relating to expanding the definition of an excused absence; including up to five college visits in the definition of excused absence; including a student in any West Virginia Department of Education recognized and sanctioned student organization to enhance student enrichment and success, including but not limited to SkillsUSA, Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA), Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA), the Common Ground Partnership, or 4-H or FFA sanctioned activity or program in the definition of excused absence; providing that the student be credited as present in the same manner as a student participating in an educational field trip; providing that the student not be counted as absent; addressing makeup of missed schoolwork and the student’s class grades; addressing student sanctioned program participation during any period of time the student has been suspended, expelled, or assigned to an alternative school or program; providing that an agent of a sanctioned organization shall provide documentation as proof of a student's participation in an activity or program sanctioned in subsection (I) at least five days prior to the activity or program; providing that the total amount of excused absences may not exceed more than 10 per school year; and providing that nothing in this section shall interfere with the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA).

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Rejected