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Education Code §25.095

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In force on Sep 01, 2015 · this text took effect Sep 01, 2015 · same as today's text

WARNING NOTICES

(a) A school district or open-enrollment charter school shall notify a student's parent in writing at the beginning of the school year that if the student is absent from school on 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year: (1) the student's parent is subject to prosecution under Section 25.093 ; and (2) the student is subject to referral to a truancy court for truant conduct under Section 65.003 (a), Family Code. (b) A school district shall notify a student's parent if the student has been absent from school, without excuse under Section 25.087 , on three days or parts of days within a four-week period. The notice must: (1) inform the parent that: (A) it is the parent's duty to monitor the student's school attendance and require the student to attend school; and (B) the student is subject to truancy prevention measures under Section 25.0915 ; and (2) request a conference between school officials and the parent to discuss the absences. (c) The fact that a parent did not receive a notice under Subsection (a) or (b) does not create a defense under Section 25.093 or under Section 65.003 (a), Family Code. (d) In this section, "parent" includes a person standing in parental relation.

History: Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 260, Sec. 1, eff. May 30, 1995. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1504, Sec. 25, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1514, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 2001; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1276, Sec. 6.002, eff. Sept. 1, 2003. Amended by: Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 935 (H.B. 2398 ), Sec. 12, eff. September 1, 2015.

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