The bill amends Florida Statutes to enhance the enforcement of school attendance by requiring district school boards to implement a mandatory electronic alert system. This system will notify school administrators, child study teams, and parents when a student reaches the truancy threshold for absences. The bill also redesignates existing paragraphs in the law and updates cross-references to reflect these changes. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of timely communication and intervention for students with unexcused absences, aiming to prevent patterns of nonattendance.

Furthermore, the bill modifies the criteria for filing truancy petitions by changing the number of unexcused absences that trigger intervention from "five" to "5" and updates the relevant cross-references in the law. It also allows district school boards to establish policies for recording accumulated unexcused tardies and early departures as unexcused absences. The act is set to take effect on July 1, 2026.

Statutes affected:
S 1190 Filed: 984.151, 1003.02