HB 2252 -- EXCUSED ABSENCE FOR MENTAL HEALTH

SPONSOR: Johnson (23)

This bill requires that beginning in the 2025-26 school year, school districts must excuse an absence, for students in sixth grade to 12th grade, from school attendance requirements, if the absence is for a mental health appointment. The bill specifies requirements for proof of each occurrence and notification to the school.

This bill is similar to HB 728 (2023).

Statutes affected:
Introduced (4481H.01): 167.031