Digest: The Act creates a program to support families and improve school attendance. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Establishes the [Parenting Effectiveness] CARE Program within the [Department of Human Services] Youth Development Division to support families and reduce barriers that contribute to absence from school and a lack of basic needs. Directs the [department] division to award grants to counties or other local entities to [provide services to families of chronically absent students] implement local CARE programs. [Directs attendance supervisors to refer chronically absent students to the nearest local parenting effectiveness program.].

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 339.055