ON APRIL 15, 2024, THE HOUSE SUBSTITUTED SENATE BILL 2127 FOR HOUSE BILL 2475, ADOPTED AMENDMENT #1 AND PASSED SENATE BILL 2127, AS AMENDED.
AMENDMENT #1 rewrites the bill to, instead, change the present law that provides that a teen court has the authority to conduct proceedings and to receive evidence and hear testimony related to the dispositional stage. This amendment clarifies that such authority includes the authority to request detailed documentation signed by a licensed physician regarding absenteeism in truancy matters.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 37-1-132(d), 37-1-132
Amended with HA0932 -- 04/17/2024: 37-1-132(d), 37-1-132, 37-1-702(d)(1), 37-1-702