House Bill 4220
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Chronic Absenteeism Reduction in Every School (CARES) Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Aug 30, 2019
Origin Chamber
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Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4220
Congress
116
Policy Area
Education
Education
Primary focus of measure is elementary, secondary, or higher education including special education and matters of academic performance, school administration, teaching, educational costs, and student aid.
Tim Ryan
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Summary
Chronic Absenteeism Reduction in Every School (CARES) Act
This bill allows local educational agencies to use specified federal funds for mentoring programs and other activities that address chronically absent students (i.e., students who miss 10% or more of school days).
Such activities may include, among other things
- implementing data collection systems that assist schools in collecting and tracking attendance data;
- creating data-sharing and confidentiality agreements between schools, social service agencies, city and county governments, and partner agencies or community organizations working with students;
- partnering with local health, transportation, and service providers to target intervention efforts;
- training and integrating school personnel for mentoring; and
- implementing evidence-based restorative justice strategies aimed at reducing suspensions in order to keep students in school.
August 30, 2019
08/30/2019
Referred to the House Committee on Education and Labor.
08/30/2019
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:09 PM