,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #dbbj  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(           
,,repres5tatives  ,augu/ #cj1 #bjai,mr4 
,ryan 7= himself & ,ms4 ,h]r]a ,beutl]7 
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,education & ,labor  ,a
 ,,bill  ,to am5d ! ,elem5t>y &         
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife to    
all[ local educational ag5cies to use   
,f$]al funds = programs & activities t  
address *ronic abs5teeism4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,*ronic 
,abs5teeism ,r$uction 9 ,e ,s*ool       
7,,c>es7 ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,! ,congress 
f9ds ! foll[+3  7#a7 ,/ud5ts :o are     
*ronically abs5t-- mean+ !y miss #aj    
p]c5t or m ( ! s*ool ye>--are m likely  
to fall beh9d academically1 :i* c lead  
to h>d%ips lat] 9 life4 ,^! /ud5ts are  
#fh p]c5t less likely ?an _! pe]s to    
graduate4 ,?is leaves !m prone to liv+ 9
 pov]ty1 suff]+ f dim9i%$ heal?1 & be+  
involv$ 9 ! crim9al ju/ice sy/em lat] 9 
life4  7#b7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education's 
,(fice ( ,civil ,rights ,data           

,collection f\nd t ov] #g1jjj1jjj /ud5ts
 7 *ronically abs5t dur+ ! #bjae-bjaf   
s*ool ye>4 ,?is makes up #ad p]c5t ( all
 /ud5ts4  7#c7 ,/ud5ts ( color are      
disproportionately *ronically abs5t     
comp>$ to _! ,:ite pe]s4 ,lat9o /ud5ts  
are #ag p]c5t m likely to be *ronically 
abs5t1 ,african-,am]ican /ud5ts are #dj 
p]c5t m likely1 & ,am]ican ,indian &    
,pacific ,isl&] /ud5ts are ov] #ej p]c5t
 m likely1 accord+ to ! ,dep>tm5t (     
,education's ,(fice ( ,civil ,rights    
,data ,collection4  7#d7 ,! ,dep>tm5t ( 
,education has f\nd t *ronic abs5teeism 
is widespread1 /emm+ f a wide range (   
(t5 ov]lapp+ int]nal & ext]nal factors4 
,ext]nal factors include homelessness1  
*all5ges )9 families1 & transportation2 
:ile int]nal factors include heal?1 fe> 
( bully+1 conc]n = safety1 & n valu+    
daily s*ool att5dance4 ,!re=e1 x is     
critical to h cross-sector              
collaborations & multifacet$ /rategies t
 incorporate p>5ts 7or gu>dians1 z      
appropriate71 public-p>tn] p>tn]%ips1 & 

community p>tn]s4  7#e7 ,/udies h %[n t 
m5tors c help r$uce *ronic abs5teeism4  
,/ud5ts :o regul>ly meet ) m5tors are   
#eb p]c5t less likely ?an _! pe]s to    
skip a day ( s*ool & #cg p]c5t less     
likely to skip a class4 ,9 "o program1  
previ\sly *ronically abs5t /ud5ts 9     
#bjab-bjac ) 8,success ,m5tors0 ga9$    
#ea1efb additional days ( s*ool comp>$  
to previ\sly *ronically abs5t /ud5ts )\t
 m5tors at comp>ison s*ools2 & #ib1bgg  
additional days comp>$ to comp>ison     
s*ool /ud5ts )\t m5tors dur+ ! #c-ye>   
initiative4 ,a report on ! impact ( "o  
m5tor+ program f\nd t x r$uc$ s*ool     
abs5teeism by half4 ,9 ano!r /udy1 y\?  
%[$ a ga9 ( m ?an a week ( class        
att5dance4  #c4 ,int]v5tions to address 
*ronic abs5teeism ,section #dajh7e7 ( ! 
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #gaah7e77 is       
am5d$--  7#a7 9 subp>agraph 7,h77iii7 by
 /rik+ or at ! end2  7#b7 9 subp>agraph 
7,i71 by /rik+ ! p]iod at ! end & ins]t+
 2 or2 &  7#c7 by add+ at ! end !       

foll[+3  7,j7 int]v5tions = /ud5ts :o   
miss #aj p]c5t or m ( s*ool days 7z     
det]m9$ at any "t dur+ a s*ool ye>71 :i*
 may include--  7i7 implem5t+ data      
collection sy/ems t assi/ s*ools 9      
collect+ & track+ att5dance data2  7ii7 
creat+ data-%>+ & confid5tiality        
agreem5ts betwe5 s*ools1 social s]vice  
ag5cies1 city & c\nty gov]nm5ts1 & p>tn]
 ag5cies or community organizations     
work+ ) /ud5ts2  7iii7 p>tn]+ ) local   
heal?1 transportation1 & s]vice provid]s
 to t>get int]v5tion ef=ts2  7iv7 tra9+ 
& integrat+ s*ool p]sonnel = m5tor+2    
7v7 c>ry+ out m5tor+ programs t-- 7,i7  
are /ructur$1 manag$1 & appropriately   
mat* /ud5ts ) scre5$ & well-tra9$ adult 
volunte]s = gr\p & "o-on-"o m5tor+      
relation%ips2  7,,ii7 enc\rage m5tors & 
/ud5ts to meet frequ5tly2  7,,iii7      
emphasize ! importance ( regul> s*ool   
att5dance2 &  7,,iv7 provide &          
facilitate ! necess>y /ud5t support     
s]vices2  7vi7 p>tn]+ ) community       
organizations t (f] m5tor+ s]vices t    

consi/ (--  7,i7 scre5+ & tra9+ ( adult 
volunte]s2  7,,ii7 mat*+ /ud5ts ) !     
appropriate adult volunte] m5tors2      
7,,iii7 support & ov]sight ( ! m5tor+   
relation%ip2  7,,iv7 e/abli%+ goals &   
evaluation ( outcomes = m5tor$ /ud5ts2 &
  7,v7 plann$ & ongo+ coord9ation betwe5
 m5tors & s*ool p]sonnel to id5tify     
individual /ud5t *all5ges caus+ *ronic  
abs5teeism 9 an ef=t to connect m5tees  
to appropriate int]v5tion ef=ts2  7vii7 
cross-age pe] m5tor+ programs "u :i* an 
old] /ud5t s]ves a m5tor = a y\ng] /ud5t
 = ! purpose ( guid+ & support+ !       
/ud5t's academic1 social1 & emotional   
developm5t2  7viii7 id5tify+ issues t   
lead to s*ool abs5ces2  7ix7 meet+ )    
/ud5ts & p>5ts 7or gu>dians1 z          
appropriate7 to engage /ud5ts & improve 
p]=mance2  7x7 arrang+ = tea*] home     
visits to develop relation%ips among    
/ud5ts1 p>5ts 7or gu>dians1 z           
appropriate7 & s*ools2  7xi7 connect+   
/ud5ts to exi/+ s*ool res\rces &        
activities1 includ+ s*ool c\nsel+       

s]vices & exi/+ community-bas$          
organizations2  7xii7 us+ m5tors to s]ve
 z a bridge betwe5 /ud5ts1 p>5ts 7or    
gu>dians1 z appropriate71 & s*ools2     
7xiii7 implem5t+ evid5ce-bas$ re/orative
 ju/ice /rategies aim$ at r$uc+         
susp5sions 9 ord] to keep /ud5ts 9      
s*ool2 or  7xiv7 provid+ p]sonnel tra9+ 
to build positive s*ool climates &      
promote social-emotional le>n+4  4