,,ii  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #dhgb  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #bc1 #bjbf,mr4   
,b5net introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on  
,heal?1 ,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions  
,a ,,bill  ,to help local educational   
ag5cies r$uce *ronic abs5teeism & create
 safe le>n+ environm5ts 9 public        
elem5t>y s*ools & second>y s*ools1 & =  
o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act
 may be cit$ z ! ,keep ,kids 9 ,s*ool   
,act4  #b4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7
 ,,esea t]ms ,! t]ms elem5t>y s*ool1    
local educational ag5cy1 second>y s*ool1
 & ,/ate educational ag5cy h ! mean+s   
giv5 ^? t]ms 9 section #haja ( !        
,elem5t>y & ,second>y ,education ,act ( 
#aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7      
,*ronic abs5teeism ,! t]m *ronic        
abs5teeism means /ud5ts at a public     
elem5t>y s*ool or second>y s*ool :o are 
abs5t1 = any excus$ or unexcus$ reason1 
= #aj p]c5t or m ( ! days = :i* ! /ud5t 
is enroll$ 9 a public s*ool dur+ a s*ool

 ye>4  7#c7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y  
means ! ,secret>y ( ,education4  7#d7   
,/ate ,! t]m ,/ate means ea* ( ! #ej    
,/ates ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 ! ,di/rict (  
,columbia1 ! ,commonweal? ( ,pu]to      
,rico1 ,am]ican ,samoa1 ! ,commonweal? (
 ! ,nor!rn ,m>iana ,isl&s1 ,guam1 & !   
,unit$ ,/ates ,virg9 ,isl&s4  #c4 ,grant
 program  7a7 ,program au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9
 g5]al ,f am\nts made available to c>ry 
out ?is section1 ! ,secret>y %all aw>d  
grants to ,/ate educational ag5cies to  
enable ! ,/ate educational ag5cies to   
aw>d subgrants to local educational     
ag5cies to provide assi/ance to public  
elem5t>y s*ools & second>y s*ools s]v$  
by ! local educational ag5cies to r$uce 
! *ronic abs5teeism rate at ! s*ools &  
fo/] safe le>n+ environm5ts4  7#b7      
,pref]5ce ,9 aw>d+ grants to ,/ate      
educational ag5cies "u p>agraph 7#a71 ! 
,secret>y %all give pref]5ce to ,/ates )
 high rates ( *ronic abs5teeism or ^?   
s]v+ ! mo/ vuln]able /ud5t populations4 
7b7 ,applications  7#a7 ,/ate           

educational ag5cies ,a ,/ate educational
 ag5cy desir+ a grant "u ?is section    
%all submit to ! ,secret>y an           
application at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &   
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
require4  7#b7 ,local educational       
ag5cies ,a local educational ag5cy      
desir+ a subgrant "u ?is section %all   
submit to ! ,/ate educational ag5cy 9 ! 
,/ate 9 :i* ! local educational ag5cy is
 locat$ an application at su* "t1 9 su* 
mann]1 & conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,/ate
 educational ag5cy may require4  7c7    
,use ( funds  7#a7 ,by /ates ,a ,/ate   
educational ag5cy receiv+ a grant "u ?is
 section %all use ! grant funds to aw>d 
subgrants to local educational ag5cies 9
 ! ,/ate4  7#b7 ,by local educational   
ag5cies ,a local educational ag5cy      
receiv+ a subgrant "u ?is section %all  
use subgrant funds to r$uce *ronic      
abs5teeism rates & to create safe le>n+ 
environm5ts 9 public elem5t>y s*ools &  
second>y s*ools s]v$ by ! local         
educational ag5cy4 ,su* activities may  

include-- 7,a7 hir+ additional          
c\nselors1 m5tal heal? pr(essionals1    
social work]s1 or family liaisons2  7,b7
 provid+ /ip5ds to tea*]s to p]=m home  
visits = /ud5ts :o are *ronically abs5t2
  7,c7 support+ programm+ to address    
*ronic abs5teeism & to improve safety 9 
le>n+ environm5ts2  7,d7 transportation 
co/s1 su* z buses2  7,e7 rese>* & data  
collection s s*ools & local educational 
ag5cies c track abs5teeism rates1       
patt]ns1 & root causes ?r\gh\t ! s*ool  
ye>2 or  7,f7 o!r activities or me?ods t
 h be5 %[n to r$uce ! *ronic abs5teeism 
rate4  7d7 ,reports ,n lat] ?an #c ye>s 
aft] ! date a local educational ag5cy   
receives a subgrant "u ?is section1 !   
local educational ag5cy %all prep>e &   
submit to ! ,/ate educational ag5cy a   
report reg>d+ ! impact ( ! subgrant     
funds & :e!r ea* ( ! elem5t>y s*ools or 
second>y s*ools support$ "u ! subgrant  
r$uc$ _! *ronic abs5teeism rate4 ,!     
,/ate educational ag5cy %all submit     
reports receiv$ f local educational     

ag5cies to ! ,secret>y4  #d4 ,/udy      
reg>d+ *ronic abs5teeism & safe le>n+   
environm5ts  7a7 ,/udy ,! ,comptroll]   
,g5]al ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all conduct a 
/udy on *ronic abs5teeism & safety 9    
le>n+ environm5ts 9 public elem5t>y     
s*ools & second>y s*ools ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates4  7b7 ,cont5ts ( /udy ,9 c>ry+   
out ! /udy "u subsection 7a71 !         
,comptroll] ,g5]al %all exam9e *ronic   
abs5teeism & rese>* ! ext5t to :i*      
evid5ce-bas$ int]v5tions c r$uce *ronic 
abs5teeism rates & improve /ud5t        
a*ievem5t & /ud5t well-be+4  7c7 ,report
 ,n lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date (       
enactm5t ( ?is ,act1 ! ,comptroll]      
,g5]al %all prep>e & submit a report    
reg>d+ ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a7
 & ! conclusions & recomm5dations g5]at$
 f ! /udy to ! ,committee on ,heal?1    
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions ( !      
,s5ate1 ! ,committee on ,education &    
,work=ce ( ! ,h\se ( ,repres5tatives1 & 
! ,secret>y4