Legislation to Eliminate Parental Punishments for Chronically Truant Students Delayed in Assembly – California Globe

Legislation to Eliminate Parental Punishments for Chronically Truant Students Delayed in Assembly – California Globe

A bill to eliminate jail time, fines, and benefit reductions for the parents of chronically truant students was postponed in an Assembly Appropriations Committee this week, creating the latest speed bump for the bill. Assembly Bill 461, authored by Assemblyman Patrick Ahrens (D-Sunnyvale), would specifically repeal the requirement under CalWORKs for a child in an assistance unit to attend school and would repeal the prohibition against consideri…