NEW At-Risk Code 16 is now in place for chronic absences.
SB 991 would define a “chronically absent student” as a student who was absent from school for more than 10 percent of the school’s required operation and instructional time within a school year or an enrollment period that exceeded 30 instructional days.
The bill would include in the definition of a “student at risk” a student who was under 26 years old and who:
- was chronically absent; or
- was required and failed to attend school without excuse for 10 or more days or parts of days within a six-month period in the same school year.
The At-Risk Code Information is kept on the TSDS site. Look under the Data Components for Element ID E0919. The most recent update occurred on 10/15/21. Click here to go right to the information (but always check the year in the top right hand corner of the site to ensure you have the most up to date information.
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