A. Beginning with the 2019-2020 school year, the State Department of Education shall submit to the Office of Child Abuse Prevention the student and school data on chronic absenteeism.
B. The State Department of Education in collaboration with the Office of Child Abuse Prevention shall establish a procedure for the exchange of information to comply with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act of 1974 (FERPA).
C. The Office of Child Abuse Prevention or staff within the State Department of Health shall review the reports provided pursuant to this section and, when appropriate and if resources are available, provide an assessment of the family to determine if services should be offered or a referral for services should be made.
D. The State Board of Education shall supply Child Welfare Services of the Department of Human Services with access to identifying information and updated and accurate school attendance reports of individuals with documented developmental disabilities. The State Board of Education and Child Welfare Services shall establish a procedure for the exchange of information required by this subsection.
Added by Laws 2019, c. 377, § 3, eff. July 1, 2019.
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