Student attendance provisions modified, reporting requirements modified, and notification procedures for student absences and reenrollment modified.

Updated legitimate attendance exemptions to explicitly include telehealth appointments, family emergencies, military duty, and mental health conditions requiring ongoing treatment.

Changed responsibility for recording attendance excuses from the school clerk to the principal or a designated official.

Required principals to report lists of students who dropped out or transferred to superintendents within 15 school days of a new term starting.

Mandated that annual state assessment reports include the number and percentage of days each student was absent from school.

Required schools to notify local welfare agencies when students are dropped from rolls due to 15 consecutive unexcused absences and to contact families to encourage reenrollment.