March 23, 2007





ENGROSSED

SENATE BILL No. 342

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DIGEST OF SB 342 (Updated March 22, 2007 9:54 am - DI 103)



Citations Affected: IC 20-33.

Synopsis: School absence for civil air patrol activities. Requires a school governing body or administrative officer to excuse a secondary school student who is a member of the Indiana wing of the civil air patrol for not more than five absences per school year for certain emergency service operations, or for the duration of an international air cadet exchange program.

Effective: July 1, 2007.





Ford, Landske
(HOUSE SPONSORS _ RESKE, RUPPEL)




    January 11, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Education and Career Development.
    January 25, 2007, amended, reported favorably _ Do Pass.
    January 29, 2007, read second time, ordered engrossed. Engrossed.
    January 30, 2007, read third time, passed. Yeas 49, nays 0.

HOUSE ACTION

    February 26, 2007, read first time and referred to Committee on Veterans Affairs and Public Safety.
    March 22, 2007, amended, reported _ Do Pass.






March 23, 2007

First Regular Session 115th General Assembly (2007)


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ENGROSSED

SENATE BILL No. 342



    A BILL FOR AN ACT to amend the Indiana Code concerning education.

Be it enacted by the General Assembly of the State of Indiana:

SOURCE: IC 20-33-2-17.2; (07)ES0342.1.1. -->     SECTION 1. IC 20-33-2-17.2 IS ADDED TO THE INDIANA CODE AS A NEW SECTION TO READ AS FOLLOWS [EFFECTIVE JULY 1, 2007]: Sec. 17.2. The governing body of a school corporation or the chief administrative officer of a nonpublic school system shall authorize the absence and excuse of each secondary school student who is a member of the Indiana wing of the civil air patrol and who is participating in a civil air patrol:
        (1) international air cadet exchange program, for the length of the program; or
        (2) emergency service operation, including:
            (A) search and rescue missions designated by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center;
            (B) disaster relief, when requested by the federal or state emergency management agency;
            (C) humanitarian services, when requested by the federal or state emergency management agency;
            (D) United States Air Force support designated by the First Air Force, North American Aerospace Defense Command; or
            (E) United States Air Force military flights, if the flights are not available on days when school is not in session;
        for not more than five (5) days in a school year;
if the student submits to school authorities appropriate documentation from the Indiana wing of the civil air patrol detailing the reason for the student's absence. A student excused from school attendance under this section may not be recorded as being absent on any date to which the excuse applies and may not be penalized by the school in any manner.