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- Introduced by Rep. Deb Shaughnessy (R) on July 27, 2011, to require a person who applies for welfare and who has a school age child to sign an affidavit affirming the child is not a truant, and authorizing the welfare agency to confirm this by checking school attendance records.
- Referred to the House Education Committee on July 27, 2011.
- Referred to the House Government Operations Committee on July 27, 2011.
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1) Re: 2011 House Bill 4878 (Screen welfare applicants for truancy scofflaws ) by albaby2 on August 11, 2011 The problem I see with this is that " may require consent" is not the same as SHALL require consent. If the department doesn't want to, it doesn't have to. If the school requires consent to release the attendance records, it's over. I feel this may be politically motivated toothless feel good legislation.
Excellent idea. It's about time someone made them responsible for something other than collecting a check. Maybe mama won't run all night and will have to get up and make sure her babies get to school.
Good idea. It's aboput time someone made them responsible for something other than collecting a check. Maybe mama won't run all night and will have to get up and make sure her babies get to school.
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