Introduced in the Senate on September 6, 2007, to require public schools to consider it an excused absence if a pupil is absent from school for up to one full school day because his or her parent or legal guardian is a service member being deployed on or returning from active duty. Excusing additional absences would be up to each school
The vote was 37 in favor, 0 opposed and 1 not voting
(Senate Roll Call 419 at Senate Journal 107)
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