Florida Statutes Part II - School Attendance (Ss. 1003.21-1003.29)

• 1003.21 - School Attendance.
  (1)(a)1. All children who have attained the age of 6 years or who will have attained the age of 6 years by February 1 of any...
• 1003.22 - School-entry Health Examinations; Immunization Against Communicable Diseases; Exemptions; Duties Of Department Of Health.
  (1) Each district school board and the governing authority of each private school shall require that each child who is entitled to admittance to kindergarten, or...
• 1003.23 - Attendance Records And Reports.
  (1) The attendance of all public K-12 school students shall be checked each school day in the manner prescribed by rules of the State Board of...
• 1003.24 - Parents Responsible For Attendance Of Children; Attendance Policy.
  Each parent of a child within the compulsory attendance age is responsible for the child’s school attendance as required by law. The absence of a...
• 1003.25 - Procedures For Maintenance And Transfer Of Student Records.
  (1) Each principal shall maintain a permanent cumulative record for each student enrolled in a public K-12 school. Such record shall be maintained in the form,...
• 1003.26 - Enforcement Of School Attendance.
  The Legislature finds that poor academic performance is associated with nonattendance and that school districts must take an active role in promoting and enforcing attendance...
• 1003.27 - Court Procedure And Penalties.
  The court procedure and penalties for the enforcement of the provisions of this part, relating to compulsory school attendance, shall be as follows:(1) COURT JURISDICTION.—The circuit...
• 1003.28 - Continuation Of Truancy Remedial Activities Upon Transfer Of Student; Retention Of Legal Jurisdiction.
  (1) If, during the activities designed to remedy truant behavior as described in s. 1003.27, the parent of the student who is the subject of such...
• 1003.29 - Notice To Schools Of Court Action.
  If a court takes action that directly involves a student’s school, including, but not limited to, an order that a student attend school, attend school...

Last modified: September 23, 2016