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Died SENATE · SESSION 2026

No. SB 1190

Enforcement of School Attendance
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SPONSOR
Rouson
FILED BY
Darryl Ervin Rouson — District 16, Democrat
EFFECTIVE
7/1/2026
DIED IN
Education Pre-K - 12

Filed under Education.

PROVIDED SUMMARY

Enforcement of School Attendance; Requiring district school boards to implement a mandatory alert system within specified systems or platforms to notify certain persons when a student reaches the truancy threshold for absences, etc.

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Plain English Summary

AI-GENERATED
Mandates electronic alerts for truancy thresholds.

Districts must build automated systems to alert parents and staff when a student hits the truancy absence limit.

This replaces manual tracking with a required digital notification process for all public schools in the state.

The change ensures immediate intervention triggers occur without waiting for a designated representative to manually report cases.

It standardizes the initial response to chronic absenteeism across all Florida school districts.

KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1 Mandatory Electronic Alert System majors. 1003.26(1)(b)

AICreates a new duty for every district school board to implement an electronic alert system that automatically notifies administrators, the child study team, and parents when a student hits the truancy threshold.

“each district school board shall implement a mandatory electronic alert system within its data management system or educational platform to notify school administrators, the child” bill text, line 47 →
§ 2 Renumbering of Child Study Team Referral moderates. 1003.26(1)(c)

AIMoves the child study team referral requirement from paragraph (1)(b) to paragraph (1)(c), updating all cross-references in the truancy statutes to point to the new location.

“refer the case to the child study team in paragraph (1)(c)” bill text, line 64 →
§ 3 Truancy Petition Threshold Update moderates. 984.151(1)

AIUpdates the cross-reference in the early truancy intervention statute to point to the renumbered child study team paragraph, ensuring the petition trigger aligns with the new statutory structure.

“within a 90-calendar-day period pursuant to s. 1003.26(1)(c)” bill text, line 88 →
§ 4 Board Policy Authority Cross-Reference moderates. 1003.02(1)(b)

AIUpdates the cross-reference in the district board policy authorization to point to the renumbered child study team paragraph, allowing boards to set lower referral thresholds.

“require referral to a school's child study team for students who have fewer absences than the number required by s. 1003.26(1)(c)” bill text, line 120 →
TIMELINE
3/13/2026
Died in Education Pre-K - 12
1/13/2026
Introduced
1/12/2026
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on...
1/6/2026
Filed
STATUTES IT CHANGES
s. 1003.26
+57 / −1
s. 984.151
+3 / −3
s. 1003.02
+2 / −2
s. 1003.26
+0 / −0