Requires schools that receive state funds to give students excused absences for attending scheduled elections with their parents

Summary

The bill would require any school that receives state funding to treat a student’s time spent with a parent at a scheduled election as an excused absence. Each student could receive this excuse once per election, and schools would be asked to have students display a sticker or badge showing they attended. The measure seeks to encourage civic participation by removing attendance penalties for voting.

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