New Jersey A4591 allows school districts to count absences due to mental or behavioral health as excused and mandates guidelines from the.
New Jersey A4591 permits school districts to include absences due to a student's mental or behavioral health as excused absences. The bill requires the Commissioner of Education, in consultation with the Commissioner of Health, to develop guidelines for these excused absences, including what documentation may be needed upon a student's return to school. This act will take effect on the first day of the second full school year following its enactment.
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