Texas SB991 includes chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and mandates data collection and reporting.

Texas SB991 amends the Education Code to redefine "student at risk of dropping out of school" to include students under 26 who are chronically absent or truant. Chronically absent students are defined as those who miss more than 10% of required school time. The bill also requires school districts and charter schools to report data on these students, including those who fail to maintain an average in two or more subjects and those who have not performed satisfactorily on assessments. The Texas Education Agency must aggregate and publicly release this data annually.

Texas SB991 includes chronically absent and truant students as students at risk of dropping out of school and mandates data collection and reporting.

Texas SB991 amends the Education Code to redefine "student at risk of dropping out of school" to include students under 26 who are chronically absent or truant. Chronically absent students are defined as those who miss more than 10% of required school time. The bill also requires school districts and charter schools to report data on these students, including those who fail to maintain an average in two or more subjects and those who have not performed satisfactorily on assessments. The Texas Education Agency must aggregate and publicly release this data annually.