Ed. Code, § 48297 · Article 6. Violations
Ed. Code, § 48297
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) (1) A state or local agency conducting a truancy-related mediation or prosecuting a pupil or a pupil’s parent or legal guardian pursuant to Article 5 (commencing with Section 48260), this article, Section 48454, Section 270.1 or 272 of the Penal Code, or Section 601 of the Welfare and Institutions Code, as applicable, shall provide, using the most cost-effective method possible, including, but not limited to, by email or telephone, the school district, school attendance review board, county superintendent of schools, probation department, or any other agency that referred a truancy-related mediation, criminal complaint, or petition with the outcome of each referral. For purposes of this section, “outcome” means the imposed conditions or terms placed on a pupil or a pupil’s parent or legal guardian and the acts or actions taken by a state or local agency with respect to a truancy-related mediation, prosecution, criminal complaint, or petition.
(2) This subdivision applies to, but is not limited to, the referrals referenced in Article 5 (commencing with Section 48260), this article, Section 48454, Sections 270.1 and 272 of the Penal Code, and Sections 601, 601.2, and 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code.
(b) It is the intent of the Legislature to determine the best evidence-based practices to reduce truancy. This section is not intended to encourage additional referrals, complaints, petitions, or prosecutions, or to encourage more serious sanctions for pupils.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 303, Sec. 101. (AB 731) Effective January 1, 2016.
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Welfare and Institutions Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 601Printed as Section 601 of the Welfare and Institutions Code | Sections 601, 601.2, and 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 601.2Printed as Sections 601, 601.2, and 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code
- Welf. & Inst. Code, § 601.3Printed as Sections 601, 601.2, and 601.3 of the Welfare and Institutions Code
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