House Study Bill 119: Raises the Compulsory Attendance Age

Author:
Proposed by McCarthy, Van Fossen J.R., Hutter and Pettengill

Summary:
Raises the age of compulsory attendance from 16 to 18 years of age.

Status:

2/21/2005		Introduced, referred to Committee on Education
2/22/2006		Introduced, referred to Education Committee; Subcommittee Assigned: Kaufmann, Mascher, Paulsen
3/3/2006		Crossover Day—Bill did not pass out of full committee; bill is dead

HSLDA's Position:
This legislation should be opposed.

Action Requested:
None at this time

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