Amend HB 2872 (house committee report) as follows:
(1) On page 3, line 5, strike "Subsection (a-1)" and substitute "Subsections (a-1) and (a-2)".
(2) On page 3, strike lines 11 through 14 and substitute the following:
school year], a school district shall within 10 school days of the student's 5th [10th] absence:
(3) Between page 3, line 27, and page 4, line 1, insert the following:
(a-2) Notwithstanding Subsection (a), a school district may choose to take the action required under Subsection (a)(1) or (2) not later than January 15, if the absences occur in the fall semester, or not later than June 15, if the absences occur in the spring semester.