Section 48297 Of Article 6. Violations From California Education Code >> Division 4. >> Title 2. >> Part 27. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 6.
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. (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.