(1) Each local education provider shall adopt and implement policies and procedures pursuant to which the local education provider or the public school in which the student was enrolled shall notify a student's parent if the student drops out of school, even if the student is not subject to the compulsory attendance requirement specified in section 22-33-104. The local education provider shall develop the policies and procedures with the goal of encouraging the student to re-enroll in school and of conveying to the student's parent the long-term ramifications to the student of dropping out of school.
At a minimum, the policies and procedures shall specify the time frames by whichthe local education provider or the public school in which the student was enrolled shall notify the student and his or her parent and shall require the personnel at the public school to attempt to meet in person with the student and his or her parent.
At a minimum, the notice shall include written notification of the student's dropoutstatus and an explanation of the educational alternatives available to the student to assist him or her in re-engaging in school.
Source: L. 2009: Entire article added, (HB 09-1243), ch. 290, p. 1418, § 1, effective May 21.