Projet de loi 236 : Loi modifiant la Loi sur les écoles publiques (rapport sur l’absentéisme chronique)

This bill primarily affects public school principals, school board administrators, and independent school operators across Manitoba rather than private-sector businesses. School administrators will need to track unexcused absences against defined thresholds — 20% or more of teaching days in any reporting period for K–8 students, or 20 or more unexcused absences in a Grade 9–12 math or English course — and compile written reports by August 1 each year. Independent school principals face the same August 1 reporting deadline directly to the Minister. The administrative burden falls on school-level and divisional staff who manage attendance records, and schools will also need to collect and report voluntary Indigenous self-declaration data from students.