Establishes theCARE Program within the Youth Development Division to support families and reduce barriers that contribute to absence from school and a lack of basic needs.

Summary

Digest: The Act creates a program to support families and improve school attendance. (Flesch Readability Score: 60.7). Establishes the [<i>Parenting Effectiveness</i>] <b>CARE</b> Program within the [<i>Department of Human Services</i>]<b> Youth Development Division to support families and reduce barriers that contribute to absence from school and a lack of basic needs</b>. Directs the [<i>department</i>] <b>division</b> to award grants to counties or other local entities to [<i>provide services to families of chronically absent students</i>]<b> implement local CARE programs</b>. [<i>Directs attendance supervisors to refer chronically absent students to the nearest local parenting effectiveness program.</i>].