1. (a) Except as otherwise provided in IC 20-19-9-5 and IC 20-24-5-4.5 (e), a public school, including a charter school, may not expel or suspend a student solely because the student is chronically absent or a habitual truant.
2. (b) This section expires July 1, 2026.

As added by P.L.208-2025, SEC.12.