A bill that looks to keep students in school, also passed the Senate today.

Senate Bill 170 would address chronic student truancy by setting up the excuse me Supporting opportunities for Accountability and Restoration or Soar pilot program in ten school districts.

Under the Soar program, teams identify the barriers keeping students from showing up to school, and creates a diversion plan with the family.

Republican State Senator Brandon Storm, who sponsored the bill, says collaboration between several agencies was key in creating the measure.

Members.

The bill is about responsibility, accountability, early intervention and prevention.

It's coordinated across systems of education and judicial.

It's data driven, and it's focused on helping children succeed before they enter deeper involvement with the justice system.

This is what collaboration looks like.

We worked with education leaders, prosecutors, the judiciary, the child welfare welfare professionals who came to the table.

And this is the product of all that work.

Mr.

President.

The bill passed by unanimous vote.

Also passing today, Senate Bill 162, which eliminates the family accountability intervention and Response or Fair Teams program.

Supporters of the bill say the program, created in 2014 to keep juveniles out of the court system, has not worked.