Ohio legislators have put forth a bipartisan bill that would pay Ohio students to attend school in order to combat the growing trend of absenteeism, making taxpayers foot the bill. 

The legislation would launch two pilot programs in two schools that face low attendance and graduation rates, one rural and one urban, as chosen by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce. The programs would pay students in kindergarten through ninth grade $500 a year to attend school and $250 for students who graduate high school, allotting $1.5 million over the course of two years.