Los Angeles students who are truant from school would not face a monetary fine until their third offense under a proposal unanimously approved today by the Los Angeles City Council. The amended daytime curfew is expected to receive final approval next Wednesday.

Students who are stopped by police for not being in school would either have to show the court that they have an attendance plan that has been developed with a guardian or perform 20 hours of community service over a 60-day period. If a student violates the daytime curfew three times, he could face a $20 fine, which would increase to as much as $155 with court fees. The current fine is $250.

“It’s really difficult for kids to pay that fine. It certainly puts a strain on families and really creates a system that is more designed to help people fail than to help people succeed,” said Judge Michael Nash, who presides over the Juvenile Dependency Court.

A contract that will bring new concessions to Los Angeles International Airport and generate $331 million in revenue for the agency that oversees the airport was approved today by the Trade, Commerce and Tourism Committee.

The agreement with Westfield Concession Management will add new restaurants and shops to the Tom Bradley International Terminal, Terminal 2 and the Theme Building. The 17-year-contract will bring in a total of $331 million for Los Angeles World Airports.

Under the contract, which still requires approval by the Los Angeles City Council, Westfield will spend $81.9 million to improve the terminals, and another $16.4 million to refurbish the outlets halfway through the agreement.