Bill Text: PA HB2404 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In pupils and attendance, further providing for penalties for violation of compulsory attendance requirements.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 5-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-12 - Referred to EDUCATION [HB2404 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2404-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 3510
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2404 Session of2010
INTRODUCED BY MAHONEY, BURNS, D. COSTA, M. O'BRIEN AND SABATINA, APRIL 12, 2010
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 12, 2010
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, further
providing for penalties for violation of compulsory
attendance requirements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1333(a)(1) of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949,
amended November 17, 1995 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1110, No.29), is
amended to read:
Section 1333. Penalties for Violation of Compulsory
Attendance Requirements.--(a) (1) Every parent, guardian, or
person in parental relation, having control or charge of any
child or children of compulsory school age, who shall fail to
comply with the provisions of this act regarding compulsory
attendance, shall on summary conviction thereof, be sentenced to
pay a fine, for the benefit of the school district in which such
offending person resides, not exceeding three hundred dollars
($300) and to pay court costs or [be sentenced to complete a
parenting education program offered and operated by a local
school district, medical institution or other community
resources, and, in default of the payment of such fine and costs
or completion of the parenting program by the person so
offending, shall] be sentenced to the county jail for a period
not exceeding five (5) days, or both. Any person sentenced to
pay any such fine may appeal to the court of common pleas of the
proper county, upon entering into a recognizance, with one or
more proper sureties, in double the amount of penalty and costs.
Before any proceedings are instituted against any parent,
guardian, or person in parental relation, for failure to comply
with the provisions of this act, the district superintendent,
attendance officer, or secretary of the board of school
directors, shall give the offending person three (3) days'
written notice of such violation. If, after such notice has been
given, the provisions of this act regarding compulsory
attendance are again violated by the persons so notified, at any
time during the term of compulsory attendance, such person, so
again offending, shall be liable under the provisions of this
section without further notice.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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