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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY MAHONEY, BURNS, D. COSTA, M. O'BRIEN AND SABATINA, APRIL 12, 2010 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, APRIL 12, 2010 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An |
2 | act relating to the public school system, including certain |
3 | provisions applicable as well to private and parochial |
4 | schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the |
5 | laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, further |
6 | providing for penalties for violation of compulsory |
7 | attendance requirements. |
8 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
9 | hereby enacts as follows: |
10 | Section 1. Section 1333(a)(1) of the act of March 10, 1949 |
11 | (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, |
12 | amended November 17, 1995 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1110, No.29), is |
13 | amended to read: |
14 | Section 1333. Penalties for Violation of Compulsory |
15 | Attendance Requirements.--(a) (1) Every parent, guardian, or |
16 | person in parental relation, having control or charge of any |
17 | child or children of compulsory school age, who shall fail to |
18 | comply with the provisions of this act regarding compulsory |
19 | attendance, shall on summary conviction thereof, be sentenced to |
20 | pay a fine, for the benefit of the school district in which such |
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1 | offending person resides, not exceeding three hundred dollars |
2 | ($300) and to pay court costs or [be sentenced to complete a |
3 | parenting education program offered and operated by a local |
4 | school district, medical institution or other community |
5 | resources, and, in default of the payment of such fine and costs |
6 | or completion of the parenting program by the person so |
7 | offending, shall] be sentenced to the county jail for a period |
8 | not exceeding five (5) days, or both. Any person sentenced to |
9 | pay any such fine may appeal to the court of common pleas of the |
10 | proper county, upon entering into a recognizance, with one or |
11 | more proper sureties, in double the amount of penalty and costs. |
12 | Before any proceedings are instituted against any parent, |
13 | guardian, or person in parental relation, for failure to comply |
14 | with the provisions of this act, the district superintendent, |
15 | attendance officer, or secretary of the board of school |
16 | directors, shall give the offending person three (3) days' |
17 | written notice of such violation. If, after such notice has been |
18 | given, the provisions of this act regarding compulsory |
19 | attendance are again violated by the persons so notified, at any |
20 | time during the term of compulsory attendance, such person, so |
21 | again offending, shall be liable under the provisions of this |
22 | section without further notice. |
23 | * * * |
24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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