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§ 13-1333.1. Procedure by school when child habitually truant

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 24 P.S. EducationEffective: November 3, 2016

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 24 P.S. Education
Chapter 1. Public School Code of 1949 (Refs & Annos)
Article XIII. Pupils and Attendance (Refs & Annos)
Subarticle (b). Enforcing Attendance
Effective: November 3, 2016
24 P.S. § 13-1333.1
§ 13-1333.1. Procedure by school when child habitually truant
Currentness
<For applicability of the addition of § 13-1333.1 by Act 2016, Nov. 3, P.L. 1061, No. 138, § 6, see Act 2017, Nov. 6, P.L. 1142, No. 55, § 21.>
(a) When a child is habitually truant and under fifteen (15) years of age at the time of referral, the school:
(1) Shall refer the child to either of the following:
(i) A school-based or community-based attendance improvement program.
(ii) The county children and youth agency for services or for possible disposition as a dependent child under the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to juvenile matters).
(2) May file a citation in the office of the appropriate judge against the person in parental relation who resides in the same household as the child.
(b) When a child is habitually truant and fifteen (15) years of age or older at the time of referral, the school shall either:
(1) Refer the child to a school-based or community-based attendance improvement program or service.
(2) File a citation in the office of the appropriate judge against the child or the person in parental relation who resides in the same household as the child.
(c) If a child who is fifteen (15) years of age or older continues to incur additional unexcused absences after being referred to a school-based or community-based attendance improvement program or refuses to participate in a school-based or community-based attendance improvement program as recommended through the school attendance improvement conference, the school may refer the child to the county children and youth agency for possible disposition as a dependent child under the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63.
(d) When referring a habitually truant child to the county children and youth agency or filing a citation with the court because a child has been habitually truant, the school shall provide verification that a school attendance improvement conference was held.
(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to a parent, guardian or person in parental relation whose child or children are in a home education program under section 1327.1.1

Credits

1949, March 10, P.L. 30, No. 14, art. XIII, § 1333.1, added 2016, Nov. 3, P.L. 1061, No. 138, § 6, imd. effective.

Footnotes

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24 P.S. § 13-1327.1.
24 P.S. § 13-1333.1, PA ST 24 P.S. § 13-1333.1
Current through Act 4 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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