PRINTER'S NO. 125
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
141
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GILLEN, BIZZARRO, V. BROWN, CALTAGIRONE, COHEN,
D. COSTA, COX, DAVIDSON, KAUFFMAN, KORTZ, MARSICO, O'NEILL,
RAPP, SANTORA, SCHLOSSBERG AND WATSON, JANUARY 21, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION, JANUARY 21, 2015
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 violations 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
intentionally 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
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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, or perform community service, and, in
default of the payment of such fine and costs or completion of
the parenting program by the person so offending, [shall] may be
sentenced to the county jail for a period not exceeding five (5)
days. 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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