PENNSYLVANIA, August 27 - PRINTER'S NO. 1126

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

984

Session of

2025

INTRODUCED BY PENNYCUICK, J. WARD, STEFANO, BAKER, LANGERHOLC,

VOGEL, BROWN AND CULVER, AUGUST 27, 2025

REFERRED TO EDUCATION, AUGUST 27, 2025

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 attendance policy at charter, regional charter

and cyber charter schools, for procedure when child is

truant, for procedure by school when child habitually truant,

for procedure upon filing of citation and for penalties for

violating compulsory school attendance requirements,

repealing provisions relating to study of truancy procedure,

providing for department supports to prevent truancy and

further providing for reports to Superintendent of Public

Instruction.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 1327.2 of the act of March 10, 1949

(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is

amended to read:

Section 1327.2. Attendance Policy at Charter, Regional

Charter and Cyber Charter Schools.--(a) Each charter, regional

charter and cyber charter school shall establish an attendance

policy designed to accurately determine when a child who is

enrolled in a charter, regional charter or cyber charter school

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