An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, for excuses from attending school, for procedure when child is truant, for procedure by school when child habitually truant and for penalties for violating compulsory school attendance requirements.

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The bill updates the 1949 Public School Code to require charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools to adopt attendance policies, define acceptable excuses, and outline procedures for truancy and habitual truancy. It also establishes penalties for violating compulsory attendance. The changes affect students, parents, and school administrators by clarifying attendance expectations.

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