House Bill 1907
2015-2016 Regular Session
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, providing for purpose, further providing for definitions, providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, further providing for excuses from attending school and for penalties for violation of compulsory attendance requirements, providing for procedure by school when child habitually truant, for procedure upon filing of citation, for penalties for violating compulsory school attendance requirements and for study of truancy procedure and repealing provisions relating to suspension of operating privilege; in charter schools, further providing for provisions applicable to charter schools and for applicability of other provisions of this act and of other acts and regulations; and, in disruptive student programs, further providing for definitions.
Co-Sponsorship Memo
Prime Sponsor
Representative Kerry Benninghoff
R House District 171
Co-Sponsors
Rep. Stan Saylor
R House District 94
Rep. William Adolph
R House District 165
Rep. Matthew Baker
R House District 68
Rep. Vanessa Brown
D House District 190
Rep. Dom Costa
D House District 21
Rep. Bryan Cutler
R House District 100
Rep. Anthony DeLuca
D House District 32
Rep. Brian Ellis
R House District 11
Rep. Garth Everett
R House District 84
Rep. Keith Gillespie
R House District 47
Rep. Julie Harhart
R House District 183
Rep. Adam Harris
R House District 82
Rep. Kristin Hill
R House District 93
Rep. Kate Klunk
R House District 169
Rep. Donna Oberlander
R House District 63
Rep. Tina Pickett
R House District 110
Rep. Todd Stephens
R House District 151
Rep. W. Thomas
D House District 181
Rep. Tarah Toohil
R House District 116
Rep. Judy Ward
R House District 80
Rep. Katharine Watson
R House District 144
Rep. Martina White
R House District 170
Rep. Michael Peifer
R House District 139
Rep. David Zimmerman
R House District 99
Rep. Dan Moul
R House District 91
Rep. Nick Miccarelli
R House District 162
Bill Status & History
Last Action: Act No. 138 of 2016, Nov. 3, 2016
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| 2983 | Referred to Education, March 17, 2016 |
| 3059 | Reported as amended, April 4, 2016 |
| First consideration, April 4, 2016 | |
| Laid on the table, April 4, 2016 | |
| Removed from table, April 5, 2016 | |
| 3108 | Second consideration, with amendments, April 6, 2016 |
| Re-committed to Appropriations, April 6, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 516-526), April 6, 2016 | |
| Re-reported as committed, April 11, 2016 | |
| 3199 | Third consideration, with amendments, April 13, 2016 |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 628-629), April 13, 2016 | |
| Final passage, May 2, 2016 (197-3) | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to Education, May 9, 2016 | |
| 4045 | Reported as amended, Oct. 18, 2016 |
| First consideration, Oct. 18, 2016 | |
| Second consideration, Oct. 19, 2016 | |
| Re-referred to Appropriations, Oct. 19, 2016 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Oct. 24, 2016 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 26, 2016 (48-0) | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to Rules, Oct. 26, 2016 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 26, 2016 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, Oct. 26, 2016 (185-6) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 2135), Oct. 26, 2016 | |
| Signed in House, Oct. 26, 2016 | |
| Signed in Senate, Oct. 26, 2016 | |
| Presented to the Governor, Oct. 27, 2016 | |
| Approved by the Governor, Nov. 3, 2016 | |
| Act No. 138 of 2016, Nov. 3, 2016 |
Printers Numbers
Amendments
House Amendments to Printers Number 3108
Votes
Wednesday, October 26, 2016
House RULES Committee Vote
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Wednesday, October 26, 2016 - Senate Floor Vote
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Monday, October 24, 2016 - Senate APPROPRIATIONS Committee Vote
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Tuesday, October 18, 2016 - Senate EDUCATION Committee Vote
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Monday, May 2, 2016 - House Floor Vote
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Committee Meetings
There are no committee meetings available.
Statute References
This bill amends the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.0030, No.14), known as the Public School Code Of 1949. Other bills amending the same statute are listed below.
Rep. Robert Godshall
R House District 53
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D House District 21
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March 10, 1949 (P.L.0030, No.14), known as the Public School Code Of 1949
House Bill 1907
2015-2016 Regular Session
Sponsors
BENNINGHOFF, SAYLOR, ADOLPH, BAKER, V. BROWN, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DeLUCA, ELLIS, EVERETT, GILLESPIE, HARHART, A. HARRIS, PHILLIPS-HILL, KLUNK, OBERLANDER, PICKETT, STEPHENS, THOMAS, TOOHIL, WARD, WATSON, WHITE, PEIFER, ZIMMERMAN, MOUL, MICCARELLI
Short Title
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, providing for purpose, further providing for definitions, providing for attendance policy at charter, regional charter and cyber charter schools, further providing for excuses from attending school and for penalties for violation of compulsory attendance requirements, providing for procedure by school when child habitually truant, for procedure upon filing of citation, for penalties for violating compulsory school attendance requirements and for study of truancy procedure and repealing provisions relating to suspension of operating privilege; in charter schools, * * *
Memo Subject
Truancy law
Actions
| 2983 | Referred to EDUCATION, March 17, 2016 |
| 3059 | Reported as amended, April 4, 2016 |
| First consideration, April 4, 2016 | |
| Laid on the table, April 4, 2016 | |
| Removed from table, April 5, 2016 | |
| 3108 | Second consideration, with amendments, April 6, 2016 |
| Re-committed to APPROPRIATIONS, April 6, 2016 | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 516-526), April 6, 2016 | |
| Re-reported as committed, April 11, 2016 | |
| 3199 | Third consideration, with amendments, April 13, 2016 |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 628-629), April 13, 2016 | |
| Final passage, May 2, 2016 (197-3) | |
| In the Senate | |
| Referred to EDUCATION, May 9, 2016 | |
| 4045 | Reported as amended, Oct. 18, 2016 |
| First consideration, Oct. 18, 2016 | |
| Second consideration, Oct. 19, 2016 | |
| Re-referred to APPROPRIATIONS, Oct. 19, 2016 | |
| Re-reported as committed, Oct. 24, 2016 | |
| Third consideration and final passage, Oct. 26, 2016 (48-0) | |
| In the House | |
| Referred to RULES, Oct. 26, 2016 | |
| Re-reported on concurrence, as committed, Oct. 26, 2016 | |
| House concurred in Senate amendments, Oct. 26, 2016 (185-6) | |
| (Remarks see House Journal Page 2135), Oct. 26, 2016 | |
| Signed in House, Oct. 26, 2016 | |
| Signed in Senate, Oct. 26, 2016 | |
| Presented to the Governor, Oct. 27, 2016 | |
| Approved by the Governor, Nov. 3, 2016 | |
| Act No. 138 of 2016, Nov. 3, 2016 |
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