Pennsylvania HB2594: 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.

What the bill says

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 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.

From the introduced text, June 3, 2026:

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 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. The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows: Section 1. Section 1327.2(a.1) and (c) of the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, amended November 12, 2025 (P.L.244, No.47), are amended to read: Section 1327.2. Attendance Policy at Charter, Regional Charter and Cyber Charter Schools.--* * * (a.1) In addition to the requirements of subsection (a), a cyber charter school shall include in its attendance policy the following: (1) A policy to determine when a child has an unexcused or excused absence or is present for synchronous instruction. To be present for synchronous instruction, a child must be present and visible to the teacher on camera [during each synchronous instructional period for each course]. (2) A prohibition specifying that a cyber charter school administrator or chief administrator may not alter an attendance record taken by …