SB 77 Pennsylvania Senate · 2025-2026 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, further providing for excuses from attending school.

SB 77 amends Pennsylvania's Public School Code to allow school districts to excuse students from attendance for up to two days per school year without requiring a formal excuse. This directly affects students and school districts across Pennsylvania, providing flexibility for minor absences. The key provision adds a new subsection (f) to Section 1329, specifying that districts may grant these two days of unexcused absence annually. The change simplifies administrative requirements for short, non-medical absences but does not alter standards for longer or frequent absences. The bill takes effect 60 days after enactment.
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Jan 2025
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Introduced Jan 22, 2025 Last action Jan 22, 2025
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