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 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.

SB 984 amends Pennsylvania's Public School Code to update attendance rules specifically for charter, regional charter, and cyber charter schools. It establishes new procedures for handling student absences, including steps for schools when a child is truant or habitually absent, and outlines processes when a truancy citation is filed. The bill removes outdated rules about truancy procedures, adds requirements for state support programs to prevent truancy, and mandates reports to the Superintendent of Public Instruction. These changes directly affect students attending the specified school types and their school administrators.