revise provisions pertaining to the compulsory age for school attendance.

Updated the compulsory attendance age language to clarify that children must attend school until age eighteen, with exceptions for graduation or excusal.

Added a new section allowing children to withdraw from school at age seventeen with written parental consent, with documentation forwarded to the Department of Education.

Revised eligibility requirements for high school equivalency test preparation programs to include written parental consent as one of the qualifying conditions.

Updated reporting requirements for truancy officers to include specific exceptions for students who withdrew under the new section or completed equivalency testing.

Corrected grammatical errors and clarified ambiguous language throughout the statute, including fixing references to 'persons individuals' and 'who do'.

Added verification that child is enrolled in Job Corps as a valid reason for enrolling in high school equivalency test preparation programs

Updated Job Corps authorization reference from Workforce Investment Act of 1998 to 29 U.S.C. §§ 3191 to 3212, inclusive

New section allowing children to withdraw from school at age seventeen with written parental consent

Modified truancy reporting requirements to exclude students who withdrew pursuant to the new section or successfully completed high school equivalency tests

Clarified that children who fail the equivalency test must re-enroll unless they withdrew from school under the new provision

Revised age eligibility language to clarify attendance requirements for children aged five to six and six to eighteen