Relating to truancy and the offense of a parent contributing to nonattendance.

HB 2947 increases criminal penalties for parents whose children repeatedly miss school without excuse, raising fines from $100 to $150 for a first offense (up to $800 for fifth+ offenses). It requires schools to certify they applied truancy prevention measures before referring cases to court and mandates schools to report annual truancy data by campus and grade. The bill also allows courts to dismiss fines if parents prove the child turned 21, graduated, or joined the military. These changes directly affect parents of chronically absent students, school districts, and truancy courts. The bill adds new reporting requirements for school districts to track attendance patterns and referrals.