Section 1325. Purpose.--The purpose of this subdivision is to improve school attendance and deter truancy through a comprehensive approach to consistently identify and address attendance issues as early as possible with credible intervention techniques in order to:
(1) Preserve the unity of the family whenever possible as the underlying issues of truancy are addressed.
(2) Avoid the loss of housing, the possible entry of a child to foster care and other unintended consequences of disruption of an intact family unit.
(3) Confine a person in parental relation to a child who is habitually truant only as a last resort and for a minimum amount of time.
(1325 added Nov. 3, 2016, P.L.1061, No.138)
Compiler's Note: Section 10 of Act 138 of 2016, which added section 1325, provided that Act 138 shall apply to the 2017-2018 school year and each school year thereafter.
See section 21 of Act 55 of 2017 in the appendix to this act for special provisions relating to applicability.