Bill > H1232

This bill proposes to increase the penalty for parents or guardians whose children are excessively truant from school, meaning they miss school without a valid excuse. Specifically, it amends Section 2 of Chapter 76 of the General Laws to raise the maximum fine from twenty dollars to fifty dollars for each day a child is absent from school without proper attendance. This change aims to strengthen enforcement of school attendance laws by imposing a higher financial consequence on parents for their child's truancy.