Section 13-1333.1 - Procedure by school when child habitually truant(a) When a child is habitually truant and under fifteen (15) years of age at the time of referral, the school: (1) Shall refer the child to either of the following:(i) A school-based or community-based attendance improvement program.(ii) The county children and youth agency for services or for possible disposition as a dependent child under the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. ch. 63 (relating to juvenile matters).(2) May file a citation in the office of the appropriate judge against the person in parental relation who resides in the same household as the child.(b) When a child is habitually truant and fifteen (15) years of age or older at the time of referral, the school shall either: (1) refer the child to a school-based or community-based attendance improvement program or service.(2) file a citation in the office of the appropriate judge against the child or the person in parental relation who resides in the same household as the child.(c) If a child who is fifteen (15) years of age or older continues to incur additional unexcused absences after being referred to a school-based or community-based attendance improvement program or refuses to participate in a school-based or community-based attendance improvement program as recommended through the school attendance improvement conference, the school may refer the child to the county children and youth agency for possible disposition as a dependent child under the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. ch. 63.(d) When referring a habitually truant child to the county children and youth agency or filing a citation with the court because a child has been habitually truant, the school shall provide verification that a school attendance improvement conference was held.(e) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to a parent, guardian or person in parental relation whose child or children are in a home education program under section 1327.1.Added by P.L. TBD 2016 No. 138, § 6, eff. 11/3/2016.