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SB 587 Compulsory school attendance cases; prosecution by attorneys for the Commonwealth.

Introduced by: Glen H. Sturtevant, Jr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles | history

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE:

Attorneys for the Commonwealth; prosecution of compulsory school attendance cases.  Provides that if the attorney for the Commonwealth declines to prosecute violations of compulsory school attendance laws by a child alleged to be a child in need of services or a child in need of supervision the division superintendent's designee may pursue proceedings against the child.  Under current law the attorney for the Commonwealth is mandated to prosecute all such cases; this bill will make prosecution mandatory only for alleged violations by parents.   

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Attorneys for the Commonwealth; prosecution of compulsory school attendance cases. Relieves attorneys for the Commonwealth from the duty to prosecute all cases arising under the provisions of law in Title 22.1 relating to compulsory school attendance and instead makes prosecution of such cases permissive in nature.