ASSEMBLY, No. 108

STATE OF NEW JERSEY

Introduced Pending Technical Review by Legislative Counsel

PRE-FILED FOR INTRODUCTION IN THE 1996 SESSION

By Assemblymen HOLZAPFEL and WOLFE

An Act concerning pupil truancy and amending N.J.S.18A:38-31.

    Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey:

    1. N.J.S.18A:38-31 is amended to read as follows:

    18A:38-31. A parent, guardian or other person having charge and control of a child between the ages of 6 and 16 years, who shall fail to comply with any of the provisions of this article relating to his duties, shall be deemed to be a disorderly person and shall be subject to a fine of not more than $25.00 for a first offense and not more than $100.00 for each subsequent offense, in the discretion of the court, and may be directed to perform community service under the supervision of an agency or individual deemed appropriate by the court. Any community service that is ordered by the court shall be reasonable in nature and duration.

    In any such proceeding, the summons issuing therein, or in special circumstances a warrant, shall be directed to the alleged disorderly person and the child.

(cf: P.L.1980, c.153, s.1)

    2. This act shall take effect immediately.

STATEMENT

    This bill provides that the parent or guardian of a child between the ages of 6 and 16 who fails to regularly attend school is subject to community service. Currently, a parent is only subject to a fine.

Provides parent of child failing to attend school is subject to community service.