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HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1637 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1415
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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PRESENTED BY:
Tackey Chan
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To the Honorable Senate and House of Representatives of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in General
Court assembled:
The undersigned legislators and/or citizens respectfully petition for the adoption of the accompanying bill:
An Act to increase the penalty for school tardiness.
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PETITION OF:
NAME:DISTRICT/ADDRESS :DATE ADDED:Tackey Chan2nd Norfolk1/12/2023 1 of 1
HOUSE DOCKET, NO. 1637 FILED ON: 1/18/2023
HOUSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . No. 1415
By Representative Chan of Quincy, a petition (accompanied by bill, House, No. 1415) of Tackey
Chan for legislation to increase the penalty assessed on parents or guardians for excessive school
truancy of a child. The Judiciary.
[SIMILAR MATTER FILED IN PREVIOUS SESSION
SEE HOUSE, NO. 1492 OF 2021-2022.]
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts
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In the One Hundred and Ninety-Third General Court
(2023-2024)
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An Act to increase the penalty for school tardiness.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives in General Court assembled, and by the authority
of the same, as follows:
1 SECTION 1. Section 2 of Chapter 76 of the General Laws is hereby amended in line 5 by
2striking out the words “be punished by a fine of not more than twenty dollars” and inserting in
3place thereof the following words:- “be punished by a fine of not more than fifty dollars for each
4day that the child does not attend school.”