§ 106-23.1 — Truancy

106-23.1. Truancy.

1. DEFINITIONS. In this section: a. "Acceptable excuse" means an excuse described under ss. 118.15 and 118.16(4), Wis. Stats. b. “Habitual truant” means any pupil who is truant for part or all of 5 or more days in a school semester. c. "Truant" means a school pupil who is at least 12 years of age who is absent from school without an acceptable excuse for part or all of any day in which school is held during a school semester. 2. PROHIBITION. It is a violation of this section for any person under 18 years of age to be truant or a habitual truant. 3. PENALTIES. a. Any truant may be subject to any or all of the following: a-1. An order to attend school. a-2. A forfeiture of not more than $50, plus court costs, for a first violation. a-3. A forfeiture of not more than $100, plus court costs, for a second or subsequent violation committed within 12 months of the commission of a previous violation, subject to a maximum cumulative forfeiture amount of not more than $500 for all violations committed during a school semester. a-4. An order to pay court costs, subject to s. 938.37, Wis. Stats. b. Any habitual truant may be subject to any or all of the following: b-1. Suspension of his or her operating privileges for not less than 30 days nor more than one year. The court shall immediately take possession of any suspended license and forward it to the Wisconsin department of transportation together with a notice stating the reason for and the duration of the suspension. b-2. An order to participate in counseling or a supervised work program or other community service work as described in s. 938.342(1g)(b), Wis. Stats. b-3. An order for the department of workforce development to revoke, under s. 103.72, Wis. Stats., a permit issued under s. 103.70, Wis. Stats., authorizing the employment of the habitual truant. b-4. An order to attend school. b-5. A forfeiture of not more than $500, plus court costs, subject to s. 938.37, Wis. Stats. b-6. An order placing the habitual truant under formal or informal supervision as described in s. 938.34(2), Wis. Stats., for up to one year. b-7. An order for the habitual truant’s parent, guardian or legal custodian to participate in counseling or to attend school with the habitual truant, or both. c. All or part of any forfeiture assessed pursuant to this section may be assessed against the truant or habitual truant, his or her parent or guardian, or both.