Act 47: New Requirements for Enrollment, Attendance and Wellness Checks for Cyber Charters and Virtual Programs

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Act 47, first enacted in 2025 and revised in 2026, amends multiple provisions of the Pennsylvania Public School Code. This fact sheet focuses on new detailed requirements governing enrollment, attendance, and truancy in cyber charter schools. These changes include: prohibiting students who are habitually truant from transferring to cyber charters during the school year without permission from a judge; requiring specific residency verifications for children enrolling in cyber charter schools; new attendance requirements for synchronous and asynchronous learning in cyber charters; and mandated wellness checks for students in cyber charters and those attending full-time virtual programs in school districts. This fact sheet provides relevant information for families, school district staff, attorneys, children and youth agencies, and judges.

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