‘Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §3271, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
1-A. Attendance of persons 5 years of age or older and under 7 years of age. A person 5 years of age or older and under 7 years of age who is enrolled in and who has not withdrawn from a public day school is required to attend that school during the time it is in session.
Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §3271, sub-§2, as amended by PL 2007, c. 667, §4, is further amended to read:
2. Alternative instruction. Alternative instruction may be substituted for attendance in a day school in the following cases when approved by the school principal. A person 5 years of age or older and under 7 years of age is not required to meet the requirements of this subsection.
A. The person is enrolled in an approved special education program.
B. The person obtains equivalent instruction through alternative learning or in any other manner arranged or approved by the commissioner.
Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §3272, sub-§2, as corrected by RR 2011, c. 2, §17, is amended to read:
2. Truancy. A person is truant if:
A. The person is required to attend school or alternative instruction and has completed grade 6 under this chapter and has the equivalent of 10 full days of unexcused absences or 7 consecutive school days of unexcused absences during a school year; or
B. The person is required to attend school or alternative instruction and is at least 7 years of age and has not completed grade 6 under this chapter and has the equivalent of 7 full days of unexcused absences or 5 consecutive school days of unexcused absences during a school year . ; or
C. The person is required to attend school pursuant to section 3271, subsection 1-A and has not completed grade 6 and has the equivalent of 7 full days of unexcused absences or 5 consecutive school days of unexcused absences during a school year.’