Any person found violating any of the provisions of §
254-1 of this chapter may be issued a citation by any law enforcement officer of Grant County, Wisconsin. Any citation shall provide for the information required by § 66.0113, Wis. Stats.
This chapter may be enforced in Grant County, including but not limited
to any part of any city, town or village located in Grant County regardless
of whether or not said city, village or town has enacted its own truancy and/or
dropout ordinance.
The District Attorney's office is authorized to handle any citation
actions filed for violations of this chapter.
As used in this chapter, the following terms shall have the meanings
indicated:
DROP OUT
Ceasing to attend school, does not attend a public or private school,
technical college or home-based private educational program on a full-time
basis, has not graduated from high school and does not have an acceptable
excuse under § 118.15, Wis. Stats.
HABITUALLY TRUANT
Absent from school without an acceptable excuse under §§ 118.16
and 118.15, Wis. Stats., for part or all of five or more days on which school
is held during a school semester.
TRUANT
Absent from school without an acceptable excuse under §§ 118.15
and 118.16, Wis. Stats., for part or all of any day on which school is held
during a school semester.
In the event that the State of Wisconsin makes any subsequent changes
in the truancy statutes or other statutes regarding the definitions, costs,
and prohibitions applicable to the truancy law after passage of this chapter,
said changes in the Wisconsin State Statutes applicable to the truancy law
regarding the definitions, costs, and prohibitions are hereby automatically
incorporated into this chapter without further action by the Grant County
Board of Supervisors.