Sec. 1. 20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§1, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 806, §49, is amended to read:

1. Requirement. Persons 7 years of age or older and under 17 18 years of age shall attend a public day school during the time it is in regular session.

Sec. 2. 20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§2, ¶A, as enacted by PL 1983, c. 806, §49, is amended to read:

A. A person who graduates from high school before that person's 17th 18th birthday;

Sec. 3. 20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§2, ¶B, as repealed and replaced by PL 1989, c. 415, §13, is amended to read:

B. A person who has:

(1) Reached the age of 15 years or completed the 9th grade;

(2) Permission to leave school from that person's parent;

(3) Been approved by the principal for a suitable program of work and study or training;

(4) Permission to leave school from the school board or its designee; and

(5) Agreed in writing with that person's parent and the school board or its designee to meet annually until that person's 17th 18th birthday to review that person's educational needs. When the request to be excused from school has been denied pursuant to this paragraph, the student's parent may appeal to the commissioner;

Sec. 4. 20-A MRSA §5001-A, sub-§5, as amended by PL 1989, c. 415, §15, is further amended to read:

5. Adult responsibility. An adult having a person of compulsory school age under that adult's control shall cause the person to attend school or another program designated by the superintendent as provided in this section. If an adult fails to act responsibly under this subsection, the superintendent shall appoint a surrogate parent under section 7207-A.__An adult who