CA SB1296

Prohibits courts from imprisoning, confining, or placing in custody minors for contempt of court when the contempt consists of failure to comply with school attendance orders, if the minor was adjudged a ward based on persistent or habitual truancy under Welfare and Institutions Code Section 601(b).

Authorizes courts to issue other lawful orders as necessary to secure a minor's school attendance when contempt is found for truancy-related violations.

Prohibits detention of minors in secure facilities solely based on willful disobedience of juvenile court orders when the contempt stems from failure to comply with school attendance orders under Section 601(b).

Establishes legislative intent that minors adjudged wards of the court for truancy or habitual refusal to obey school authorities shall not be held in secure facilities and shall not be removed from parental custody except for school attendance purposes.

Adds Section 213.3 to the Welfare and Institutions Code to codify protections against secure facility detention for minors in contempt based on school attendance violations.