107.45 School Attendance Requirements for Children Under Age 18
A child under age 18 who has not earned a high school diploma or a General Equivalency Diploma (GED) must attend an educational program or activity leading to a high school diploma or GED.
55 Pa. Code § 165.21(c)(3)
An applicant or recipient under age 18 is a mandatory RESET participant if they are not in an educational program or activity leading to a high school diploma or GED, such as attending a high school, a cyber charter school, or a GED program. See Cash Assistance Handbook Chapter 135, Section 135.33 .
An AMR must be completed with the child under age 18 and signed by the parent or caretaker when the child does not meet the criteria in Section 107.2 for signing the AMR.
The AMR must list the teen’s responsibility to fulfill the work or work-related activity requirement by participating in one or more of the following:
Education leading to a high school diploma or GED.
An approved work activity; or
30 hours per week of work.
55 Pa. Code § 165.31(b)
A teen who, without good cause, willfully fails to comply with the requirement as listed on the AMR may be sanctioned for noncompliance. See Cash Assistance Handbook Chapter 135, Section 135.72 .
Updated April 29, 2025, Replacing November 27, 2019