It’s now a misdemeanor to allow your kids to skip school…

The California Senate passed a bill that holds parents responsible if their children regularly skipped school.

The measure would let prosecutors charge parents with misdemeanors punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine if their children were chronically truant. The measure passed the Senate on a 21-to-9 vote and now goes to the Assembly.

The state of California would hold parents responsible if their children are chronically truant under a bill the state Senate approved Thursday.

The bill would let prosecutors charge parents with misdemeanors punishable by up to a year in jail and a $2,000 fine if their kids miss too much school. Judges could delay the punishment to parents as an incentive to get their children to class.

It applies only to parents or guardians of children age 6 or older in kindergarten through eighth grade. Prosecutors would have to prove the parents failed to reasonably supervise and encourage the student to attend school.

Chronic truancy would be defined in a separate pending bill as missing 10 percent or more of the school year without a valid excuse.

Sen. Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, said his bill, SB1317, is a public safety measure because children who do poorly in school or drop out are more likely to commit crimes.