20-A §20106. Eligibility for enrollment, extracurricular activities - Article 6
Title 20-A: EDUCATION
Part 10: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN
Chapter 901: INTERSTATE COMPACT ON EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITY FOR MILITARY CHILDREN
§20106. Eligibility for enrollment, extracurricular activities - Article 6
1. Eligibility for enrollment. Eligibility for enrollment is governed by this subsection.
A. Special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under applicable law, is sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent. [2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW).]
B. A local education agency may not charge local tuition to a transitioning child of a military family placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent. [2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW).]
C. A transitioning child of a military family, placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent, may continue to attend the school in which the child was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent. [2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW).]
[ 2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW) .]
2. Eligibility for extracurricular participation. State and local education agencies shall facilitate the opportunity for inclusion of a transitioning child of a military family in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent that child is otherwise qualified.
[ 2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW) .]
SECTION HISTORY
2009, c. 409, §1 (NEW).