Current through the 2024 legislative session
Section 21-24-101 - Purpose(a) It is the purpose of this compact to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by: (i) Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education records from the previous school district or variations in entrance-age requirements;(ii) Facilitating the student placement process through which children of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content or assessment;(iii) Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic and social activities;(iv) Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families;(v) Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative rules implementing the provisions of this compact;(vi) Providing for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools and military families under this compact;(vii) Promoting coordination between this compact and other compacts affecting military children;(viii) Promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational system, parents and the student in order to achieve educational success for the student.Added by Laws 2012 , ch. 60, § 1, eff. 7/1/2012.