Bills › 91st General Assembly
Relating to the enrollment of children of military families in school districts
Sponsored by Rep. Chad Ingels (R), Rep. Elinor A. Levin (D)
Where it is now
- Done: IntroducedFebruary 28, 2025
- Stopped: SubcommitteeDied when the General Assembly ended
- Next: House committeeFunnel: by February 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the House
- Next: Senate committeeFunnel: by March 20, 2026
- Next: Passes the Senate
- Next: To the Governor
- Next: Signed into law
Died when the session ended The 2026 session adjourned on May 3, 2026, the General Assembly’s last regular session. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?
What’s in it
AI summary School districts must let children of active-duty military families enroll even before they move into the district if the family can prove they are moving there soon. If these students have special education plans, the school must provide services that are at least as good as what they received at their old school. These rules apply to students in kindergarten through 12th grade.1
Read the official explanation
This bill relates to the enrollment of children of military families in school districts. The bill defines “active duty” as full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the national guard and reserve on active duty orders pursuant to federal law. The bill also defines “child of a military family” to mean a school-aged child, who resides in the household of an active duty member of the uniformed service of the United States, and who is currently enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12, or will enroll in kindergarten through grade 12 in the immediately subsequent school year. The bill requires a school district to allow the child of a military family to enroll in the school district prior to residing within the district, or within a federal military installation located contiguous to a county in this state in which the district is located, if the parent or guardian of the child provides evidence to the school district indicating that the child will reside within the district, or within a federal military installation located contiguous to a county in this state in which the district is located, during the current school year or during the immediately subsequent school year.1. The bill provides that, if the child enrolls in a school district pursuant to the bill’s provisions, and the child has an individualized education program, an individualized family service plan, or a section 504 plan, the school district is required to ensure that the services provided by the school district under the programs or plans are, at a minimum, comparable to the services provided to the child at the child’s previous school.