Section 16-92-1. – Short title.

§ 16-92-1. Short title. This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.” History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 106, § 1.

Section 16-92-10. – Interstate commission on educational opportunity for military children.

§ 16-92-10. Interstate commission on educational opportunity for military children. The member states hereby create the “Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.” The activities of the interstate commission are the formation of public policy and are a discretionary state function. The interstate commission shall: (1) Be a body corporate and joint agency of […]

Section 16-92-11. – Powers and duties of the interstate commission.

§ 16-92-11. Powers and duties of the interstate commission. The interstate commission shall have the following powers: (1) To provide for dispute resolution among member states. (2) To promulgate rules and take all necessary actions to effect the goals, purposes and obligations as enumerated in this compact. The rules shall have the force and effect […]

Section 16-92-12. – Organization and operation of the interstate commission.

§ 16-92-12. Organization and operation of the interstate commission. (a) The interstate commission shall, by a majority of the members present and voting, within twelve (12) months after the first interstate commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact, including, but […]

Section 16-92-13. – Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission.

§ 16-92-13. Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission. (a) Rulemaking authority. The interstate commission shall promulgate reasonable rules in order to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of this compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, in the event the interstate commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes of […]

Section 16-92-14. – Oversight, enforcement and dispute resolution.

§ 16-92-14. Oversight, enforcement and dispute resolution. (a) Oversight. (1) The executive, legislative and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulgated hereunder shall have standing […]

Section 16-92-15. – Financing of the interstate commission.

§ 16-92-15. Financing of the interstate commission. (a) The interstate commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization and ongoing activities. (b) The interstate commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the operations and activities of […]

Section 16-92-16. – Member states, effective date and amendment.

§ 16-92-16. Member states, effective date and amendment. (a) Any state is eligible to become a member state. (b) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no less than ten (10) of the states. The effective date shall be no earlier than December 1, 2010. Thereafter […]

Section 16-92-17. – Withdrawal and dissolution.

§ 16-92-17. Withdrawal and dissolution. (a) Withdrawal. (1) Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state; provided that a member state may withdraw from the compact by specifically repealing the statute, which enacted the compact into law. (2) Withdrawal from this compact shall be by the […]

Section 16-92-2. – Legislative purpose.

§ 16-92-2. Legislative purpose. 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: (1) Facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensuring that they are not placed at a disadvantage due to […]

Section 16-92-3. – Definitions.

§ 16-92-3. Definitions. As used in this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different construction: (1) “Active duty” means 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 10 U.S.C. § 1209 and 1211. (2) “Children of […]

Section 16-92-4. – Applicability.

§ 16-92-4. Applicability. (a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection b. of this section, this compact shall apply to the children of: (1) Active duty members of the uniformed services as defined in this chapter, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders pursuant to 10 U.S.C. § 1209 and 1211; […]

Section 16-92-5. – Educational records and enrollment.

§ 16-92-5. Educational records and enrollment. (a) Unofficial or “hand-carried” education records. In the event that official education records cannot be released to the parents for the purpose of transfer, the custodian of the records in the sending state shall prepare and furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial educational records containing uniform […]

Section 16-92-6. – Placement and attendance.

§ 16-92-6. Placement and attendance. (a) Course placement. When the student transfers before or during the school year, the receiving state school shall initially honor placement of the student in educational courses based on the student’s enrollment in the sending state school, educational assessments conducted at the school in the sending state, or both, if […]

Section 16-92-7. – Eligibility.

§ 16-92-7. Eligibility. (a) Eligibility for enrollment: (1) Special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under applicable law shall be sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent. (2) A local education agency shall be prohibited from charging […]

Section 16-92-8. – Graduation.

§ 16-92-8. Graduation. In order to facilitate the on-time graduation of children of military families states and local education agencies shall incorporate the following procedures: (1) Waiver requirements. Local education agency administrative officials shall waive specific courses required for graduation if similar course work has been satisfactorily completed in another local education agency or shall […]

Section 16-92-9. – State coordination.

§ 16-92-9. State coordination. (a) Each member state shall, through the creation of a state council or use of an existing body or board, provide for the coordination among its agencies of government, local education agencies and military installations concerning the state’s participation in, and compliance with, this compact and interstate commission activities. While each […]