"Military-connected student." A student who is the dependent
of either an individual in the active military service of the
United States or in a full-time status during active service
with a force of the Pennsylvania National Guard.
"School." A school in a school district, charter school,
regional charter school, cyber charter school, intermediate unit
or career and technical school in this Commonwealth.
Section 1302-F. Purple-Star Schools.
(a) Designation.--The department shall designate a school
as a Purple-Star School if the school applies and qualifies for
the designation under this article. To qualify as a Purple-Star
School, a school must:
(1) Designate a staff member as a military liaison,
whose duties include:
(i) identifying military-connected students enrolled
at the school;
(ii) serving as the point of contact between the
school and military-connected students and their
families;
(iii) determining appropriate student services
available to military-connected students; and
(iv) assisting in coordinating programs relevant to
military-connected students.
(2) Maintain on the school district's publicly
accessible Internet website resources for military-connected
students and their families, including information regarding:
(i) relocation to, enrollment at, registration at
and transferring records to the school;
(ii) academic planning, course sequences and
advanced classes available at the school; and
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