PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1142
PRINTER'S NO. 1306
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1094
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY MUNROE, M. MACKENZIE, BRENNAN, R. MACKENZIE,
MADDEN, SCHLOSSBERG, VENKAT, HILL-EVANS, GILLEN, SANCHEZ,
WARREN, CERRATO, WEBSTER, HOWARD, PIELLI, HADDOCK, BOROWSKI,
GUENST AND JAMES, MAY 3, 2023
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MAY 23, 2023
AN ACT
Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An
act relating to the public school system, including certain
provisions applicable as well to private and parochial
schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the
laws relating thereto," in pupils and attendance, providing
for military child advance enrollment.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known
as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a
section to read:
Section 1302.1. Military Child Advance Enrollment.--(a) A
school district shall develop a policy or revise an existing
policy on enrollment of students to allow a child whose parent
or legal guardian is an active duty member of the armed forces
of the United States, including a reserve component, and has
received official military orders to transfer into or within
this Commonwealth to enroll in the school district prior to
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establishing residency for purposes of section 1302 upon
providing a copy of the official military orders to the school
district and proof of the parent or legal guardian's intention
to move into the school district. Proof under this subsection
may include a signed contract to purchase a home, a signed lease
agreement or a statement from the parent or legal guardian
stating their intention to move into the school district.
(b) The parent or legal guardian of a child enrolled in a
school district under subsection (a) must provide to the school
district proof of residence in the school district no later than
ten (10) FORTY-FIVE (45) days after the arrival date specified
in the military orders.
Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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