§ 20-38-3-6 — Eligibility

Indiana § 20-38-3-6

• Jurisdiction: Indiana
• Title 20: EDUCATION
• Art. 38: EDUCATIONAL COMPACTS
• Ch. 3: Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for

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ARTICLE VI. ELIGIBILITY
A. Eligibility for enrollment
1. A special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a
child of a military family, is sufficient for the purposes of
enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation
and consent.
2. A local education agency is prohibited from charging local
tuition to a transitioning child of a military family placed in the
care of a noncustodial parent or another person standing in loco
parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction of
the custodial parent.
3. A transitioning child of a military family, placed in the care of
a noncustodial parent or another person standing in loco parentis
who lives in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction of the
custodial parent, may attend the school in which the child was
enrolled while residing with the custodial parent.
B. States and local education agencies shall facilitate the
opportunity for the inclusion of transitioning children of military
families in extracurricular activities, regardless of application
deadlines, to the extent the children are otherwise qualified.

Legislative History

As added by P.L.21-2009, SEC.1.