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GA SB357
Bill
Status
Engrossed
3/11/2022
Primary Sponsor
Kay Kirkpatrick
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AI Summary
- Military students in Georgia may attend any public school in the state of their parent's choosing beginning in the 2022-2023 school year, expanded from the prior law that limited transfers to schools within the same school system where the military base or housing was located
- "Military student" is redefined as any dependent school-aged child of a military service member, removing the previous requirement that the child live on a military base or in off-base military housing
- "Military service member" is defined as an active duty or deployed reserve member of any U.S. military branch whose legal residence is Georgia, who lists Georgia as home of record, or who within the previous 12 months received orders to a Georgia installation
- State Quality Basic Education Program funds, including the local five mill share, allotted to a student's resident school system shall be reallotted to the receiving school system in proportion to the number of transferred military students
- Parents are responsible for transportation costs to any school other than the one in which the student would be enrolled based on residence, and local school systems must establish a streamlined transfer process and annually notify military parents of their options
Legislative Description
Military Student Transfers; military students with the discretion to select adjacent school districts for attendance; provide
Last Action
House Committee Favorably Reported
3/22/2022
Committee Referrals
Education3/15/2022
Education and Youth1/25/2022
Full Bill Text
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