Bill Summary: HF2569

• Adopts the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, establishing procedures for timely enrollment, course placement, and graduation of military-connected students transferring between states.

• Designates the P-20 Education Partnership as Minnesota's state council for compact administration, with the chair serving as compact commissioner; requires appointing a representative from the Minnesota National Guard adjutant general to the partnership.

• Creates standards for educational records transfer, immunization timelines (30 days), entrance age flexibility for kindergarten and first grade, and waiver of course prerequisites to prevent academic disadvantage during military transitions.

• Requires school districts to add a self-identification checkbox for "military-connected youth" on enrollment forms when updating them, with data remaining private but summary data publishable by the Department of Education.

• Preserves Minnesota law supremacy over compact provisions regarding academic credits, high school diplomas, and equivalent credentials in case of conflict.