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ARIZONA STATE SENATE
Fifty-Sixth Legislature, First Regular Session
FACT SHEET FOR H.B. 2599
interstate compact; military children; revisions
Purpose
Makes two technical changes to the citations referencing the U.S. code to reference the
chapters, rather than sections, relating to active-duty status of members of the U.S. uniformed
services and national guard and reserve members on active-duty orders.
Background
In 2006, the U.S. Department of Defense (USDOD) Office of Personnel and Readiness, in
cooperation with the Council of State Governments (CSG) and National Center for Interstate
Compacts, drafted the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military
Children (Interstate Compact) to address certain educational challenges transitioning children of
military families encounter. The Defense State Liaison Office (DSLO) and CSG convened an
advisory group comprised of federal, state and local officials, as well as national stakeholder
organizations representing education groups and military families to create the interstate
agreement. In 2007, the advisory group finalized the model statute language which was promoted
by the USDOD as one of their key priorities for military families, and through the DSLO advocacy,
was adopted by state legislatures within six years. The Interstate Compact has since been adopted
by all 50 states as well as the District of Columbia (Military Interstate Children's Compact
Commission and ADE).
The purpose of the Interstate Compact is to remove barriers to educational success imposed
on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by:
1) facilitating the timely enrollment of children of military families and ensuring that they are not
placed at a disadvantage due to difficulty in the transfer of education records from the previous
school districts, variations in entrance or age requirements; 2) facilitating the student placement
process through which children of military families are not disadvantaged by variations in
attendance requirements, scheduling, sequencing, grading, course content or assessment;
3) facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs and
participation in extracurricular academic, athletic and social activities; 4) facilitating the on-time
graduation of children of military families; 5) providing for the promulgation and enforcement of
administrative rules implementing the provisions of this compact; 6) providing for the uniform
collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools and military
families under the compact; 7) promoting coordination between the compact and other compacts
affecting military children; and 8) promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational
system, parents and the student in order to achieve educational success for the student (A.R.S.
ยง 15-1911).
There is no anticipated fiscal impact to the state General Fund associated with this
legislation. FACT SHEET
H.B. 2599
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Provisions
1. Updates two citations within the Interstate Compact, which reference the U.S. Code as it relates
to the armed forces, to cite the specified chapters, rather than sections, regarding active-duty
status for members of the U.S. uniformed services as well as national guard and reserve
members on active-duty orders.
2. Becomes effective on the general effective date.
House Action
MAPS 2/13/23 DP 15-0-0-0
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Read 2/28/23 31-28-1
Prepared by Senate Research
March 13, 2023
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