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2021 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 114
BY SENATOR PEACOCK
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
SCHOOLS. Provides for remote public school registration and enrollment of children of
military personnel transferring to the state. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R. S. 17:101, relative to public elementary and secondary schools; to provide for
3 remote registration and preliminary enrollment of children of military personnel
4 under certain circumstances; and to provide for related matters.
5 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 17:101 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
7 ยง101. Children of military families; registration prior to residency; preliminary
8 enrollment
9 A. A public school governing authority shall allow a dependent child of
10 an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces to register and
11 preliminarily enroll in a public school under its jurisdiction by remote means,
12 including electronic means, prior to becoming a resident of the state, provided
13 all of the following apply:
14 (1) The student's parent or legal guardian is on active military duty and
15 is transferred or pending transfer to a military installation located in Louisiana
16 pursuant to an official military order.
17 (2) The student's parent or legal guardian provides a copy of the official
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1 military order transferring the parent or legal guardian to a military
2 installation located in Louisiana to the public school governing authority.
3 (3) The student's parent or legal guardian completes and submits all
4 required registration and enrollment forms and documentation to the public
5 school governing authority, except that proof of residency shall not be required
6 until ten days after the arrival date specified on the military member's transfer
7 orders.
8 B. A public school governing authority shall provide a student who
9 remotely registers pursuant to this Section the same enrollment opportunities
10 available to resident students including requesting and applying for school
11 assignment, registering for courses, participating in extracurricular activities,
12 and applying to any school or program that requires an additional request,
13 including a lottery for admission to a specific school or program.
14 C. A student registered and enrolled pursuant to this Section shall not
15 attend school until proof of residency is provided in accordance with the policies
16 of the school's governing authority.
17 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
18 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
19 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
20 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
21 effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jeanne C. Johnston.
DIGEST
SB 114 Original 2021 Regular Session Peacock
Proposed law requires a public school governing authority to allow a dependent child of an
active duty member of the U.S. Armed Forces to register and preliminarily enroll in a public
school under its jurisdiction prior to becoming a resident of the state, providing all of the
following apply:
(1)The student's parent or legal guardian is on active military duty and is transferred or
pending transfer to a military installation located in the state.
(2)A copy of the military member's transfer orders are provided to the public school
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governing authority.
(3)The student's parent or legal guardian completes and submits all required registration
and enrollment forms and documentation, except that proof of residence shall not be
required until ten days after the arrival date specified on the military member's
transfer orders.
Proposed law requires public school governing authorities to provide a student who registers
remotely the same enrollment opportunities available to resident students including
requesting and applying for school assignment, registering for courses, participating in
extracurricular activities, and applying for any school or program that requires an additional
request or application, including a lottery for admission to a specific school or program.
Proposed law provides that a student registered and enrolled pursuant to proposed law shall
not attend school until proof of residency is provided in accordance with the policies of the
school's governing authority.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Adds R.S. 17:101)
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