(a) Special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under applicable law shall be sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent.
(b) A local education agency shall be prohibited from charging local tuition to a transitioning student placed in the care of a non-custodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent.
(c) A transitioning student placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or other person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than that of the custodial parent may continue to attend the school in which he or she was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent.
(d) State and local education agencies shall facilitate the opportunity for transitioning military children’s inclusion in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent they are otherwise qualified to be included.
(May 1, 2013, D.C. Law 19-304, § 8, 60 DCR 2717.)
Structure District of Columbia Code
Chapter 11 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
§ 49–1101.01. Adoption of Compact
§ 49–1101.02. Purpose and policy
§ 49–1101.05. Educational records and enrollment
§ 49–1101.06. Placement and attendance
§ 49–1101.07. Eligibility for enrollment
§ 49–1101.09. Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
§ 49–1101.10. Powers and duties of the Interstate Commission
§ 49–1101.11. Organization and operation of the Interstate Commission
§ 49–1101.12. Rulemaking functions of the Interstate Commission
§ 49–1101.13. Oversight, enforcement, and dispute resolution
§ 49–1101.14. Financing of the Interstate Commission
§ 49–1101.15. Local agency participation
§ 49–1101.16. Member states, effective date, and amendment
§ 49–1101.17. Withdrawal and dissolution
§ 49–1101.18. Severability and construction
§ 49–1101.19. Binding effect of compact and other laws
§ 49–1101.20. District of Columbia State Interstate Compact Council