Section 13. When any child described in section one leaves the school or institution where he is being educated because of change of residence to another town in the commonwealth, the superintendent of schools, in the case of a public school, or otherwise the person in charge, shall furnish such child a transfer card in a form prescribed by the department of education which shall contain, in addition to any other information relative to him, his name, age, grade in school, and in every case possible, his new street and number, and shall forthwith send a duplicate thereof to the superintendent of schools of the town where the child is to reside.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Chapter 76 - School Attendance
Section 1 - Requirements and Exceptions
Section 1a - Pupil Absence Notification Programs
Section 1b - Pupil Absence Notification Program
Section 2 - Duties of Parents; Penalty
Section 2a - Attendance of Deaf Children; Penalty
Section 3 - Attendance of Illiterate Minors; Penalties
Section 4 - Inducing Absences; Penalty
Section 5 - Place of Attendance; Violations; Discrimination
Section 6 - Payment of Tuition for Non-Resident Children
Section 9 - High School Tuition of Children Under Control of Department of Public Welfare, Etc.
Section 10 - Settlements of Accounts Between Towns and Department of Public Welfare, Etc.
Section 11 - Tuition of Children in Institutions
Section 12 - Attendance Outside Place of Residence
Section 12c - School Choice Tuition Trust Fund
Section 14 - Island Children; Transportation
Section 15 - Vaccination and Immunization
Section 15a - Sickle Cell Anemia; Blood Tests
Section 15c - Immunization of College Health Science Students
Section 15d - Meningococcal Disease; College Students Immunization
Section 16 - Children Excluded From School; Remedies
Section 17 - Hearing Prerequisite to Exclusion
Section 19 - Supervisors of Attendance; Employment