Section 5. (a) The following shall be required to be eligible for enrollment in the receiving state's school:
(1) special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under applicable law, shall be sufficient to enroll or take any other action requiring parental participation and consent under this compact;
(2) a local education agency shall not charge local tuition to a transitioning military child 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; and
(3) a transitioning military child 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, may continue to attend the school in which the child was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent.
(b) 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 the children are otherwise qualified.
Structure Massachusetts General Laws
Part I - Administration of the Government
Title II - Executive and Administrative Officers of the Commonwealth
Chapter 15e - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Section 3 - Educational Records and Enrollment
Section 4 - Placement and Attendance
Section 7 - State Coordination
Section 8 - Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Section 9 - Powers and Duties of the Interstate Commission
Section 10 - Organization and Operation of the Interstate Commission
Section 11 - Rulemaking Functions of the Interstate Commission
Section 12 - Oversight, Enforcement and Dispute Resolution
Section 13 - Financing of the Interstate Commission
Section 14 - Member States, Effective Date and Amendment
Section 15 - Withdrawal From Compact
Section 16 - Dissolution of Compact
Section 17 - Severability and Construction