New York Laws
Article 66 - Interstate Compact on Educational Oppurtunity for Military Children
3301 - Purpose.

§ 3301. Purpose. It is the purpose of this compact 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
district or districts or variations in entrance/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
this compact.

7. Promoting coordination between this compact and other compacts
affecting military children.

8. Promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational
system, parents and the student in order to achieve educational success
for the student.