RCW 28A.225.216
Children of military families—Residency.
(1)(a) A child of a military family complies with the residency requirements for enrollment in a school district if a parent of the child is transferred to, or is pending transfer to, a military installation within the state while on active duty pursuant to official military orders.
(b) A parent of the child must provide to the school district proof of residence in the school district within fourteen days of the arrival date provided on official military documentation. The parent may use the address of any of the following as proof of residence in the school district:
(i) A temporary on-base billeting facility;
(ii) A purchased or leased residence, or a signed purchase and sale agreement or lease agreement for a residence; or
(iii) Any federal government housing or off-base military housing, including off-base military housing that may be provided through a public-private venture.
(2) A school district shall accept, on a conditional basis, an application for enrollment and course registration, including enrollment in a specific school or program within the school district, by electronic means for children of military families who meet the requirements of subsection (1)(a) of this section. Upon satisfaction of the requirements of subsection (1)(b) of this section, the school district shall finalize the enrollment of children of military families.
(3) The definitions in this subsection apply throughout this section unless the context clearly requires otherwise.
(a) "Active duty" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.705.010.
(b) "Child of a military family" and "children of military families" have the same meaning as "children of military families" in RCW 28A.705.010.
(c) "Military installation" has the same meaning as in RCW 28A.705.010.
(d) "Parent" means a parent, guardian, or other person or entity having legal custody of a child of a military family.
[ 2019 c 72 § 1.]
Structure Revised Code of Washington
Title 28A - Common School Provisions
Chapter 28A.225 - Compulsory School Attendance and Admission.
28A.225.005 - Information for students and parents.
28A.225.010 - Attendance mandatory—Age—Exceptions.
28A.225.015 - Attendance mandatory—Six or seven year olds—Unexcused absences—Petition.
28A.225.018 - Conferences to identify barriers to child's school attendance.
28A.225.020 - School's duties upon child's failure to attend school.
28A.225.025 - Community engagement boards—Membership—Duties.
28A.225.027 - Community engagement boards—Grants for training—Grants for services and treatment.
28A.225.031 - Alcohol or controlled substances testing—Authority to order.
28A.225.055 - Excused absences—Search and rescue activities.
28A.225.060 - Custody and disposition of child absent from school without excuse.
28A.225.080 - Employment permits.
28A.225.090 - Court orders—Penalties—Parents' defense.
28A.225.110 - Fines applied to support of schools.
28A.225.140 - Enforcing officers not personally liable for costs.
28A.225.151 - Student-level truancy data—Reports—Data protocols and guidance for school districts.
28A.225.155 - Condensed compliance reports—Second-class districts.
28A.225.160 - Qualification for admission to district's schools—Fees for preadmission screening.
28A.225.210 - Admission of district pupils tuition free.
28A.225.215 - Enrollment of children without legal residences.
28A.225.216 - Children of military families—Residency.
28A.225.217 - Children of military families—Continued enrollment in district schools.
28A.225.220 - Adults, children from other districts, agreements for attending school—Tuition.
28A.225.240 - Apportionment credit.
28A.225.250 - Cooperative programs among school districts—Rules.
28A.225.260 - Reciprocity exchanges with other states.
28A.225.270 - Intradistrict enrollment options policies.
28A.225.280 - Transfer students' eligibility for extracurricular activities.
28A.225.290 - Enrollment options information booklet (as amended by 2009 c 450).
28A.225.300 - Enrollment options information to parents.
28A.225.310 - Attendance in school district of choice—Impact on existing cooperative arrangements.
28A.225.350 - Students subject to a dependency proceeding—Best interest determinations.