§ 16-92-7. Eligibility.
(a) Eligibility for enrollment:
(1) 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.
(2) A local education agency shall be prohibited from charging 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.
(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 he or she was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent.
(b) Eligibility for extracurricular participation. 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.
History of Section.P.L. 2010, ch. 100, § 1; P.L. 2010, ch. 106, § 1.
Structure Rhode Island General Laws
Chapter 16-92 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
Section 16-92-1. - Short title.
Section 16-92-2. - Legislative purpose.
Section 16-92-3. - Definitions.
Section 16-92-4. - Applicability.
Section 16-92-5. - Educational records and enrollment.
Section 16-92-6. - Placement and attendance.
Section 16-92-7. - Eligibility.
Section 16-92-8. - Graduation.
Section 16-92-9. - State coordination.
Section 16-92-10. - Interstate commission on educational opportunity for military children.
Section 16-92-11. - Powers and duties of the interstate commission.
Section 16-92-12. - Organization and operation of the interstate commission.
Section 16-92-13. - Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission.
Section 16-92-14. - Oversight, enforcement and dispute resolution.
Section 16-92-15. - Financing of the interstate commission.
Section 16-92-16. - Member states, effective date and amendment.