§ 806. Purpose — Article I
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:
A. 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 variations in entrance or age requirements.
B. 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.
C. Facilitating the qualification and eligibility for enrollment, educational programs, and participation in extracurricular academic, athletic, and social activities.
D. Facilitating the on-time graduation of children of military families.
E. Providing for the promulgation and enforcement of administrative rules implementing the provisions of this compact.
F. Providing for the uniform collection and sharing of information between and among member states, schools, and military families under this compact.
G. Promoting coordination between this compact and other compacts affecting military children.
H. Promoting flexibility and cooperation between the educational system, parents, and the student in order to achieve educational success for the student. (Added 2011, No. 43, § 1.)
Structure Vermont Statutes
Chapter 19 - Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children
§ 806a. Definitions — Article II
§ 806b. Applicability — Article III
§ 806c. Educational records and enrollment — Article IV
§ 806d. Placement and attendance — Article V
§ 806e. Eligibility — Article VI
§ 806f. Graduation — Article VII
§ 806g. State coordination — Article VIII
§ 806h. Interstate commission on educational opportunity for military children — Article IX
§ 806i. Powers and duties of the interstate commission — Article X
§ 806j. Organization and operation of the interstate commission — Article XI
§ 806k. Rulemaking functions of the interstate commission — Article XII
§ 806l. Oversight, enforcement, and dispute resolution — Article XIII
§ 806m. Financing of the interstate commission — Article XIV
§ 806n. Member states, effective date and amendment — Article XV
§ 806o. Withdrawal and dissolution — Article XVI
§ 806p. Severability and construction — Article XVII
§ 806q. Binding effect of compact and other laws — Article XVIII