SB236: SB236 "Quality Basic Education Act,"; certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they intend to reside; provide

25 LC 49 2369S The House Committee on Education offers the following substitute to SB 236: A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT To amend Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to1 eligibility for enrollment under the "Quality Basic Education A ct," so as to provide that 2 certain students whose parents or guardians are on active duty in the United States armed3 forces are eligible for enrollment in the public school of the attendance zone in which they4 intend to reside regardless of whether they have entered into a lease, purchased a house, or5 otherwise secured housing within such attendance zone, subject to limitations; to provide for6 related matters; to repeal conflicting laws; and for other purposes.7 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF GEORGIA:8 SECTION 1.9 Code Section 20-2-150 of the Official Code of Georgia Annotated, relating to eligibility for10 enrollment under the "Quality Basic Education Act," is amended by revising subsection (e)11 as follows:12 "(e) A student whose parent or guardian is on active duty in the United States armed forces13 and has received official military orders to transfer into or within this state shall be eligible14 for enrollment, in the same manner and time as for students residing within the local school15 system, in the public school of the attendance zone in which he or she will be residing16 S. B. 236 (SUB) - 1 - 25 LC 49 2369S intends to reside or in a public school authorized pursuant to Code Section 20-2-295, prior17 to physically establishing residency within the local school system regardless of whether18 such student's parent or guardian has entered into a lease, pur chased a residence, or19 otherwise secured housing within such attendance zone, upon presentation of a copy of the20 official military orders to the local school system.; provided, however, that such enrollment21 shall be provisional and subject to written verification provided to the school principal or22 his or her designee within 90 days of the first day of such provisional enrollment that such23 student's parent or guardian has established residency or has m ade sufficient good faith24 efforts to establish residency in such attendance zone. In the event that such student does25 not subsequently physically reside in the attendance zone in which he or she intended to26 reside or provide verification of sufficient good faith efforts to establish such residency,27 such student's parent or guardian shall enroll such student in the public school of the28 attendance zone in which he or she actually physically resides and shall provide proof of29 such physical residency to such local school system at the conc lusion of the 90 day30 provisional enrollment period. A high school student who is a junior or senior shall be31 permitted to remain enrolled in his or her current school placement until graduation despite32 any changes in physical residency."33 SECTION 2.34 All laws and parts of laws in conflict with this Act are repealed.35 S. B. 236 (SUB) - 2 -