Pennsylvania Act 2024-82 — PUBLIC SCHOOL CODE OF 1949 - NATIONAL GUARD OR RESERVE PARENT STUDENT SUPPORT

Act text

Session of 2024

No. 2024-82

SB 209

AN ACT

Amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), entitled "An act relating to the public school system, including certain provisions applicable as well to private and parochial schools; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto," in professional employees, providing for National Guard or Reserve parent student support.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 1184. National Guard or Reserve Parent Student Support.--(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a student shall be afforded the same rights as a compact student of an active duty military family under the act of February 2, 2012 (P.L.42, No.6), known as the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act, if a parent of the student is required to move to perform the parent's responsibilities in the service of the National Guard or Reserve resulting in the student having to transfer from a public school in one state to a public school located in this Commonwealth.

(b) Nothing under this section shall be construed to amend the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children under section 2 of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children Act.

(c) This section shall only apply to an action taken or to be taken by an entity located in this Commonwealth, that affects the rights of a student described under subsection (a).

(d) As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Compact student." A student as defined under the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

"Public school." If the term refers to a public school located in this Commonwealth, the term shall have the same meaning as the term "public school entity" in section 1183.

"Student." A child of a member of the National Guard or Reserve for whom the child's public school receives public funding and who is formally enrolled.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 17th day of July, A.D. 2024.

JOSH SHAPIRO