An Act amending the act of March 10, 1949 (P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, in pupils and attendance, further providing for military child advance enrollment.

PRINTER'S NO. 959
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 858
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY ROTHMAN, MASTRIANO, PENNYCUICK AND VOGEL,
JUNE 18, 2025
REFERRED TO EDUCATION, JUNE 18, 2025
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 pupils and attendance, further
providing for military child advance enrollment.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1302.1 of the act of March 10, 1949
(P.L.30, No.14), known as the Public School Code of 1949, is
amended to read:
Section 1302.1. Military Child Advance Enrollment, Credit
Transfer and Calculation of Grade Point Average.--(a) A school
district shall develop a policy or revise an existing policy on
enrollment of students to allow a child whose parent or legal
guardian is an active duty member of the armed forces of the
United States, including a reserve component, and has received
official military orders to transfer into or within this
Commonwealth to enroll in the school district prior to
establishing residency for purposes of section 1302 upon
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providing a copy of the official military orders to the school
district and proof of the parent or legal guardian's intention
to move into the school district. Proof under this subsection
may include a signed contract to purchase a home, a signed lease
agreement or a statement from the parent or legal guardian
stating their intention to move into the school district.
(b) The parent or legal guardian of a child enrolled in a
school district under subsection (a) must provide to the school
district proof of residence in the school district no later than
forty-five (45) days after the arrival date specified in the
military orders.
(c) Upon acceptance of a credit transfer by the receiving
school district for a child enrolled in a secondary school under
subsection (a), the receiving school district shall accept the
grade point associated with credit transferred from the sending
school entity. The grade point associated with the credit
transferred shall be used in the calculation of a cumulative
grade point average for the child by the receiving school
district.
(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:
"Receiving school district." A school district within this
Commonwealth that a child of a military family transfers to
after leaving the sending school entity.
"Secondary school." As defined in section 2002-B.
"Sending school entity." The school from which a child of a
military family transfers from prior to enrolling in a receiving
school district.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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