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Committee approves bill to streamline school enrollment for military families with 90‑day provisional window
Summary
The Education Committee advanced SB 236 with a friendly amendment creating a 90‑day provisional enrollment period and written verification requirement for military families arriving with permanent change-of-station orders. The amendment and the bill passed on voice votes.
Sen. Wicks presented Senate Bill 236, saying the measure would “remove the barriers to enrollment options and facilitate the placement stability for military families with school‑aged children who have recently been reassigned or pending orders to Georgia.” The bill would allow military families to enroll children in a local school ahead of arrival on the basis of official military orders.
Supporters told the committee military children move frequently and can change school systems “up to 10 times prior to graduation,” creating instability that the bill seeks to reduce. Sen. Wicks, who…
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