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Committee hears bill to allow military children to enroll before families move to Kansas
Summary
House Bill 2102 would let military families register children, including those with IEPs or 504 plans, for Kansas schools before the family physically arrives; residency may later be required if no open seats under state open-enrollment rules.
A legislative committee heard testimony on House Bill 2102, a proposal to let military families enroll children in Kansas public schools before the children physically move into the state.
The bill, as explained by the reviser, would add a new statutory section requiring school districts to enroll military students prior to the student’s physical residency in Kansas when a parent or person acting as parent provides evidence they will be stationed at a Kansas military installation during the current or immediately succeeding school year. The provision would apply to students in kindergarten through 12th grade and to pre-K students if the district operates a pre-K program and the child meets that program’s eligibility requirements. The reviser said the…
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