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Committee hears bill to expand enrollment protections for military families

Washington State House Education Committee · January 27, 2026
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Summary

A public hearing on House Bill 2534 heard widespread support from school officials and military advocates for allowing children of military families to begin enrollment before arrival and extending time to establish residency; staff said the bill’s provisions sit outside the interstate military compact.

The House Education Committee held a public hearing on House Bill 2534, a bill intended to promote educational stability for children of military families by clarifying residency and enrollment rules.

Megan Moragachi, counsel to the committee, told members the bill would allow a child of a military family to meet residency requirements if a parent or guardian is transferred to Washington or a bordering state or is relocating under official military orders; it would let school districts accept applications and conditionally register students before the family’s…

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