Title 49 — Military.

The District of Columbia adopts the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children.

It is the purpose of the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children to remove barriers to educational success imposed on children of military families because of frequent moves and deployment of their parents by: (1) Facilitating the timely enrollment of …

For the purposes of this chapter, unless the context clearly requires a different construction, the term: (1) “Active duty” means full-time duty status in the active uniformed service of the United States, including members of the National Guard and Reserve on active duty orders …

(a) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (b) of this section, this compact shall apply to the children of: (1) Active duty members of the uniformed services; (2) Members or veterans of the uniformed services who are severely injured and medically discharged or retired for a…

(a) If official educational records cannot be released to the parents of a student for the purpose of transfer, the custodian of the records in the sending state shall prepare and furnish to the parent a complete set of unofficial educational records containing uniform informatio…

(a)(1) When a student transfers before or during the school year, the receiving state school shall initially honor placement of the student in educational courses based on the student’s enrollment in the sending state school and educational assessments conducted at the school in …

(a) Special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family and executed under applicable law shall be sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent. (b) A local education agency shall …

(a) To facilitate the on-time graduation of children of military families, states and local education agencies shall adopt the following procedures: (1) Local education agency administrative officials shall waive specific courses required for graduation if similar course work has…

(a) The member states hereby create the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children. The activities of the Interstate Commission are the formation of public policy and are a discretionary state function. (b) The Interstate Commission shall: (1) Be a bod…

The Interstate Commission shall have the power to: (1) Provide for dispute resolution among member states; (2) Promulgate rules and take all necessary actions to effect its goals, purposes, and obligations as enumerated in this compact; which rules shall have the force and effect…

(a) The Interstate Commission shall, by a majority of the members present and voting, within 12 months after the first Interstate Commission meeting, adopt bylaws to govern its conduct as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of the compact, including: (1) Est…

(a) The Interstate Commission shall promulgate reasonable rules to effectively and efficiently achieve the purposes of this compact. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if the Interstate Commission exercises its rulemaking authority in a manner that is beyond the scope of the purposes…

(a)(1) The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state government in each member state shall enforce this compact and shall take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact and the rules promulga…

(a) The Interstate Commission shall pay, or provide for the payment of, the reasonable expenses of its establishment, organization, and ongoing activities. (b) The Interstate Commission may levy on and collect an annual assessment from each member state to cover the cost of the o…

(a) Each member state shall, through the creation of a State Council or use of an existing body or board, provide for the coordination among its agencies of government, local education agencies, and military installations concerning the state’s participation in, and compliance wi…

(a) Any state is eligible to become a member state. (b) The compact shall become effective and binding upon legislative enactment of the compact into law by no fewer than 10 states. The effective date shall be no earlier than December 1, 2007. After December 1, 2007, it shall bec…

(a) Once effective, the compact shall continue in force and remain binding upon each and every member state; provided, that a member state may withdraw from the compact by specifically repealing the statute that enacted the compact into law. (b) Withdrawal from this compact shall…

(a) The provisions of this compact shall be severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision is deemed unenforceable, the remaining provisions of the compact shall be enforceable. (b) The provisions of this compact shall be liberally construed to effectuate its purpos…

(a) Nothing in this chapter prevents the enforcement of any other law of a member state that is not inconsistent with this compact. All member states’ laws conflicting with this compact are superseded to the extent of the conflict. (b)(1) All lawful actions of the Interstate Comm…

(a) There is established the District of Columbia Educational Opportunity for Military Children State Council. The State Council shall be composed of 7 members. The State Council shall provide for the coordination among its agencies of government, local education agencies, and mi…