Title 17. Education

Chapter 1. General School Law

Part II. Parish School Boards

Subpart B-1. Assignment, Transfer, and Continuance of Pupils

17:101     Children of military families; registration prior to residency; preliminary enrollment

A. A public school governing authority shall allow a dependent child of an active duty member of the United States Armed Forces, of the military reserve forces, or of the National Guard or a Department of Defense civilian to register and preliminarily enroll in a public school under its jurisdiction by remote means, including electronic means, prior to becoming a resident of the state, provided all of the following apply: 

(1) The student’s parent or legal guardian is transferred or pending transfer to a military installation or comparable duty location in Louisiana pursuant to an official military order. 

(2) The student’s parent or legal guardian provides a copy of the official military order transferring the parent or legal guardian to a military installation or comparable duty location in Louisiana to the public school governing authority. 

(3) The student’s parent or legal guardian completes and submits all required registration and enrollment forms and documentation to the public school governing authority, except that proof of residency shall not be required until ten days after the arrival date specified on the parent or legal guardian’s transfer orders. 

B. A public school governing authority shall provide a student who remotely registers pursuant to this Section the same enrollment opportunities available to resident students, including requesting and applying for school assignment, registering for courses, participating in extracurricular activities, and applying to any school or program that requires an additional request, including a lottery for admission to a specific school or program. 

C. A student registered and enrolled pursuant to this Section shall not attend school until proof of residency is provided in accordance with the policies of the school’s governing authority. 

Added by Acts 2021, No. 208, § 1, eff. June 11, 2021.