HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES	H.B. NO.	1904
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

relating to education.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Section 302A-1143, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"§302A-1143 Attending school in what service area. (a) A person of school age shall be required to attend the school of the service area, as determined by the department, in which the person resides, unless:

(1) The person is enrolled in a Hawaiian language medium education program or charter school;

(2) A geographic exception to attend a school in another service area is requested and granted at the discretion of the department;

(3) Out-of-service-area attendance is mandated by the department or by federal law; [or]

(4) The person is enrolled in a career and technical education program under section 302A-1143.5[.]; or

(5) The parent or guardian of the person has transferred or is pending transfer from another state to a military installation in Hawaii while on active military duty pursuant to an official military order.

(b) If subsection (a)(5) applies:

(1) The department shall, within five days of receipt of a military order, accept an application for school or program enrollment and course registration by electronic means, subject to available space;

(2) The parent or guardian shall electronically provide the department with proof of one of the following addresses for purposes of school placement:

(A) Pending or current occupancy in a temporary on‑base billeting facility or other temporary accommodation within the local community;

(B) An agreement to purchase, construct, or lease a dwelling within the local community; or

(C) Waitlisted status or pending or current occupancy in a dwelling located within any on- or off-base federal government housing;

(3) The parent or guardian shall provide proof of residence and any other required documents to the department within ten days after the arrival date provided on the official military orders;

(4) Subject to available space, the person may be permitted to continue attendance at the same school through the end of the school year if the person is relocating from temporary to permanent military housing in the State; and

(5) Upon notification that a person applying for enrollment under this section is receiving, or may be eligible to receive, services or accommodations pursuant to the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and title II of the federal Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, the appropriate complex area superintendent shall promptly coordinate with the parent or guardian and the person's previous school to ensure the timely exchange of records and reduce any delays in the person receiving comparable services in the State upon arrival."

SECTION 2. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect on July 1, 2024.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Department of Education; School Placement; Child of Military Parent or Guardian

Description:

Provides a process for school placement for a child whose parent or guardian has transferred or is pending transfer from another state to a military installation in Hawaii while on active military duty pursuant to an official military order.

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