HB 0675 2004
   
1 A bill to be entitled
2          An act relating to public K-12 education; amending s.
3    1003.05, F.S.; allowing children of military personnel
4    transferred to Florida after a school year has begun to
5    enroll in certain schools or programs in the state;
6    providing for priority listing for enrollment under
7    certain circumstances; providing an effective date.
8         
9          Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
10         
11          Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 1003.05, Florida
12    Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (3), and a new subsection
13    (2) is added to said section to read:
14          1003.05 Assistance to transitioning students from military
15    families.--
16          (2) Children of military personnel who receive military
17    orders to transfer to Florida after a school year has begun
18    shall be allowed to enroll in a school or program included in
19    the public school choice options, listed in s. 1002.20(6)(a); in
20    a public school that provides exceptional student education; or
21    in a public school exceptional student program if they were
22    enrolled in such a school or program in the state from which
23    transferred. A school's enrollment deadline shall not prevent
24    such student from enrolling in a school or program pursuant to
25    this subsection. However, if such student is unable to enroll in
26    a school or program pursuant to this subsection due to space
27    limitation, such student shall be priority listed for enrollment
28    for the upcoming school term or school year.
29          Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.