110-E:2. Military Parent Student Support.
I. Beginning with the 2023-2024 school year and each school year thereafter, each public school shall provide appropriate support services, as specified in paragraph II, to military-connected students whose parent or guardian is a member of the armed forces being called to and while serving on active duty.
II. (a) If a parent or guardian of a military-connected student is called or ordered to active duty by the federal government under the provisions of 10 U.S.C. relating to armed forces, or 32 U.S.C. relating to the National Guard, the parent or guardian may notify school district of the activation to active duty and request additional supports for the student under this section. Upon receiving notification from the parent or guardian of activation, the school district shall provide the student with access to licensed counseling services, and information regarding existing federal and state military support services and any other service, agency, or resource necessary to support or provide assistance to the student.
(b) The department of education shall coordinate with the department of military and veterans services to carry out this section, including posting information about the requirements of this section to their publicly accessible Internet websites and providing informational materials for use by school districts to inform parents and guardians of the supports available under this paragraph.
Source. 2022, 310:2, eff. Aug. 30, 2022.
