IC 20-38-3-6: Eligibility

Sec. 6. ARTICLE VI. ELIGIBILITY

A. Eligibility for enrollment

1. A special power of attorney, relative to the guardianship of a child of a military family, is sufficient for the purposes of enrollment and all other actions requiring parental participation and consent.

2. A local education agency is prohibited from charging local tuition to a transitioning child of a military family placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or another person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction of the custodial parent.

3. A transitioning child of a military family, placed in the care of a noncustodial parent or another person standing in loco parentis who lives in a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction of the custodial parent, may attend the school in which the child was enrolled while residing with the custodial parent.

B. States and local education agencies shall facilitate the opportunity for the inclusion of transitioning children of military families in extracurricular activities, regardless of application deadlines, to the extent the children are otherwise qualified.