                                 CODE OF VIRGINIA

ENROLLMENT FOR STUDENTS RESIDING ON A MILITARY INSTALLATION OR IN MILITARY
HOUSING (§ 22.1-7.2)

A. As used in this section, &#8220;military installation&#8221; means a base,
camp, post, station, yard, center, homeport facility for any ship, fort, or
other activity under the jurisdiction of the Department of Defense, including
any leased facility, that is located in whole or in part within the
Commonwealth. &#8220;Military installation&#8221; does not include any facility
used primarily for civil works, rivers and harbors projects, or flood control
projects.

B. Any local school board of a school division in which a military installation
or other military housing is located shall establish and implement policies to
provide for the enrollment to any school of any student residing on a military
installation or in military housing within the school division upon the request
of his parent if space in the school is available. In developing such policies,
a local school board may include any of conditions listed in subsection A of
&#xA7; 22.1-7.1 or any other condition deemed appropriate by the local school
board.

C. Each local school board may establish and implement policies providing for
the enrollment of any student who (i) does not reside within such school
division and (ii) is the dependent of a parent that is a full-time active duty
member of the uniformed services of the United States upon request of such
student&#8217;s parent, provided that:

   1. Space in the school is available;

   2. At least one parent of the student has an identification card issued by the
   U.S. Department of Defense;

   3. At least one parent can provide evidence that he will be on active duty
   status or active duty orders, such that the parent will be temporarily
   transferred in compliance with official orders to another location in support
   of combat, a contingency operation, or a natural disaster requiring the use of
   orders for more than 30 consecutive days; and

   4. The student will be residing with a relative of such student who lives in
   the applicable school division in which such student is seeking enrollment or
   will be residing in such school division within six months of requesting
   enrollment in such school division.
   				Such policies may include any of the conditions listed in subsection A of
   &#xA7; 22.1-7.1. Such policies may provide for the denial of any such
   enrollment request if the school board can demonstrate that it lacks the
   resources or capacity.

D. A copy of the school division&#8217;s policies established and implemented
pursuant to subsections B and C shall be posted on the division&#8217;s website
and shall be available to the public upon request.

HISTORY: 2018, c. 390; 2025, c. 389.