04/23/2019 01:00 PM House MILITARY & VETERANS' AFFAIRS

        HB 109-MILITARY CHILDREN SCHOOL RESIDENCY WAIVER                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
1:09:46 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
VICE CHAIR  TUCK announced  the next order  of business  would be                                                               
HOUSE BILL  NO. 109, "An  Act relating to  residency requirements                                                               
for public school enrollment for  certain children of active duty                                                               
military members."                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
1:10:28 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP moved to adopt  the committee substitute (CS)                                                               
for  HB  109,  labeled  31-LS0728\M, Caouette,  4/18/19,  as  the                                                               
working document.                                                                                                               
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE TARR objected for discussion purposes.                                                                           
                                                                                                                                
1:12:04 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
DENEEN TUCK,  Staff, Representative Gabrielle LeDoux,  sponsor of                                                               
HB 109, directed attention to the bill  on page 1, lines 8 and 9,                                                               
which read in part:                                                                                                             
                                                                                                                                
     or pending transfer to a military installation in the                                                                      
     state under an official military order ...                                                                                 
                                                                                                                                
MS. TUCK then  directed attention to the CS for  HB 109, lines 8-                                                               
10, which read in part:                                                                                                         
                                                                                                                                
     ...pending  transfer under  an official  military order                                                                    
     to a  military installation  in the state  from another                                                                    
     military installation within the  state or from outside                                                                    
     of the state.                                                                                                              
                                                                                                                                
MS. TUCK explained the first change  made in the CS adds language                                                               
to  address  [students]  who transfer  to  districts  within  the                                                               
state, or  from districts outside  the state.  The  second change                                                               
was  found on  page 1,  lines 11  and 12,  which directs  parents                                                               
shall provide proof of residence  within 10 days of the student's                                                               
first day  of attendance in the  new school district.   The third                                                               
change was  to add the National  Guard to "active duty  member of                                                               
the armed forces of the United  States" as found on page 1, lines                                                               
7 and 8.   The final change was  found on page 2, lines  2 and 3,                                                               
which clarifies  "residence" means  the principal  dwelling place                                                               
of an active duty parent.                                                                                                       
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE  TARR  removed  her  objection.   There  being  no                                                               
further objection, the CS was adopted.                                                                                          
                                                                                                                                
1:14:24 PM                                                                                                                    
                                                                                                                                
REPRESENTATIVE KOPP moved to report  the committee substitute for                                                               
HB 109, labeled 31-LS0728\M, Caouette,  4/18/19, out of committee                                                               
with  individual  recommendations  and  the  accompanying  fiscal                                                               
notes.  There being no  objection, CSHB 109(MLV) was reported out                                                               
of  the  House  Special  Committee   on  Military  and  Veterans'                                                               
Affairs.