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2004 SESSION

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SB 270 Homeless children; public school enrollment.

Introduced by: Frederick M. Quayle | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS PASSED SENATE: (all summaries)

Public school enrollment of homeless children. Revises provisions addressing the public school enrollment of homeless children to reflect the definitions and requirements set forth in the federal McKinney-Vento Homeless Education Assistance Improvements Act of 2001---law that is included within the federal No Child Left Behind Act. School divisions are to coordinate the provision of services to such homeless students with relevant local social services agencies and other agencies and programs providing services to such students, and with other school divisions as may be necessary to resolve interdivisional issues. The measure also provides that superintendents cannot exclude from school attendance those homeless children who do not provide the requisite health or immunization information required of other students and deletes the outdated mumps immunization exemption. However, the student must be immediately referred to the local school division liaison who is required to assist the student in obtaining the necessary physical examinations or proof or completion of immunizations. Technical amendments delete references to "guardian," as § 22.1-1 includes guardians, legal custodians, and other persons having "control or charge of a child" within the definition of "parent" throughout Title 22.1.


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