Legislation - SB0263

Title: Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures
Sponsored by: Senators Brooks, Attar, Carozza, Feldman, Gallion, Harris, Hester, Kagan, Simonaire, and Watson
Status: In the House - First Reading Ways and Means
Analysis: Fiscal and Policy Note

Synopsis

Requiring a county superintendent of schools to allow a certain dependent child of an active service member to advance enroll in a school in the county in a certain manner; requiring the remote registration process to provide an opportunity for the service member or other parent or guardian of a dependent child with a disability to note whether the child has an individualized education program or a 504 plan in the sending state; and requiring the Secretary of Veterans and Military Families to publish information on advance enrollment.

Committees

Original:: Education, Energy, and the Environment Click to view Recorded Media

Opposite:: Ways and Means

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Cross-filed with: HB0102

Introduced in a prior session as: SB0601 Session: 2025 Regular Session

Bill File Type: Regular

Effective Date(s): July 1, 2026

History

Legislation History
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/19/2026 Legislative Date 1/19/2026 Action First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - First - Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 1/29/2026 Legislative Date 1/29/2026 Action Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/19/2026 Legislative Date 2/19/2026 Action Hearing canceled Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 2/19/2026 Legislative Date 2/19/2026 Action Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m. Proceedings
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/09/2026 Legislative Date 3/09/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/25/2026 Action Favorable with Amendments {743526/1 Adopted Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/10/2026 Legislative Date 2/25/2026 Action Second Reading Passed with Amendments Proceedings 36 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber Calendar Date Legislative Date Action Text - Third - Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures Proceedings
Chamber Senate Calendar Date 3/12/2026 Legislative Date 2/27/2026 Action Third Reading Passed (45-0) Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media
Chamber House Calendar Date 3/13/2026 Legislative Date 3/01/2026 Action Referred Ways and Means Proceedings 38 Click to view Recorded Media

Chamber	Calendar Date	Legislative Date	Action	Proceedings
Senate	1/19/2026	1/19/2026	First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment
			Text - First - Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures
Senate	1/29/2026	1/29/2026	Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.
Senate	2/19/2026	2/19/2026	Hearing canceled
Senate	2/19/2026	2/19/2026	Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.
			Vote - Senate - Committee - Education, Energy, and the Environment	Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/09/2026	3/09/2026	Favorable with Amendments Report by Education, Energy, and the Environment
Senate	3/10/2026	2/25/2026	Favorable with Amendments {743526/1 Adopted	36 Click to view Recorded Media
Senate	3/10/2026	2/25/2026	Second Reading Passed with Amendments	36 Click to view Recorded Media
			Text - Third - Education - Dependent Children of Active Service Members - Advance Enrollment Procedures
Senate	3/12/2026	2/27/2026	Third Reading Passed (45-0)	38 Click to view Recorded Media
House	3/13/2026	3/01/2026	Referred Ways and Means	38 Click to view Recorded Media

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