Bill > HB4813

This bill updates Michigan's laws regarding the Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, an agreement among states designed to ease the transition of military children between schools by removing barriers related to records, enrollment, placement, and graduation. Specifically, the legislation updates definitions to reflect the inclusion of the United States Space Force within the Armed Forces of the United States, clarifies terms regarding active duty service and currently enlisted members, and refines the qualifications for the state's representative—known as the compact commissioner—who sits on the Interstate Commission on Educational Opportunity for Military Children, allowing the Governor to appoint either a retired veteran with at least 15 years of active duty service and experience having a minor child in school, or their spouse or child.