Governor Approves Robbins' Military Families Compact Bill

Senate Bill 159 would ease transitions for students

Governor Corbett signed Senator Bob Robbins' bill to help students of military families cope with the frequent and stressful relocations associated with active duty service into law.

Senate Bill 159, (now Act 6-2012) Senator Robbins' Interstate Compact on Educational Opportunity for Military Children legislation, authorizes Pennsylvania to enter into the Interstate Compact as a way to make education more accessible to children of military families and make school transfers and transitions more uniform and less stressful.

"The Compact provides a comprehensive approach to address the major areas of education that are affected such as the transferring of education records, course sequencing, graduation requirements and power of custodial parents and guardianships during deployments," Senator Robbins said.

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