(a) As used in this section:
(1) "Branch of the United States armed forces" means:
(A) United States Army;
(B) United States Air Force;
(C) United States Marine Corps;
(D) United States Navy;
(E) Army or Air National Guard; or
(F) United States Coast Guard;
(2) "Military dependent" means a child who:
(A) Is enrolled in kindergarten through grade twelve (K-12) in a public school; and
(B) Resides in the household of a person who is on active duty in or serving in the reserve component of a branch of the United States armed forces;
(3) (A) "Public school" means a state-supported school or public charter school serving students in prekindergarten, kindergarten, elementary, middle, or secondary grades in Arkansas.
(B) "Public school" includes without limitation:
(i) Alternative learning environments;
(ii) The Arkansas School for the Blind;
(iii) The Arkansas School for the Deaf; and
(iv) The Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences, and the Arts.
(b) The Department of Education shall require a public school to report the enrollment of a student who is a military dependent:
(1) In the Arkansas Public School Computer Network; or
(2) If the public school does not report through the Arkansas Public School Computer Network, as established by rule.
(c) The State Board of Education shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
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