(a) If a student seeks to attend a school in a nonresident district, the student's parent shall submit an application:
(1) To the nonresident district, which shall notify the resident district of the filing of the application;
(2) On a form approved by the Department of Education; and
(3) Postmarked no later than May 1 of the year in which the student seeks to begin the fall semester at the nonresident district.
(b) A nonresident district that receives an application under subsection (a) of this section shall, upon receipt of the application, place a date and time stamp on the application that reflects the date and time the nonresident district received the application.
(c) A nonresident district shall review and make a determination on each application in the order in which the application was received by the nonresident district.
(d) Before accepting or rejecting an application, a nonresident district shall determine whether one of the limitations under ยง 6-18-1906 applies to the application.
(e) (1) By July 1 of the school year in which the student seeks to enroll in a nonresident district under this subchapter, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall notify the parent and the resident district in writing as to whether the student's application has been accepted or rejected.
(2) If the application is rejected, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall state in the notification letter the reason for rejection.
(3) If the application is accepted, the superintendent of the nonresident district shall state in the notification letter a reasonable deadline by which the student shall enroll in the nonresident district and after which the acceptance notification is null.
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