§ 403A. Uniform public school registration process and information collection requirements.

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(a)The uniform public school registration process established under § 402A of this title must meet both of the following:

(1)Be available through the Internet and in paper form.

(2)Be available in English and Spanish.

(b)The uniform public school registration process established under § 402A of this title may be made available in languages in addition to English and Spanish.

(c)The uniform public school registration process established under § 402A of this title must include all of the documents required to be completed by a parent who is registering a child for public school for the first time and must permit a public school to require additional information or documents. Additional information or documents required by a public school must be approved by the Secretary of the Department.

(d)If a child is entering pre-kindergarten or kindergarten, the uniform public school registration process established under § 402A of this title must collect information related to the types of early learning experiences the child has had before entering pre-kindergarten or kindergarten, including the duration and time attended for each experience.

(e)A public school must be certified by the Department as completing the training provided under § 405A(1) of this title before providing paper forms as part of the uniform public school registration process.

(f)The Department shall provide to each public school information about the uniform public school registration process that the public school must post on the public school’s website and include in other publications produced by the public school.

(g)After a parent has completed the registration process, the public school shall provide the parent with all of the following information, as applicable:

(1)The public school in which the parent’s child is enrolled.

(2)The specific school to which the parent’s child is assigned based on the child’s place of residence.

(3)Information about the school choice process under Chapter 4 of this title, including that the school choice process is a process separate from the uniform public school registration process.