Any active duty member of the armed forces who has been temporarily assigned to work outside of Louisiana with an immediate family member who has qualified for and has received any Medicaid home-and community-based waiver serving persons with developmental disabilities administered by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals shall be eligible to receive the next available slot for waiver services upon the member's resumed residence in Louisiana.

This approved Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) requests the Louisiana State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education to create a Purple Star School Award Program, administered through the state Department of Education using designated criteria in the SCR to recognize schools that evidence a major commitment to serving students and families connected to the United States Armed Forces.

This bill provides for the remote public school registration and enrollment of children of military personnel transferring to the state.

Provides certain educational benefits for veterans who are students enrolled in Louisiana public colleges and universities

Postsecondary In-state Tuition Continuity R.S. 17:2137 (A) and (B) provide as follows: §2137. Tuition fees for members of the armed forces and dependents and for certain individuals who have served in the armed forces; resident classification A. A child or spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States stationed in Louisiana on active duty shall be entitled to resident classification for tuition purposes at any state college or university without regard to length of time of residency in the state. B. A child or spouse of a member of the armed forces of the United States who has been assigned to duty elsewhere immediately following assignment to duty in Louisiana shall be entitled to resident classification for tuition purposes at any state college or university for as long as the child or spouse, as the case may be, continuously resides in Louisiana after the Louisiana duty assignment of the parent or spouse.