A bill to promote recruiter access to secondary schools.
Take action
Record your position on this measure.
Create an account to record your position, submit testimony, or contact your legislator.
Progress
Where this bill stands in the legislative process.
- Introduced
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became Law
Overview
This bill aims to increase access for military recruiters to secondary schools. It modifies existing law to ensure recruiters have similar access to school campuses as other potential employers, and requires schools to facilitate recruitment events. Specifically, the bill mandates at least four in-person recruitment events per school year and provides recruiters with student contact information, subject to certain limitations. The goal is to improve opportunities for students to learn about military service.
Key provisions
- Requires military recruiters to have equal access to school campuses as other employers.
- Mandates at least four in-person recruitment events per academic year.
- Schools must facilitate recruitment events upon request.
- Provides recruiters with student contact information (names, grades, addresses, email, and phone numbers).
- Limits access to student information to 60 days and 30 days after the academic year begins and a recruiter request, respectively.
- Exempts student information from certain restrictions under the General Education Provisions Act.
Who is affected
- Military Recruiters
- Secondary Schools
- High School Students (age 17 and older)
- Local Educational Agencies
- Parents/Guardians of High School Students
Notable changes
Bill text
Read the latest version inline or switch to a previous version.
Text extraction is in progress. View the official source.
Sponsors
Official sponsors from legislative records.
3 on record
Primary sponsor
Cosponsors
Arguments
Reasons offered for and against this legislation.
Arguments in favor
No arguments in favor have been submitted.
Submit yoursArguments opposed
No arguments opposed have been submitted.
Submit yours