HB 615 North Carolina House · 2025-2026 Session

Enrollment Stability for Military Students.

HB 615 helps military families enroll children in North Carolina public schools before establishing local residency. It allows students to register remotely (e.g., online) if a parent is on active duty and either transferring to a North Carolina military base or separating within 12 months, requiring only a copy of the military order or separation document. Families have one year from the parent's duty start or separation date (or until the end of the school year) to provide proof of residency, with high school juniors/seniors getting until graduation. The law takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year.

Issues: ✓ Education

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

Jun 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Mar 31, 2025 Last action Jun 19, 2025

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What changed between versions

Edition 1 → Edition 2 · 5 edits

MODERATE

This bill revision reorganizes and clarifies the enrollment process for military families in North Carolina. The changes streamline eligibility criteria, add a specific provision for high school juniors and seniors, and restructure how proof of residency is handled during temporary housing situations. These modifications aim to improve clarity and ensure military children can maintain school enrollment stability during military transitions.

Scope change

The bill's scope expanded to explicitly include high school juniors and seniors, ensuring they can remain enrolled through graduation even if residency proof is delayed. The eligibility criteria were reorganized for clarity, and the timeline for submitting residency documentation was made more flexible.

ELIGIBILITY

Reorganized eligibility criteria to clearly separate conditions for military transfer versus separation from active duty, removing redundant language about pending transfers.

REQUIREMENT

Added a new provision (subsection 4) explicitly requiring submission of residency and disciplinary documentation upon attendance commencement, with specific exceptions for temporary housing situations.

TIMELINE

Added specific timeline guidance allowing enrollment for up to one year from reporting-for-duty, separation, or anticipated separation dates, or through the end of the school year.

SCOPE

Added explicit provision allowing high school juniors and seniors to enroll and attend through graduation regardless of residency proof timing.

TECHNICAL

Reordered and consolidated provisions regarding school opportunities and residency proof requirements for better readability and logical flow.

Floor votes · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

110–0

Passed · 11 other

Total votes 121

May 6, 2025

D Democratic46

40 Yea 6

86% Yea

I Independent2

2 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican73

68 Yea 5

93% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Jun 19, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Jun 17, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reptd Fav

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

Jun 11, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reptd Fav

upper

Jun 5, 2025

Committee

Re-ref to Education/Higher Education. If fav, re-ref to Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

May 7, 2025

Committee

Ref To Com On Rules and Operations of the Senate

upper

May 6, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed 3rd Reading

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Apr 29, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav Com Substitute

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Committee

Re-ref Com On Education - K-12

lower

Apr 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reptd Fav

lower

Apr 1, 2025

Committee

Ref to the Com on Homeland Security and Military and Veterans Affairs, if favorable, Education - K-12, if favorable, Rules, Calendar, and Operations of the House

lower

Mar 31, 2025

Introduced

Filed

lower

3 primary · 15 co-sponsors