Children whose parents are in the military will have an easier time changing Georgia schools under a bill signed into law by Gov. Sonny Perdue. In a visit to Fort Benning on Thursday, Perdue also signed a separate bill that allows children of soldiers stationed in Georgia to qualify for Georgia's HOPE scholarship. The new law waives the one-year HOPE residency requirement for children of active-duty military personnel. The school transfer law is designed to make the transition easier for military children sometimes caught in conflicting mandates as they shuffle from school to school.
(Associated Press)
(Associated Press)
