The proposed bill introduces a new chapter, titled "The Military Child Act," to Title 30 of the General Laws concerning military affairs and defense. This chapter defines a "military-connected student" as a student who is the dependent of either a person in the active military service of the United States or in full-time status during active service with a force of the Rhode Island National Guard.

The act establishes provisions for the advance enrollment of military-connected students, allowing them to be deemed residents of the local school system if their parent or guardian is being relocated to the state under military orders and is transferred to or pending transfer to a military installation within the state.

Under this act, military-connected students can enroll preliminarily by remote registration without charge, and they are not required to physically appear at a location within the district for registration. Parents or guardians must present evidence of military orders confirming that a parent or guardian shall be stationed in this state during the current or following school year. They may use an address within the school district where the military-connected student is to be enrolled, which can include a temporary on-base billeting facility, a purchased or leased home or apartment, or federal government or public-private venture off-base military housing.

Proof of required residency shall not be required at the time of remote registration but must be provided within ten days of the student's attendance in the school system of the city or town where the student resides. The act will take effect upon its passage.