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The bill expands and clarifies DoDEA enrollment access and enrollment procedures for dependents of reserve members on active service—improving access and administrative ease for military families—but raises the risk of added demand on DoDEA capacity, potential wait-list disruptions for families, and indirect local fiscal impacts.
Children of reserve members performing active service can attend DoDEA schools at their parent's permanent station without separate eligibility barriers, increasing school access for these military-connected students.
Military members can request automatic enrollment of dependents at DoDEA schools when space exists, reducing administrative friction and smoothing school transitions after PCS orders for families.
Dependents who cannot be placed immediately will be placed on a wait-list, creating a clearer, more orderly enrollment process and expectations for families.
DoDEA installation schools may face increased demand from additional eligible dependents, potentially straining capacity, resources, or increasing class sizes for students on base.
Families placed on enrollment wait-lists may experience uncertainty or disruptive schooling transitions near a PCS if timely placement in DoDEA schools is not available.
Local non-DoD schools and local taxpayers could face indirect effects if DoDEA capacity constraints prompt federal-funded changes or shifting resource needs, creating local fiscal or planning impacts.
Based on analysis of 2 sections of legislative text.
Allows dependents of reserve members on active service and assigned via an accompanied PCS to enroll in DoDEA schools at the member’s permanent station, with automatic enrollment if space permits or wait-listing.
Introduced November 7, 2025 by Eugene Simon Vindman · Last progress November 7, 2025
Allows dependents of certain reserve component members who are on active service and assigned to an accompanied permanent change of station (PCS) to attend Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools at the service member’s permanent station. Dependents may be automatically enrolled on request if the local DoDEA school has space, or placed on a wait list if space is not available.