House committee substitute to the 1st edition makes the following changes.

Amends GS 115C-366 by no longer requiring that the student live with a parent or legal guardian on active military duty in order to be allowed to register to enroll in the public schools of that unit by remote means before living in the local school administrative unit when specified conditions are met. Also amends those conditions as follows. Requires that the parent or guardian be separating from active military duty within a 12-month period (was, be separating from active duty service within the next 12 months and intend to establish residency in the State). Allows the parent or legal guardian to provide a copy of the official separation orders (new requirement) or an official military document showing the anticipated date of separation or date of projected Permanent Change of Station to the State (was, an official military document showing an anticipated date of separation) as an alternative to the official military order transferring to a military installation or reservation located in the state. No longer allows each local school administrative unit to determine the document or documents sufficient to establish an anticipated date of separation so long as the document required is easily accessible by the parent or legal guardian. Requires parent or legal guardian to complete and submit the local school administrative unit's required enrollment forms and documentation other than proof of residency and documentation related to disciplinary actions for suspension or expulsion from attendance at a private or public school in this or any other state or has been convicted of a felony in this or any other state. Adds the condition that a parent or legal guardian must submit proof of residency and documentation related to those disciplinary actions upon the child commencing attendance. Requires when proof of residency has not yet become available because the parent or legal guardian and child are residing in temporary housing, for the local school administrative unit to: (1) allow the child to enroll and begin attending school in that unit of anticipated domicile for a period of up to one year from (a) the parent or legal guardian's reporting-for-duty date, separation date from active military duty, or anticipated separation date from active military duty or (b) through the end of the school year before being considered a resident of another local school administrative unit and (2) allow a child who is a high school junior or senior to enroll and begin attending school in that unit of anticipated domicile through high school graduation. Makes conforming changes and organizational changes.

Removes the changes that would not have allowed a registered student enrolled pursuant to these provisions to attend school in the local school administrative unit the later of (1) one year from the parent or legal guardian's reporting-for-duty or separation date or (2) the end of the school year in which the student began attending the school. Also removed the provision allowing a student to attend a high school through graduation if the student begins attending a school in grade 11 or 12.