15-816. Definitions


In this article, unless the context otherwise requires:


1. "Nonresident pupil" means a pupil who resides in this state and who is enrolled
in or is seeking enrollment in a school district other than the school district in which
the pupil resides.


2. "Open enrollment" means a policy adopted and implemented by a school district
governing board to allow resident transfer pupils to enroll in any school within the
school district, to allow resident pupils to enroll in any school located within other
school districts in this state and to allow nonresident pupils to enroll in any school
within the district pursuant to section 15-816.01.


3. "Resident school" means a school within the designated attendance area in which
a pupil resides.


4. "Resident transfer pupil" means a resident pupil who is enrolled in or seeking
enrollment in a school that is within the school district but outside the attendance area
of the pupil's residence.