A public school district with twenty (20) or more children of military families enrolled as students or a public school district with a total of three thousand (3,000) or more students enrolled shall:

1. (1)

   1. (A) Incorporate into the policies of the district specific procedures that outline actions to take in support of students who are the children of military families who transition to and from the public school district.
   2. (B) Public schools may choose to adopt the Arkansas Council for Military Children-developed Purple Star School program, a similar Military Child Education Coalition program, or a locally developed program to facilitate transitioning students of military families.
   3. (C) The council will recognize public school districts that achieve the full measure of achievement of such a student transition program; and

2. (2)

   1. (A) Designate for the public school district a military family education coordinator to serve as the primary point of contact for:

      1. (i) Each child of a military family; and
      2. (ii) His or her parent or legal guardian.

   2. (B) The public school military family education coordinator shall have specialized knowledge regarding the:

      1. (i) Educational needs of children of military families; and
      2. (ii) Obstacles that children of military families face in obtaining an education.
   3. (C) The Division of Elementary and Secondary Education shall supply relevant resources for the orientation and training of public school military education coordinators under this section.