OLYMPIA — The state House has passed a series of bills affecting military members, including one that requires colleges and universities to let reservist students who are called to active duty or training for up to 30 days to make up missed exams.
Another measure passed Monday addresses the rights of deployed military parents, by allowing a military parent to ask the court to delegate the parent’s residential time with a child if the parent’s military orders involve being more than one night away when the parent is scheduled to have time with a child.
A third measure amends the Washington Service Members’ Civil Relief Act to add National Guard members who are under a call to service authorized by the governor for a period of more than 30 consecutive days.
Currently, the act applies to National Guard members who are under a call to active service authorized by the president or the Defense secretary. The law provides rights to a service member and dependents in civil proceedings to protect them from default judgments and to allow them to stay civil proceedings until after the end of active military service.
All three passed the House unanimously Monday and head to the Senate for consideration.
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