Governor Katie Hobbs held a signing ceremony on Thursday to officially establish the Purple Star School Program within the Arizona Department of Education.
Several schools are already part of the program, meaning that the schools meet specified training and service requirements to assist with the transition of military children who have to move due to their parents' duties.
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According to the Military Child Education Coalition (MCEC), kids of parents in the military move every two to three years.
Great Hearts Trivium Prep in Goodyear was one of the first Valley schools to offer the program, serving children from nearby Luke Air Force Base.
Organizers had been pushing to make it a statewide program, which would officially allow the designation of the participating schools as "Purple Star" schools, designated by the MCEC, according to a report from Cronkite News late last year.
Check out Governor Hobbs' event as she signs the bill into law:
