Title: Appropriates Funds for Private School Scholarships
Title: Appropriates Funds for Private School Scholarships
A vote to pass a bill that creates a voucher plan to appropriate state funds to programs that financially support certain children attending private and religious schools in non-rural areas.
Authorizes per-student funding for public school districts and open-enrollment charter schools (Secs. 1 & 3).
Establishes the Scholarship and Educational Expense Assistance Program for students who demonstrate the greatest financial and academic need, provided that these be administered by organizations that meet certain requirements (Sec. 4).
Establishes an additional grant program, for which open-enrollment charter schools and public school districts are equally eligible, specifically to defray financial hardships caused by changes in a school’s taxable values (Sec. 2).
Specifies that school districts exceeding 120% of the state average for school year expenditures are not eligible for certain grants (Sec. 2).
Prohibits grants from exceeding $100 million for the 2017-2018 school year and $50 million for the 2018-2019 school year (Sec. 2).
Authorizes tax credits for eligible individuals and organizations that contribute funds to scholarship assistance (Sec. 4).
Appropriates $60 million in funds to open-enrollment charter schools (Sec. 9).
Specifies that the students eligible for a scholarship from a certified educational assistance organization include those with a disability and those who demonstrate long-term enrollment (Sec. 4).
Requires school districts to provide written notice to the families of children who are eligible for assistance (Sec. 4)
NOTE: THIS BILL WAS VOTED ON DURING A SPECIAL SESSION OF THE LEGISLATURE
NOTE: THIS VOTE RECONSIDERS A PREVIOUS VOTE.
Title: Appropriates Funds for Private School Scholarships
A vote to pass a bill that creates a voucher plan to appropriate state funds to programs that financially support certain children attending private and religious schools in non-rural areas.
Title: Appropriates Funds for Private School Scholarships