Bill No. SB1290
Bill ID
1653531
State
VA
Title
School Choice Educational Savings Accounts; permits parents of qualified students to apply.
Description
School Choice Educational Savings Accounts. Permits the parents of qualified students to apply to the local school division in which the qualified student resides for a one-year, renewable School Choice Educational Savings Account that consists of a monetary amount that is equivalent to a certain percentage of all applicable annual Standards of Quality per pupil state funds appropriated for public school purposes and apportioned to the resident school division in which the qualified student resides. The bill sets out the education-related qualifying expenditures for which the parent of a qualified student may use the funds in the savings account, including tuition, deposits, fees, and required textbooks and instructional materials at (i) a private elementary or secondary school located in the Commonwealth, (ii) certain nonpublic online learning programs, and (iii) institutions of higher education and requires the Department of Education to establish certain policies, procedures, and processes relating to the savings accounts.
Bill Type
Bill
Category
ESAs, Universal Eligibility, New Program
Session
2023 Regular Session
Special Session
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Current Status
Introduced
Status Last Updated
2023-01-10
Pending Committee
Calendar
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