From the ECS State Policy Database Choice of Schools--Vouchers

This database is made possible by your state's fiscal support of the Education Commission of the States (ECS). Most entries are legislative, although rules/regulations and executive orders that make substantive changes are included. Every effort is made to collect the latest available version of policies; in some instances, recent changes might not be reflected. For expediency purposes minimal attention has been paid to style (capitalization, punctuation) and format. Please cite use of the database as: Education Commission of the States (ECS) State Policy Database, retrieved [date]. State Status/Date Level Summary NC Signed into law 07/2013 P-12 Children with Disabilities Scholarship Grants H.B. 269 Creates special education scholarship grants for children with disabilities and establishes eligibility requirements. Requires the scholarship grant to be no more than $3,000 per semester per student. Services provided in a home school setting or services prov... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2013 P-12 S.B. 1363 Expands Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) eligibility and funding to include kindergarteners. An Empowerment Scholarship Account provides options for parents to freely choose how and where to educate their children with financial assistance from the state... More... IN Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Choice Scholarships eligibility and requirements H.B. 1003 Provides that a taxpayer may carry forward a School Scholarship Income Tax Credit for a taxable year that begins after December 31, 2012. Starting FY 2014, fiscal year cap applied to the tax credit increases from $5 M to $10 M. Specifies eligibility standards ... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2013 P-12 Empowerment Scholarship Accounts; Fraud Prevention. H.B. 2458 Outlines fraud prevention policies for the Arizona Department of Education (ADE) regarding Empowerment Scholarship Accounts (ESAs) and makes other ESA changes. http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/51leg/1r/laws/0175.pdf... More... PA Signed into law 07/2012 P-12 Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program H.B. 0761 Modifies tax code to provide the means for low- and moderate-income students (185% of poverty) who reside in the attendance boundary of a low-achieving school, to apply for an opportunity scholarship to attend a participating public or private school. Funds ma... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Educational Choice (EdChoice) Scholarship Pilot Program S.B. 316 - Educational Choice (EdChoice) Scholarship Pilot Program Extends eligibility for an EdChoice Scholarship to a student outside Cleveland who is enrolled in a nonpublic school at the time the state board grants the school a charter under 3301.16 (http://codes.ohio.gov/orc/3301.16) and the school meets the eligibility ... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Cleveland Voucher Program S.B. 316 - Cleveland Voucher Program Requires Cleveland pilot project scholarship (voucher) students' performance data to be disaggregated, among other factors, by grade level (previously required disaggregation by "age"). Page 113 of 592: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_SB_316... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 Autism Scholarship and Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Programs S.B. 316 - Autism Scholarship and Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Programs Each time a child's district completes evaluation for a child with a disability or undertakes the development, review, or revision of the child's IEP, requires the district to notify the child's parent about both the autism scholarship program and the Jon Pete... More... OH Signed into law 06/2012 P-12 EdChoice Vouchers in 2012-13 S.B. 316 - EdChoice Vouchers in 2012-13 Directs the department to conduct a second Educational Choice Scholarship application period for the 2012-2013 school year to award scholarships to eligible students who were enrolled in a nonpublic school in the 2011-2012 school year that was granted a charte... More... OK Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Special Education Task Force and Scholarships for Students with Disabilities H.B. 3090 Creates the Rethinking Special Education Competency and Transition Task Force. The task force will focus on improved educational services and outcomes and meaningful postsecondary transition plans. Topics for study also include how special education services c... More... LA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 School Choice Pilot Program for Students with Disabilities H.B. 911 Creates a permanent program out of the two-year School Choice Pilot Program for Certain Students with Exceptionalities. The program is designed for students with various disabilities, including autism, a mental disability, emotional disturbance, developmental ... More... MS Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Screening and Scholarships for Students with Dyslexia H.B. 1031 Establishes the Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship For Students With Dyslexia program. Outlines student eligibility requirements for receipt of a scholarship and the term of the scholarship. Stipulates the obligations of parents, students and schools and... More... VA Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Educational Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits H.B. 321 Establishes a credit beginning in taxable year 2012 for corporations donating cash or property to nonprofit organizations providing education improvement scholarships to students who would have been eligible for the free and reduced lunch program under federal... More... AZ Signed into law 05/2012 P-12 Arizona Empowerment Scholarship H.B. 2622 Requires that a parent or guardian sign a contract to participate in an Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Account if he/she does not plan to enroll the child in a public, private or charter school or a homeschool; Broadens the definition of a qualified student b... More... GA Vetoed 05/2012 P-12 Scholarship Program for Special Needs Students H.B. 181 Specifies the language school systems must use to notify parents of a child's potential eligibility for a Georgia Special Needs Scholarship. Requires the student's resident school system to ensure the parent of a student with a disability is provided such noti... More... LA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 School Choice and Voucher Program H.B. 976 Expands the current choice program, Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program, beyond schools in the New Orleans district to students statewide who meet eligibility requirements. Provides scholarships to eligible students to attend public and non... More... VA Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Education Improvement Scholarships S.B. 131 Establishes a credit beginning in taxable year 2013 for individuals, business entities, and corporations making monetary donations to nonprofit organizations providing education improvement scholarships to students whose family's annual household income is not... More... WI Signed into law 04/2012 P-12 Parental Choice Program - Limits Participation of School Districts S.B. 174 Closing the parental choice program for eligible school districts to additional school districts. Provides that no school district that has not already qualified as an eligible school district may qualify as an eligible school district after the effective dat... More... IN Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Certified Scholarship Program Eligibility. S.B. 296 Provides that an individual is eligible for a scholarship from a scholarship program that is certified by the department of education if the student received a scholarship in a preceding school year, including a school year that does not immediately precede a ... More... IN Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Nonpublic to Public Student Records Transfer, Charter Start-up Grants H.B. 1189 Requires an accredited nonpublic school to provide sufficient verbal information to permit a requesting school to which a child transfers to make an appropriate placement decision when the parent of the child is in breach of a contract that conditions release ... More... UT Signed into law 03/2012 P-12 Study of Programs/Initiatives to Assist Students At Risk of Academic Failure S.B. 151 Directs the education interim committee to conduct a study of programs and initiatives to assist students at risk of academic failure, including a study of: (1) The Carson Smith Scholarships for Students with Special Needs program to determine whether program... More... WI Signed into law 02/2012 P-12 Timelines for Application to Nonresident Schools S.B. 2 - Choice of Schools Provision This portion of S.B. 2 establishes timelines for student application to nonresident school and for schools to respond to students making the requests. Moves the timeline for application to attend a nonresident school from February to the last weekday in April... More... WI Signed into law 11/2011 P-12 Changes to the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program and the Choice Program for Eligible School Districts S.B. 234 Requires private schools participating in either the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program or the Choice Program for Eligible School districts to report family information to the Department of Public Instruction. Family income data is then to be verified by the De... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Background Checks at Certain Schools H.B. 153 - Background Checks at Certain Schools Requires that staff at a nonpublic school participating in the Jon Peterson special needs scholarship program or at a college-preparatory boarding school undergo criminal background checks. Permits the chief administrator of a registered private provider parti... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program H.B. 153 - Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program Amends various provisions of the Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program (voucher for students in low-performing schools, not Cleveland voucher). Increases total number of students who may participate from 14,000 annually to 30,000 in the 2011-12 school y... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Autism Scholarship Program H.B. 153 - Autism Scholarship Program Specifies that the services provided under the scholarship must include an educational component. Pages 74-77 of 1000: http://www.legislature.state.oh.us/BillText129/129_HB_153_EN_part2.pdf... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program H.B. 153 - Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program Establishes the Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program, effective with the 2012-13 school year, for K-12 students with disabilities to attend either (1) a registered private provider (i.e., a nonpublic school or other nonpublic entity that has been reg... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Cleveland Voucher Program H.B. 153 - Cleveland Voucher Program Makes changes to the "pilot project scholarship program" (Cleveland voucher program). Expands eligibility to new applicants through grade 12 (previously new students only accepted through grade 8). Increases scholarship amount effective fiscal year 2012. Pages... More... OH Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Parental Rights and Special Education H.B. 153 - Parental Rights and Special Education Directs the department of education to develop a document that compares a parent's and child's rights under Chapter 3323 of the Ohio code and the Individuals with Disabilities Act (20 U.S.C. 1400 et seq.) with the parent's and child's rights under the Jon Pete... More... NH Became law without governor's signature 06/2011 P-12 Charter School Requirements and Tuition S.B. 82 Permits the state board of education to grant charter status to all applicants that meet the requirements (removing quota of 20 schools during charter pilot begun in 2003). Requires that the state pay tuition for each pupil attending a chartered public school ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expands Eligibility for the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program H.B. 1329 Expands eligibility for the John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program to students with disabilities who have 504 accommodation plan issued under federal law (previously the only students eligible were those with an individual educationa... More... FL Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Expands Definition of Failing School for Purposes of Student Eligibility for the Opportunity Scholarship Program H.B. 1331 From House of Representatives Staff Analysis: Expands the definition of a failing school for purposes of student eligibility for the Opportunity Scholarship Program (OSP) (Created in 1999 as part of a broad education reform package known as the A+ Plan; Design... More... WI Signed into law 06/2011 P-12 Parental Choice Program A.B. 40 (Act 32) - Budget Bill Appropriates funding for the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) and choice programs in other eligible school districts (the latter is an expansion). Section 2532m. (118.60 of the statutes) is created to address parental choice programs for eligible schoo... More... OK Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Amends Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship for Students with Disabilities H.B. 1744 Parents requesting a Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarship for Students with Disabilities must make their request no later than December 1 of the school year during which the scholarship is requested. Removes the date of April 1 by which the school district must no... More... IN Signed into law 05/2011 P-12 Vouchers H.B. 1003 Provides a tax deduction for a parent who sends a child to a private school or home schools the child. Increases the school scholarship tax credits that may be awarded for donations to a scholarship granting organization. Prohibits a scholarship granting organ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2011 P-12 Empowerment Scholarship S.B. 1553 Amends Title 15, Arizona Revised Statutes, by adding chapter 19 creating a "scholarship account" program providing options for K-12 students with disabilities to attend private schools. Designates the expenses which can be applied to the account and rules appl... More... PA Signed into law 11/2010 P-12 Tuitioning for Students from Districts Under Fiscal Distress S.B. 441 - Amending Section 1607 Not a traditional voucher, but does provide tuition for students to attend school in another district under a tuition arrangement. From the fiscal note: Authorizes tuition for students in small district that are currently under fiscal district to designated di... More... WI Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Voucher Programs A.B. 75 Requires the governing board of every private school participating in the Milwaukee parental choice program to adopt pupil academic standards in mathematics, science, reading and writing, geography and history. Requires a school participating in the Milwaukee ... More... OK Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program H.B. 3393 Creates the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program. Provide a scholarship to a private school of choice for students with disabilities for whom an individualized education program (IEP) in accordance with the Individuals with ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program Revisions H.B. 1505 - Sec. 1 Revises provisions relating to John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program; authorizes the commissioner of education to deny, suspend, or revoke private school's participation in the scholarship program if owner or operator of such school... More... GA Vetoed 06/2010 P-12 Middle School and Academic Instruction per Day H.B. 907 Revises and clarifies language relating to the organization of schools serving grades 6, 7 and/or 8. Provides that schools serving any of those grades qualify for the middle school program for students. Eliminates provision that for students not performing on ... More... FL Signed into law 06/2010 P-12 School Grades H.B. 1255 - Sec. 6, 29 Amends the formula for calculating school grades to include end-of-course (EOC) assessments taken by middle school students and middle school student attainment of industry certification. Provides that student performance on statewide assessments determine sch... More... VT to governor 05/2010 P-12 Incentives for District Mergers, Study of Tuition Vouchers H.B. 66 - Two Sections The first part of this bill relates to incentives for voluntary school district merger, virtual merger, and supervisory union duties. The second part directs the commissioner of education to request the Regional Education Laboratory Northeast and Islands (REL-... More... GA Adopted 01/2010 P-12 Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program 160-5-1-.34 New Rule 160-5-1-.34 has been adopted, governing the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program. http://www.doe.k12.ga.us/_documents/doe/legalservices/160-5-1-.34.pdf... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Data on Voucher Students' Performance H.B. 1 - Section 3301.0711(K), 3310.15, 3313.976(11), 3313.978(G) Section 3301.0711(K): Requires private high schools to administer the Ohio graduation tests (regardless of whether they accept voucher students. Participation on grade 3-8 state assessments for non-voucher private school students is still permissive, not manda... More... OH Signed into law 07/2009 P-12 Voucher Program Participation H.B. 1 - Section 3310.03, 3310.08 and 3310.09 Extends eligibility to participate in the educational choice scholarship pilot program to students outside eligible districts. Specifies eligible students are those in a new building in its second or third year and to which all of the following apply (or who w... More... UT Adopted 07/2009 P-12 Special Needs Scholarships Procedures R277-602 Increases requirements related to notifying parents of students with IEPs about the availability of Carson Smith special needs scholarships to attend eligible private schools. Adds new language requiring eligible private schools that change ownership to submit... More... VT Became law without governor's signature 07/2009 P-12 H.B. 427 Among other things, this act: · Simplifies the statutory divided vote ballot language and requires that the ballot include an explanation of the reasons the vote is divided. (Secs. 6-7) · Permits the electorate of a school district to vote at a special meeti... More... WI Signed into law 06/2009 P-12 Milwaukee Parental Choice Program A.B. 75 Requires that a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program adhere to policies that apply to public schools/districts regarding transfer of pupil records (i.e., requires that a private school transfer a pupil's records within five wor... More... GA Vetoed 05/2009 P-12 Vouchers H.B. 100 Amends provisions regarding educational improvement and taxation of student scholarship organizations. Provides that a student who was eligible for a P-12 private school scholarship at the time an educational scholarship or tuition grant was first received rem... More... UT Signed into law 03/2009 P-12 Special Needs Scholarships H.B. 425 Modifies provisions of the Carson Smith Scholarships for Students with Special Needs Act, which provides funds for a child with a disability to attend a private school. Requires parents of eligible to be notified of the availability of a Carson Smith Scholarsh... More... OH Adopted 03/2009 P-12 Autism Scholarship Program OAC 3301-103-01 thru -08 Rescinds and re-establishes rules regarding the Autism Scholarship Program. Relates to application and eligibility; responsibilities of a school district of residence; and application and participation of providers. 3301-103-01 Definitions: http://www.register... More... FL Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarships H.B. 653 Expands the Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program by increasing the amount of credits and allowing the use of credits for insurance premium taxes; provides that siblings of certain students or students in foster care are eligible for participation in... More... LA Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program H.B. 1347 Creates the Student Scholarships for Educational Excellence Program. Defines "covered district" as one that is found academically in crisis pursuant to R.S. 17:10.6, has had schools transfered to the jurisdiction of the Recovery School District, and is located... More... FL Signed into law 06/2008 P-12 Postsec. Community College Student w/ Disabilies Policies H.B. 1313 Relates to charter schools, the Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program, postsecondary education, school attendance, and high school graduation requirements; revises the terminology used to identify students with intellectual, emotional, or behavio... More... GA Signed into law 05/2007 P-12 Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act S.B. 10 Enacts the Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Act to provide scholarships for public school students with disabilities to attend eligible private schools. Establishes student eligibility requirements and requirements for private schools to participate in the sc... More... UT Signed into law 03/2007 P-12 Education Voucher Program Amendments H.B. 174 Amends the Parent Choice in Education Program that awards scholarships to students to attend a private school; modifies the criteria for qualifying for a scholarship and the criteria for private schools to enroll scholarship students; modifies provisions relat... More... UT Signed into law 02/2007 P-12 Parent Choice in Education program H.B. 148, H.B. 174 Establishes the state school voucher program, which provides scholarships for students to attend a private school; specifies criteria for qualifying for a scholarship; specifies criteria for private schools to enroll scholarship students; specifies the amount,... More... OH Signed into law 12/2006 P-12 Amends Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program H.B. 79 -- Section Sec. 3310.02, Sets a number of 14,000 scholarships and amends priorities for distribution, particularly for when the applications exceed the number of available scholarships. Amendments focus on eligibility of students in low-performing schools. See full text for details (a... More... AZ Vetoed 06/2006 P-12 Tuition Tax Credits S.B. 1071 Relates to school tuition organization tax credits; provides a limit a taxpayer may contribute to a school tuition organization; provides that a school tuition organization shall not request preapproval; provides that approval shall not be given to requests th... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2006 Postsec. Tuition Grants for At Risk and Foster Children S.B. 1164 Establishes the displaced pupils choice grant program under which each custodian of a qualifying pupil who completes an application for a grant shall receive a grant for tuition and educational fees; provides that a pupil is eligible to receive the grant if th... More... AZ Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Scholarships for Students with Disabilities H.B. 2676 Establishes a funded state program of scholarships for pupils with disabilities; provides such students with the option of attending or receiving a scholarship to any qualified school of the pupil's choice; provides that notwithstanding prescribed enrollment p... More... CT Signed into law 06/2006 P-12 Tax Credits for Donations to Nonpublic Schools S.B. 378 Relates to tax credits for donations of computer equipment to nonpublic schools; provides that any business firm may apply for such tax credit. Public Act No. 145... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 School Finance H.B. 867 - Section 20 (a) through (f) Directs the commissioner of education to work with education administrators to study the actual costs of providing services to elementary and secondary pupils and, on or before January 30, 2007, to make a recommendation to the general assembly regarding weight... More... VT Signed into law 05/2006 P-12 High School Tuitioning H.B. 867 - Section 28 Provides that, notwithstanding the restrictions of 16 V.S.A. § 822(c), a town school district which is a member of a union school district and which has historically paid tuition for resident grade 7–12 students attending public and independent schools outside... More... WI Vetoed 04/2006 P-12 Number of Eligible Voucher Students A.B. 3 Relates to the number of pupils eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program regarding entry into private schools. Bill: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/acts/05enAB0003.pdf Amendment memo: http://www.legis.state.wi.us/2005/data/lc_am... More... UT Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Modifies Carson Smith Scholarship Program H.B. 351 Modifies the State System of Public Education Code by amending provisions of the Carson Smith Scholarship Program; modifies scholarship qualification provisions; requires notification to parents or guardians of the availability of scholarships; modifies eligib... More... WI Signed into law 03/2006 P-12 Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) Act. No. 125 Under current law, the number of pupils who may attend a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program (MPCP) is capped at 15 percent of the enrollment of the Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS). If in any school year there are more spaces available in... More... AZ Became law without governor's signature 03/2006 P-12 Corporate Income Tax Credit for Schools S.B. 1499 Creates a corporate income tax credit for contributions made to an school tuition organization (STO) for educational scholarships and tuition grants to low-income children.  This credit is annually capped at $5 million starting FY 2006-2007. In 1997, the Legi... More... OH Adopted 02/2006 P-12 Educational Choice Scholarship Pilot Program OAC 3301-35-01 thru -07, -09 thru -14 The purpose of these rules is to prescribe procedures for the administration and implementation of the educational choice scholarship pilot program established by the general assembly in section 3310.16 of the Revised Code. The program shall pay scholarships f... More... WI Vetoed 09/2005 P-12 Pupils Eligible for Milwaukee Parental Choice H.B. 3 An Act to amend 119.23 (2) (b), relating to: the number of pupils eligible to participate in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. This bill eliminates the 15 percent cap for the 2005-06 school year. The bill provides that the number of pupils who attend priv... More... WI Vetoed 05/2005 P-12 Cap on Milwaukee Vouchers AB 3 Under current law, the number of pupils who may attend a private school under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program is capped at 15 percent of the enrollment of the Milwaukee Public Schools (approximately 15,000 pupils). If in any school year there are more sp... More... KS Signed into law 04/2005 P-12 Postsec. Math and Science Teacher Scholarships S.B. 138 Allows the board of education of any school district, any teacher of mathematics, science, physics, chemistry or biology, and a business firm to enter a partnership agreement under which such business firm agrees to employ such teacher in a position that requi... More... AZ Vetoed 03/2005 P-12 Tax Credits H.B. 2379 After December 31, 2005, allows a taxpayer to deduct from his/her tax penalty any amount of voluntary cash contributions up to $10,000 made by the taxpayer to a school tuition organization, and a portion of contributions of $10,000 or more. Prohibits the depar... More... UT Signed into law 03/2005 P-12 Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarships H.B. 249 Creates a program to award scholarships to students with disabilities who attend a private school. Specifies criteria for qualifying for a scholarship; specifies criteria for private schools to enroll scholarship students; specifies the amount, timing, and for... More... WI Emergency Rule Adoption 07/2004 P-12 Financial Reporting Requirements PI 35 Establishes emergency rules regarding financial reporting requirements under the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. WISCONSIN REG 20410 (SN)... More... NH Signed into law 06/2004 P-12 School Choice Committee H.B. 727 Establishes a committee to study the issue of school choice in New Hampshire any issue relating to school choice which it deems relevant. Requires the committee to report its findings and recommendations by November 30, 2004. http://gencourt.state.nh.us/legis... More... WI Assembly Sustained Governor's Veto 05/2004 P-12 Parental Choice Program A.B. 259 Relates to eligibility for participation in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program. (Governor vetoed in November 2003; veto sustained in May 2004)... More... IA Vetoed 05/2004 P-12 Tax Credits S.F. 2295 Allows individual income tax credits for contributions made to certain school tuition organizations and including an applicability date provision. http://coolice.legis.state.ia.us/Cool-ICE/default.asp?Category=billinfo&Service=Billbook&hbill=SF2295... More... CO Signed into law 05/2004 Postsec. Community College College Opportunity Fund Program S.B. 189 Establishes the College Opportunity Fund Program; requires each state and private institution of higher education which does not receive loan services through the Colorado Student Loan Program to pay an implementation fee and an on going disbursement fee; spec... More... UT Vetoed 03/2004 P-12 Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarships H.B. 115 Creates a program to award scholarships to students with disabilities who attend a private school; specifies criteria for qualifying for a scholarship; specifies criteria for private schools to enroll scholarship students; specifies the amount, timing, and for... More... WI Vetoed 03/2004 P-12 Milwaukee Parental Choice Program Amendments A.B. 836 Requires a private school participating in the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program to conduct a criminal background check on each new employee and all existing employees; requires a private school to submit a copy of the school's certificate of occupancy issued ... More... WI Signed into law 03/2004 P-12 Milwaukee Parental Choice Program A.B. 847 Relate the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program; requires a private school to conduct a criminal background check on all persons employed as instructional staff; requires a private school to submit to the Department of Public Instruction a copy of the school's ce... More... WI Vetoed 11/2003 P-12 Parental Choice Program A.B. 260 Extends the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program to all private schools in Milwaukee County.... More... WI Vetoed 11/2003 P-12 Milwaukee Parental Choice Program Study A.B. 126 Directs the Legislative Audit Bureau to administer a study of the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program.... More... WI Vetoed 11/2003 P-12 Milwaukee Parental Choice Program Income Limit A.B. 472 Relates to the Milwaukee Parental Choice Program income limit. (Governor vetoed in November 2003; Assembly sustained veto in May 2004)... More... OH Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Appropriations Bill H.B. 95 Funding Formula: Eliminates the requirement that the General Assembly recalculate the base funding amount every six years. Eliminates school districts ability to calculate their student enrollment on a three year rolling basis. Requires the Department to de... More... CO Signed into law 06/2003 P-12 Opportunity Contract Pilot Program Eligibility H.B. 1369 Modifies the eligibility criteria for children in grades 1 through 3 for purposes of the "Colorado Opportunity Contract Pilot Program" (HB03-1160) to require a child to have been continuously attending a public school during the previous school year and has be... More... CO Signed into law 04/2003 P-12 Opportunity Contract Pilot Program H.B. 1160 Establishes the "Colorado Opportunity Contract Pilot Program" beginning in the '04-'05 school year, which requires school districts with eight or more low or unsatisfactory schools to allow eligible students to attend a participating nonpublic school under the... More... LA Signed into law 06/2002 P-12 Income Tax Credits for Child Care and Educational Costs H.B. 238 Revises the individual income tax credit for child care expenses and educational costs.... More... CO Signed into law 04/2002 Postsec. Income Tax Credit for Gifts to Colorado Institute of Technology H.B. 1059 Concerns modifications to the state income tax credit available to Colorado taxpayers who make monetary contributions to the Colorado Institute of Technology; clarifies the amount of the credit that may be claimed; requires submission of certain documentation ... More... CA Rejected by voters 11/2000 P-12 Education Voucher Program V. 25 PROPOSITION 38 Amends State Constitution. Authorizes State-funded $ 4000-per-pupil annual payments to qualifying private and religious schools as grants for new enrollees, and partial grants for children enrolled in private schools before the measure's approva... More... MI Rejected by voters 11/2000 P-12 Voucher Initiative V. 1 A proposed amendment to the Michigan constitution to provide for guaranteed school funding, teacher testing, and school choice. The amendment would alter Article VIII, Section 2 and create a new article VIII, Section 10. ... More... CA On 11/07/2000 ballot 06/2000 P-12 Voucher Program for Private Schools V. 25 INITIATIVE 844; Authorizes state-funded $ 4000-per-pupil annual payments to qualifying private and religious schools as grants for new enrollees, and partial grants for children enrolled in private schools before the measure's approval. Permits legislature to ... More... AZ Signed into law 04/2000 P-12 Income Tax Credits for Preschool H.B. 2226 Relates to individual income tax credits for tuition paid for preschool for children with disabilities; defines "handicapped" student as a student who is hearing impaired, visually impaired, preschool moderately delayed, preschool severely delayed, and presch... More...