H08222022 Regular Session
Adds to existing law to establish the Education Savings Account Act.
EDUCATION -- Adds to existing law to establish the Education Savings Account Act.
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STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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This legislation creates the Idaho Education Savings Account Act (ESA). By establishing an ESA, parents becomeempoweredtoidentifyandutilizethebestmeansofeducationtheirchildren. Parentswillbeallowedto use ESA funds for tuition to private schools, non public online learning programs, tutoring services, textbooks, curriculum, instructional materials, computers and a host of other education support services. ESA funds are only available to parents of students who are not enrolled in a public school. 90% of average amount of spent by the state and local school districts for each student.
LATEST ACTION
Reported Printed and Referred to Ways & Means
BILL INFO
- Session
- 2022
- Chamber
- house
- Status date
- Mar 24, 2022
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