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.
EDUCATION
STATEMENT OF PURPOSE
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