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Senate hears bill to let special‑needs scholarship recipients also use EdChoice or Cleveland vouchers
Summary
Senate Bill 44 would permit students eligible for autism or John Peterson special needs scholarships to receive an EdChoice or Cleveland scholarship concurrently; sponsor said the change addresses affordability barriers for private school attendance, while senators asked about caps and the number of eligible providers.
The Senate Finance Committee heard sponsor testimony on Senate Bill 44, which would allow students who qualify for an autism scholarship or a John Peterson special needs scholarship to also receive an EdChoice or Cleveland scholarship at the same time.
Sponsor Senator Sandra O’Brien said the bill corrects an existing limitation that prevents students from stacking special‑needs scholarships with general school‑choice vouchers. “This bill would allow those students to also receive an Ed Choice or Cleveland scholarship on top of their autism or John Peterson scholarship,” O’Brien told the…
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