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Sponsor proposes three‑year My529 attendance pilot to test financial incentives for improved attendance; committee moves bill to later consideration
Summary
Representative Hayes presented HB 206 to create a three‑year attendance incentive pilot that would deposit up to $400 into a student My529 account per school year for cohorts with 90%+ attendance. The committee did not advance the bill; members discussed pilot design, equity, and implementation logistics.
Representative Sahara Hayes introduced HB 206, an attendance‑incentive pilot that would test whether modest financial investments in a student’s future education encourage regular school attendance. Under the draft the committee reviewed, up to five participating schools (cohorts of up to 100 students each) could receive a pilot allocation that would deposit up to $400 per student into a My529 account (up to $100 per quarter) for students who meet a 90% or greater attendance threshold.
Hayes said the design is modeled on an…
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