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Committee introduces RS 32171, a proposed Idaho Education Opportunity Program (school‑choice accounts)
Summary
Representative Lance Clow introduced RS 32171, a statewide education‑choice program that would let qualifying families move a state share of public education funding into an individual education account for private school tuition or approved educational expenses; the committee voted to introduce the RS for a full hearing.
Representative Lance Clow presented RS 32171, labeled the Idaho Education Opportunity Program (IEOP). The sponsor described the measure as a school‑choice program allowing qualifying students to transfer the state share of per‑pupil funding into an education opportunity account that parents may use for approved private school tuition, personalized education plans, curriculum, tutors and related educational expenses.
Eligibility and amounts described in the hearing: the candidate must be a prior public‑school student (grades 1‑12) or a kindergarten student entering school; students previously enrolled in private school would not qualify. An adjusted gross income…
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