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Committee debates changes to Educational Freedom Accounts, including use limits and application window
Summary
Senate debate focused on amendments to Educational Freedom Accounts that change allowable device definitions, cap transportation spending, and shift application deadlines; committee action on the amendment passed but a later roll-call showed insufficient support for final passage in the transcript excerpt.
Senator Bridal Davis (State Senate District 25) presented amendments and led debate on Senate Bill 625, which would change several rules governing Educational Freedom Accounts (EFAs).
Davis described changes that would broaden which public schools may offer EFA-eligible services, clarify that devices used as part of academic modifications (as specified by a clinician) qualify, increase the transportation cap from one-sixth to 25% of the account for certain uses, and extend the application window from March 31 to May 1. She also said the amendment cleans up language around fraud to replace "intends to commit fraud" with stronger wording that an applicant "has committed…
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