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Committee votes to expand Education Freedom Account eligibility to universal after FY26
Summary
The committee approved an amendment to HB 115 raising the income threshold to 400% of federal poverty guidelines for FY26 and making Education Freedom Accounts (EFAs) universally available starting FY27. The amendment and the bill as amended were reported OTPA on a 10–8 roll-call vote.
The House Education Committee voted to expand the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program by adopting an amendment that raises the income threshold to 400% of the federal poverty guideline for FY 2026 and removes the income threshold for FY 2027 and later, effectively making the program universally available to eligible resident K–12 students.
Representative Ladd moved amendment 0651H, explaining the measure increases the EFA eligibility threshold from 350% to 400% of the federal poverty guideline for FY 2026 and…
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