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Senators approve enrollment cap structure for Education Freedom Account program in SB 295
Summary
Senators adopted amendment 0691s to Senate Bill 295 to set an initial enrollment cap of 10,000 students for the Education Freedom Account program, establish prioritization rules, and create a mechanism that increases the cap by 25% when applications exceed 90% of the current cap.
Senators voted to adopt amendment 0691s to Senate Bill 295, which sets an initial enrollment cap of 10,000 students for the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program, prioritizes current enrollees, siblings and students with disabilities, and directs that if applications exceed 90% of the enrollment cap the cap will automatically increase by 25% for the next fiscal year (for example, from 10,000 to 12,500).
A presenter who described the amendment said it “prioritizes students below the current income cap at 350% of federal poverty, and it sets an enrollment cap on the program of 10,000 students, which would then…
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