Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Committee hears heated testimony on curbing ‘stacking’ of Education Freedom Accounts and private scholarships
Summary
HB 1803 would bar students from accepting both Education Freedom Account funds and Education Tax Credit scholarships in the same program year. Supporters of choice said the measure would reduce double‑paying; families and donor groups warned it would remove key funding that allows low‑ and moderate‑income and special‑needs students to attend nonpublic schools that meet their needs.
Representative Sally Fellows introduced HB 1803, a bill aimed at preventing students from receiving funds from the two state‑linked school‑choice pathways — Education Freedom Accounts (EFA) and Education Tax Credit (ETC) scholarships — during the same program year. The sponsor said the intent is to avoid a small number of students receiving multiple sizable awards from separate state‑linked channels and to preserve finite education dollars.
DOE fiscal context and VLACS/VLACC interactions: Department staff supplied enrollment and funding data explaining how VLACCs (virtual charter courses) are funded for part‑time and full‑time students and how overlap among pathways can occur. DOE said full‑time VLACC students are funded…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
