HB533 Summary

• Establishes a microgrant program providing $1,500 per academic year to eligible K-12 public school students in participating districts for authorized educational activities and programs.

• Microgrant funds administered through local boards of education with priority distribution to Title I schools on a first-come, first-served basis.

• Authorized uses include tutoring, test fees, vocational training, online learning programs, educational therapies, after-school programs, and other activities approved by local boards.

• Program becomes operational on or before August 1, 2022, with eligible applicants limited to students entering kindergarten or already enrolled in participating school districts for the 2022-2023 school year.

• Participating school districts may refuse microgrants to nonresident students or establish policies for nonresident enrollment with reasonable fees; state bears burden of proof in legal challenges and bears no liability for microgrant awards or use.