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AR HB2011
Bill
Status
4/27/2011
Primary Sponsor
Jon Hubbard
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AI Summary
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Establishes a scholarship program beginning July 1, 2012 allowing parents of home-schooled or private school students to apply for state funding through the Department of Education.
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Eligible students must be within legal school age, Arkansas residents for at least 12 months, have completed an entire school year as home-schooled or private school students, and meet other requirements set by the State Board of Education.
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Department of Education shall pay eligible students' parents one-half of the foundation funding amount set by the General Assembly, with funds usable only for academic home-schooling expenditures or private school tuition and books.
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Scholarship payments are from the Public School Fund and subject to appropriation of state general revenue funds and funding availability.
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Students receiving scholarships under this program are counted as one-half of a student for average daily membership calculations in the Public School Funding Act of 2003, beginning with the 2012-2013 school year.
Legislative Description
To Provide One-half Of Per-student Funding To A Resident School District For A Student Who Is A Home-schooled Student Or Is Enrolled In A Private Elementary Or Secondary School And One-half To The Student.
Last Action
House Died in House Committee at Sine Die adjournment.
4/27/2011