AR HB1567

Adds students in foster care as eligible participants in the Succeed Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships for private school enrollment alongside students with disabilities under an individualized education program (IEP).

Requires the Department of Human Services to approve foster care student placements in private schools, with approval granted if placement is determined to be in the student's best interest.

Limits the Department of Education to approving a maximum of 20 scholarships per academic year for students in foster care.

Allows state and federal funding to be used for foster child placement in nonpublic schools when the child receives a Succeed Scholarship, creating an exception to the prior prohibition on such funding.

Declares an emergency effective upon the Governor's approval, citing the need to improve educational options and outcomes for foster children.