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AR SB490

Bill

Status

Passed

4/18/2019

Primary Sponsor

Kim Hammer

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Origin

Senate

92nd General Assembly (2019 Regular)

AI Summary

  • Expands student eligibility for the Succeed Scholarship Program to include students who have been in foster care and achieved permanency through adoption, reunification, or permanent guardianship

  • Adds eligibility for students with an individualized education program under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act or medically diagnosed with a disability by a licensed physician

  • Includes students who participated in the Succeed Scholarship Program during the prior school year and have not yet graduated from high school or attained 21 years of age

  • Adds eligibility for students with an individualized service plan under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

  • Establishes that Succeed Scholarship Program payments continue until a participating student returns to public school, open-enrollment public charter school, graduates from high school, or attains 21 years of age, whichever occurs first

Legislative Description

To Expand The Eligibility Requirements For Students Participating In The Succeed Scholarship Program.

Last Action

Notification that SB490 is now Act 1078

4/18/2019

Committee Referrals

Education4/3/2019
Education3/4/2019

Full Bill Text

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