SB 1409 Summary

• Expands eligibility for Arizona EMPOWERMENT scholarship accounts to include children with neurological or genetic disorders or diseases that interfere with the brain's ability to process information, even if they have not previously attended public school.

• Allows qualified students with neurological or genetic conditions to accept scholarships from school tuition organizations concurrently with empowerment scholarship accounts in the same year, unlike other qualified students.

• Prohibits qualified students with neurological or genetic conditions from using empowerment scholarship account monies for tuition or fees at qualified schools, restricting their use to other approved educational expenses.

• Updates statutory references in the empowerment scholarship program definitions to reflect changes to qualified student eligibility categories.