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IN HB1572
Bill
Status
Introduced
1/22/2013
Primary Sponsor
Vernon Smith
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AI Summary
- Eliminates Indiana's Choice Scholarship program, which provided state-funded grants to eligible students to attend private or nonpublic schools
- Removes the definition of "eligible individual" for scholarships, which previously included Indiana residents ages 5-21 with household income at or below 150% of the federal free/reduced lunch threshold
- Removes the definition of "eligible school" that could receive scholarship students, which included accredited public or nonpublic schools requiring tuition
- Excludes "eligible schools" from the definition of "school corporation" for teacher evaluation purposes, limiting the term to public school corporations, interlocal agreement schools, special education cooperatives, charter schools, and virtual charter schools
- Effective date of July 1, 2013
Legislative Description
Terminate choice scholarship program.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Rules and Legislative Procedures
1/22/2013
Committee Referrals
Rules and Legislative Procedures1/22/2013
Full Bill Text
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