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IN HB1228
Bill
Status
1/10/2017
Primary Sponsor
Mara Reardon
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AI Summary
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Prohibits the Indiana Department of Education from distributing choice scholarships to eligible schools that have a lower school performance rating than the public school serving the student's attendance area, effective July 1, 2017.
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Creates an exception allowing students already enrolled at an affected eligible school to continue using their choice scholarship for educational costs at that school if they qualify for the upcoming school year.
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Does not prevent students enrolled at an affected eligible school from applying for choice scholarships at other participating eligible schools in the future.
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Amends Indiana Code Section 20-51-4-10.5 to establish performance-based restrictions on choice scholarship distribution based on ratings under IC 20-31-8-3.
Legislative Description
Distribution of choice scholarships. Prohibits, with an exception, the department of education from distributing a choice scholarship for an eligible choice scholarship student to an eligible school if, for the immediately preceding school year, the eligible school is placed in a category or designation of school performance that is lower than the category or designation of school performance in which the public school that serves the attendance area in which the eligible choice scholarship student resides is placed.
Last Action
First reading: referred to Committee on Education
1/10/2017