HF 3909 Summary

• Creates the Scholarship Program for Students with a Disability (SPSD) beginning in the 2023-2024 school year, allowing students with individualized education programs to attend eligible nonpublic schools instead of public schools.

• Eligible students must have attended a public school or public charter school during the preceding semester and must have parent agreements with both the eligible school and their resident district, which waive entitlement to free appropriate public education.

• Former serving school districts receive 50 percent of statewide average general education aid per adjusted pupil unit annually for each participating student enrolled in an eligible school.

• Participating students are entitled to special education aid transfers from their former district based on disability category costs from the most recent statewide expenditure report.

• Nonpublic schools accepting program funds remain autonomous and free from government regulation beyond program enforcement requirements, and may not be required to alter their creed, practices, admissions policies, or curriculum to participate.