PA HB1258

Establishes the Student Freedom Account Program within the Pennsylvania Treasury Department, creating state-funded spending accounts for parents who withdraw their children from public schools to pursue alternative education options including nonpublic schools, tutoring, distance learning, or personalized education programs

Grant amounts equal the state's per-pupil education funding (total state revenue to school districts divided by average daily membership), with multipliers of 1.51x, 3.77x, or 7.46x for students with special needs depending on disability category

Creates "personalized education programs" as a formal home education option requiring 180 days or 900-990 hours of annual instruction, specific subject coverage at elementary and secondary levels, annual evaluations, and standardized testing in grades 3, 5, and 8

Funds may be used for tuition, textbooks, tutoring, curriculum materials, technology, transportation, therapy services for students with disabilities, standardized tests, summer school, camps, and postsecondary expenses for up to two years after high school graduation

Participating students may still access their resident school district's extracurricular activities, athletic programs, cocurricular activities, and career/technical education programs if they meet eligibility requirements, with the district receiving prorated tuition for time spent in public school courses