UT HB0467

Eligible students must be under 19 years old as of September 1 of the scholarship year; scholarship amounts remain at $8,000 for private school students, $4,000 for home-based students ages 5-11, and $6,000 for home-based students ages 12-18

Program manager must process parent reimbursement requests within 10 business days and establish a pre-approval process for scholarship expenses with responses within 7 business days

Private schools with 150+ students must submit verification of an agreed upon procedures engagement or audit confirming financial solvency, and beginning 2026-2027, all eligible schools must maintain websites with posted tuition costs, fees, and refund policies

When multiple children from the same household apply, applications must be processed together as a unit; if funds are insufficient for all children, households may accept partial awards or remain on the waitlist for a future full-family opportunity

Scholarship students may participate in public school athletics and extracurricular activities on the same terms as home school or private school students, and LEAs may not impose more restrictive requirements based on scholarship status