HB 1296

  • Virginia House Bill
  • 2024 Regular Session
  • Introduced in House Jan 10, 2024
  • House
  • Senate
  • Governor

Virginia Education Success Account Program; established, report.

Abstract

Virginia Education Success Account Program established. Establishes the Virginia Education Success Account Program wherebythe parents of qualified students, defined in the bill, who residein school divisions in which the school board has, by majority vote,affirmed its participation in the program, may apply for a one-year, renewable Virginia Education Success Account that consists of anamount that is equivalent to a certain percentage of all applicableannual Standards of Quality per pupil state funds appropriated forpublic school purposes and apportioned to the school division inwhich the qualified student resides, including the per pupil shareof state sales tax funding in basic aid and any per pupil share ofstate special education funding for which the qualified student iseligible. The bill permits the parent of the qualified student touse the moneys in such account for certain qualified expenses ofthe qualified student, including tuition, deposits, fees, and requiredtextbooks at a private elementary school or secondary school thatis located in the Commonwealth. The bill also contains provisionsrelating to program and account administration by the Department of the Treasury and a third party that serves as program administratorpursuant to a contract with the Department of the Treasury.

Bill Sponsors (1)

Votes


Actions


Feb 13, 2024

House

Left in Education

Jan 30, 2024

House

Subcommittee recommends laying on the table (6-Y 2-N)

Jan 26, 2024

House

Assigned Education sub: K-12 Subcommittee

Jan 25, 2024

House

Impact statement from DPB (HB1296)

Jan 10, 2024

House

Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103341D

House

Referred to Committee on Education

Bill Text

Bill Text Versions Format
Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/10/24 24103341D PDF HTML

Related Documents

Document Format
Fiscal Impact Statement: HB1296F122.PDF PDF

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