Sheila Dills voted Yea (Concurrence Vote) on this Legislation.
Title: Increases Transparency on State-Funded Scholarships for Private Schools
Signed by Governor Kevin Stitt
Title: Increases Transparency on State-Funded Scholarships for Private Schools
Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that increases transparency on state-funded scholarships for private schools.
Specifies that in order to be eligible to participate in the Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program a private school shall demonstrate the following, including (Sec. 1):
Meeting the accreditation requirements set by the State Board of Education;
Demonstrating fiscal soundness by having been in operation for one school year;
Complying with antidiscrimination provisions under previous law;
Meeting the state and local health and safety laws;
Willing to be automatically accountable to the parent or legal guardian for meeting the educational needs of the student;
Employing or contracting with teachers who hold baccalaureate or higher degrees or have at least 3 years of teaching experience;
Complying with all state laws relating to general regulation of private schools; and
Adheres to the tenets of its published disciplinary procedures prior to the expulsion of a scholarship student.
Requires the State Department of Education to list on its website all accrediting associations approved by the Board (Sec. 1).
Authorizes the State Department of education to provide on its website all information and material submitted by the private school with its application (Sec. 1).
Requires the State Department of Education to annually prepare and post on its website a report on the Lindsey Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program that covers the following information, including (Sec. 1).
The total number and amount of scholarships awarded and reported for each participating private school;
The total number of scholarships denied;
The total number and amount of scholarship payments suspended for each participating private school; and
Data on participating students, disaggregated by years of participation in the program, grade level, economically disadvantaged status, racial and ethnic groups, and disability category.
Title: Increases Transparency on State-Funded Scholarships for Private Schools
Title: Increases Transparency on State-Funded Scholarships for Private Schools
Title: Increases Transparency on State-Funded Scholarships for Private Schools