Gregory Bell voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
Title: Parent Choice in Education Act
Signed by Governor Jon Huntsman, Jr.
Title: Parent Choice in Education Act
Vote to pass a bill establishing a scholarship program for students to attend private schools.
-Establishes the Parent Choice in Education Program to award scholarships to students to attend an eligible private school on the basis of family income level (sec. 2). - Establishes criteria for eligible private schools, including physical location in Utah and administering a norm-referenced test that provides a comparison of [a] students performance on a national basis (sec. 5). -Establishes that the scholarship received shall be based on parental income, with the amount of scholarship decreasing with rising income (sec. 6). -Provides for monies for school districts to mitigate the loss of money due to students transferring to private schools (sec. 7).
Title: Parent Choice in Education Act
Vote to pass a bill establishing a scholarship program for students to attend private schools.
-Establishes the Parent Choice in Education Program to award scholarships to students to attend an eligible private school on the basis of family income level (sec. 2). - Establishes criteria for eligible private schools, including physical location in Utah and administering a norm-referenced test that provides a comparison of [a] students performance on a national basis (sec. 5). -Establishes that the scholarship received shall be based on parental income, with the amount of scholarship decreasing with rising income (sec. 6). -Provides for monies for school districts to mitigate the loss of money due to students transferring to private schools (sec. 7).
Title: Parent Choice in Education Act