Staff Analysis of the Legislation
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SUMMARY: Requires that private schools that enroll student utilizing a scholarship or tuition grant from a student scholarship organization shall be subject to the Open Records Act. Such school shall report annually to the Department of Education:
- the total number of scholarship students enrolled utilizing a scholarship or tuition grant from a scholarship organization
- the total amount of scholarships or tuition funding received on behalf of students and the individual amounts received on behalf of each student
- data on scholarship students and the dates attended
- aggregated data on scholarship students with respect to race, ethnicity and gender
The legislation removes an annual increase in the total amount of tax credits allowed statewide currently tied to a federal index.
EFFECTIVE DATE: Upon approval by the Governor.
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