HB1452 - School choice; establish opportunity scholarships and open enrollment for public school students.
Rob Roberson
Last updated 7 months ago
1 Co-Sponsor
An Act To Create The Opportunity Scholarship Program To Provide Low Income Public School And Prekindergarten Students An Opportunity To Attend An Approved Nonpublic School Or Prekindergarten Program; To Prescribe Eligibility Criteria For Students And Prekindergarten Children To Receive Scholarships And For Nonpublic Schools And Prekindergarten Providers To Participate In The Program; To Require The State Board Of Education To Select A Scholarship Granting Organization To Administer The Program; To Provide An Income Tax Credit For Contributions To The Program; To Amend Sections 37-15-29 And 37-15-31, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide For The Transfer Of A Student To A School Of Choice Upon The Petition Of The Parent Or Guardian Of Such Student; To Provide That Transportation Of A Student To A Transferee School Shall Be The Responsibility Of The Student's Parent Or Guardian Unless The School District Agrees To Provide Transportation; To Amend Section 37-151-93, Mississippi Code Of 1972, To Provide That A School District Accepting A Transfer Student May Not Charge The Student Any Tuition Fees; To Amend Sections 37-15-13 And 37-15-15, Mississippi Code Of 1972, In Conformity To The Provisions Of This Act; And For Related Purposes.
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