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2025 Regular Session Introduced by Kayla Young

Establishes Education Savings Accounts funded by the state for eligible K–12 nonpublic school students to cover qualified expenses like tuition, therapies, and materials.

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Bill Summary · HB 2820

Summary — HB 2820: Education Savings Account Program

Note: The document provided includes text from two different measures (an Arizona insurance bill fragment and a full Illinois “Education Savings Account Act” draft). This summary focuses on the Education Savings Account (ESA) Act language in the record, which is the principal substantive text labeled HB 2820. Verify the final enacted text and state jurisdiction on the official legislative website, as the document contains mixed materials and some timeline details conflict.

Purpose and intent

Creates an Education Savings Account (ESA) program to provide parents/guardians with state-directed funds (subject to appropriation) to pay for eligible K–12 “qualified educational expenses,” principally to support families who enroll their children in nonpublic schools or choose other approved educational services.

Key provisions

  • Program authority and administration

    • The State Board of Education (or a third-party entity designated by it) shall develop and implement the ESA program, subject to appropriation.
    • The Board will adopt rules for program operation, applications, disbursements and oversight.

  • Eligibility (phase-in)

    • School year beginning July 1, 2025: Limited eligibility for pupils attending nonpublic schools — kindergarteners and certain K–12 students with restrictions tied to prior enrollment (text truncated).
    • School year beginning July 1, 2026: Eligibility expands to additional nonpublic students, including households up to specified percentages of federal poverty guidelines (draft references 300% and 400% figures) and pupils who previously received an ESA.
    • On or after July 1, 2027: All resident pupils eligible for K–12 who attend a nonpublic school become eligible.

  • Application and disbursement

    • Parents/guardians apply between Jan 1 and June 30 preceding the school year.
    • Within 30 days of application, the Board or third-party notifies applicants of approval and payment amount (if known).
    • For each approved pupil, an individual ESA account is established. Funds are deposited on July 15 or within 30 days after application (whichever is later) and become immediately available for qualified expenses.

  • Use of funds — “Qualified educational expenses”

    • Explicitly includes tuition and fees at nonpublic schools, accredited educational therapies (tutoring, cognitive skills training), course-specific instruction, vocational and life-skills programs approved by the Board, educational materials/services for students with disabilities (including paraprofessionals trained per state law), standardized/AP/postsecondary admission exam fees, and other Board-specified items.
    • Excludes transportation costs, food/refreshments, clothing, and disposable supplies (paper, notebooks, pens, basic art supplies), unless otherwise defined in Board rules.
    • Parents must first use ESA funds to pay tuition and fees for which they are responsible at the pupil’s nonpublic school before using funds for other qualified expenses.

  • Provider restrictions and account management

    • Nonpublic schools/providers receiving ESA funds may not refund, rebate, or share any portion of the payment with the parent, guardian, or pupil.
    • Moneys remaining at fiscal year-end stay in the pupil’s account for future qualified expenses (full rollover provisions truncated in text).

  • Testing and accountability

    • The bill references testing requirements and related provisions; full details were truncated in the provided text.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Parents/guardians of K–12 pupils who attend nonpublic schools (phased eligibility initially, broader in later years).
  • Nonpublic schools and other approved providers that may receive ESA payments.
  • State Board of Education (administration, rulemaking, oversight) and any third-party administrators.
  • State budget/taxpayers, since payments are “subject to appropriation.”

Fiscal and policy considerations

  • Funding-dependent: Program implementation and scale are contingent on legislative appropriations.
  • Potential shifts of educational funding toward nonpublic options and additional administrative costs for oversight and account management.
  • Accountability measures (testing, allowable expenses, prohibitions on rebates) are included but many operational details are delegated to Board rulemaking; full oversight and reporting requirements are not fully shown in the truncated text.

Effective date and legislative status

  • The draft contains an “Effective July 1, 2025” clause.
  • The provided legislative action timeline shows extensive floor and committee activity and entries indicating the measure was signed and effective — however, because the record mixes materials from different jurisdictions and includes unrelated Arizona health-insurance text, confirm final enactment date and operative provisions with the official state legislature source.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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