3.0.0 2455 2023-01-11T13:32:14Z 2023-01-11T13:32:14Z Senate S 2016-01-20 114 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-01-20T23:20:22Z Educational Freedom Accounts Act 114 4426 HR 2016-02-02 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Identical bill CRS 2016-01-20 ssfi00 Finance Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. IntroReferral 2016-01-20 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress C001098 Sen. Cruz, Ted [R-TX] Ted Cruz R TX N L000577 Sen. Lee, Mike [R-UT] Mike Lee R UT 2016-02-01 False V000127 Sen. Vitter, David [R-LA] David Vitter R LA 2016-02-24 False Education Bank accounts, deposits, capital District of Columbia Education of the disadvantaged Education programs funding Elementary and secondary education Employment discrimination and employee rights Public contracts and procurement Religion Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Student aid and college costs Education 00 2016-01-20 Introduced in Senate 2016-03-04T22:12:04Z Educational Freedom Accounts Act

This bill requires the District of Columbia to provide education savings accounts for children who are eligible to receive a free public education in the District, but whose parents choose not to enroll them in a public school or home schooling.

To receive an account, a child must be either entering kindergarten or prekindergarten or have been enrolled in a public school in the District during the previous year.

The Chief Financial Officer of the District must award a contract to a tax-exempt entity based in the District to administer the program.

The District must fund the accounts with amounts that are adjusted based on the family's income and range from 80% to 90% of the funds that the District of Columbia Public School System would otherwise spend on the child.

Upon the direction of a parent, the administering entity must distribute the funds for educational expenses, including:

  • tuition at a nonpublic school or for distance education,
  • tutoring,
  • curricula or online courses,
  • special education,
  • individual courses or extracurricular activities at a public school within the District,
  • dual credit courses that qualify for both secondary and postsecondary education credit,
  • examinations,
  • transportation to and from a provider,
  • contributions to qualified tuition programs (529 plans) or Coverdell education savings accounts, or
  • other educational expenses approved by the administering entity.

At the end of the contract period, any remaining balances must be returned to the District.

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