HF 2261: Establishing an education scholarship account program for pupils attending a nonpublic school or receiving private instruction, establishing an education scholarship account fund, providing an income tax exemption, establishing school district supplementary weighting for education scholarship recipients, making appropriations, providing penalties, and including applicability provisions

What it does

This bill provides education scholarships for pupils attending a nonpublic school or receiving private instruction and establishes an education scholarship account fund. Under the bill, pupils who are eligible to enroll in kindergarten through grade and who attend a nonpublic school or are placed under private instruction under Code chapter 299A are eligible to receive an education scholarship. The parent or guardian of the pupil requesting to receive an education scholarship must submit an application to the department of management indicating that the parent or guardian intends to enroll the pupil in a nonpublic school or provide private instruction.

Lobbying · 4 for, 7 against

For: Iowa Catholic Conference; School Administrators of Iowa; The Family Leader; The Family Leader Foundation

Against: Interfaith Alliance of Iowa Action Fund; Iowa Association of School Boards; Iowa Conference of United Methodist Church; Iowa State Education Association; One Iowa Action; Rural School Advocates of Iowa; Urban Education Network of Iowa

In plain words

1. February 6, 2020Filed in the House and sent to the Education committee