Relating to educational offerings and funding by establishing a student first scholarship program for certain pupils attending nonpublic schools, establishing a student first scholarship fund, providing an income tax exemption, modifying and establishing charter school programs, modifying provisions governing the state’s open enrollment law including voluntary diversity plans, modifying the tuition and textbook tax credit, providing for the educator expense deduction, modifying provisions related to education data collection and permissible education programs and funding, making appropriations, providing penalties, and including effective date, applicability, and retroactive applicability provisions

Where it is now

1. ✓
   Done: IntroducedJanuary 25, 2021
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   Done: SubcommitteeJanuary 26, 2021
3. ✓
   Done: Senate committeeJanuary 25, 2021
4. ✓
   Done: Passes the SenateJanuary 28, 202126–21
5. ✕
   Stopped: House committeeDied when the General Assembly ended
6. Next: Passes the House
7. Next: To the Governor
8. Next: Signed into law

Died when the session ended The General Assembly adjourned on May 24, 2022. Bills that didn’t pass both chambers died. What’s a funnel?

Senate subcommittee

Named January 26, 2021. On January 26, 2021 it recommended passage.

• Sen. Amy Sinclair REmail
• Sen. Joe Bolkcom D
• Sen. et al

Three legislators hear a bill first and recommend what the committee should do; it’s the best time to weigh in. How to take part

Fiscal note

Student First Scholarship Program:

• Charter Schools, Education Savings Grant Program · February 11, 2021
• Charter Schools, Education Savings Grant Program · January 28, 2021

Nonpartisan cost estimates from the Legislative Services Agency’s Fiscal Services Division. The newest is first. Reading a fiscal note