Bills Move Out of Committee to Expand School Choice, Simplify School Accountability
HB 1005 – School Choice Authored by Rep. Bob Behning (R-Indianapolis) Bill expands eligibility for Indiana’s existing choice scholarship program (aka school vouchers) and establishes the Indiana education savings account (ESA) program. ESAs would allow eligible families, defined in the bill as students with disabilities, foster youth and children of active military personnel, to receive an annual grant amount [...]