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AL HB295

AL HB295
Relating to education; to establish the Parental Rights in Children's Education (PRICE) Act relating to K-12 education; to secure the fundamental constitutional rights of parents to direct the education of their children; to create the PRICE Program; to establish a three-year phase-in period; to provide definitions; to establish the roles and responsibilities of the Parent Advisory Board, the Commissioner of Revenue, and the Department of Revenue; to create a process for granting education savin

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Introduced
04/11/2023
In Committee
04/11/2023
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
06/06/2023

Introduced Session

Regular Session 2023

Bill Summary

Relating to education; to establish the Parental Rights in Children's Education (PRICE) Act relating to K-12 education; to secure the fundamental constitutional rights of parents to direct the education of their children; to create the PRICE Program; to establish a three-year phase-in period; to provide definitions; to establish the roles and responsibilities of the Parent Advisory Board, the Commissioner of Revenue, and the Department of Revenue; to create a process for granting education savings accounts; to establish funding mechanisms for the costs of education savings accounts and the administration of the program; to specify qualified expenses; to create requirements for education service providers; to establish an auditing, denial, and appeal mechanism for expenses, parents, participating students, and education service providers; to provide safeguards against any additional state control over or interference with nonpublic schools, their students, and their families; and to provide for legal remedies.

AI Summary

This bill establishes the Parental Rights in Children's Education (PRICE) Act in Alabama, which creates the PRICE Program to provide education savings accounts (ESAs) to eligible students. The program will be phased in over three years, starting with students entering kindergarten, third, sixth, ninth, and twelfth grades in the 2024-2025 school year, as well as those zoned for the lowest-performing 30% of public schools, those with special needs, those who are homeless or in foster care, and those with parents in the military or who were killed in the line of duty. The annual ESA amount is set at $6,900 for the first year, with annual adjustments. The bill establishes the Parent Advisory Board to oversee the program, as well as funding mechanisms and procedures for administering the ESAs and qualifying expenses. It also includes provisions to protect the independence of non-public schools and provide legal remedies for violations of the act.

Committee Categories

Budget and Finance

Sponsors (4)

Last Action

House Education Policy Hearing (13:30:00 5/3/2023 Room 206) (on 05/03/2023)

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