Bill > HR2275

This bill, known as the Support Children Having Open Opportunities for Learning (SCHOOL) Act of 2025, aims to modify federal education funding mechanisms to allow education funds to follow students regardless of their school type (public, private, or home school). The bill would require state educational agencies to allocate federal grant funds from several education titles (I, III, IV, V, and VI) and the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act based on student enrollment, ensuring that funds are distributed to schools or directly to students through education savings accounts. Eligible children, defined as those aged 5 to 17 (or children with disabilities), could use these funds for a wide range of educational purposes including curriculum materials, books, online resources, tutoring, private school tuition, extracurricular activities, testing fees, and educational therapies. Each state would need to establish an annual notification process where parents inform local educational agencies about their child's school enrollment. Importantly, the bill explicitly prohibits federal or state control over non-public education providers and ensures that these funds supplement, rather than replace, existing educational resources. The legislation seeks to provide families with more flexibility in choosing and funding their children's education while maintaining protections for existing school lunch and special education programs.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/2275/all-info