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This bill expands eligibility for Tennessee's education freedom scholarships, which are state-funded scholarships intended to provide educational options for students, to now include students who enroll in an "out-of-district public school," meaning a public school that a student is not zoned to attend. Previously, these scholarships were primarily for students attending private schools. The bill clarifies that recipients enrolled in out-of-district public schools will receive a scholarship amount equal to the tuition and fees charged by that school, and these students will be required to take the same state assessments as public school students in the same grade level, with the results reported to the state comptroller's office. The bill also makes technical changes to ensure the scholarship provisions apply correctly to both private school and out-of-district public school enrollments, and it takes effect on July 1, 2026.

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