118th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 266CHOICE Act

A bill to expand opportunity through greater choice in education, and for other purposes.

Education
Introduced Feb 2, 2023
Last action Feb 2, 2023
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Feb 2, 2023
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SummaryCRS Summary

This bill expands school choice programs for elementary and secondary school students. The bill specifies that a student in the District of Columbia must, in order to qualify for an opportunity scholarship, be currently enrolled, or be enrolled for the next school year, in a public or private elementary or secondary school. The bill also authorizes the Department of Education (ED) to award grants to support the design and implementation of state programs that allow the parent of a child with a disability to choose the appropriate public or private school for their child. It also outlines the requirements for program eligibility. Further, if the state has established a program that allows...

Provisions · 7 sectionsIntroduced in Senate
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Timeline · 2 actions
Feb 2, 2023
Introduced in Senate
Feb 2, 2023
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.