Changes the definition of "qualified student" for the Missouri Empowerment Scholarship Accounts Program
Referred: Emerging Issues(H)
Summary
The bill rewrites the definition of a “qualified student” for the state’s Empowerment Scholarship Accounts program. It limits eligibility to Missouri‑resident elementary or secondary students who are not illegal aliens and who either have an approved IEP or meet specific income and enrollment criteria. The change would affect which children can use state scholarship funds for private, charter, public, or virtual schools.
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