HB455Introduced in the House of Delegates
Education - Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act)
Introduced by April Fleming Miller, District 4
What does this bill do?
Plain-English breakdown
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Official description
Requiring the State Department of Education to approve and certify a nonprofit organization that meets certain requirements as a scholarship granting organization; requiring the Department, beginning in 2027, to annually provide the Secretary of the U.S. Department of the Treasury a list of scholarship granting organizations; and requiring the Comptroller to make available online guidance that assists taxpayers in claiming a certain tax credit for certain contributions.
Where it stands
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
February 5, 2026
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Bill history
First Reading Ways and Means
Hearing 2/26 at 1:00 p.m.
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