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SB329Introduced in the Senate

Education - Certification of Scholarship Granting Organizations (Opting in on Opportunity Act)

IntroducedSenate Education, Energy, and the Environment

Introduced by William Folden, District 4

What does this bill do?

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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 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

February 19, 2026

How did lawmakers vote?

No recorded vote is available for this bill yet.

Bill history

  1. First Reading Education, Energy, and the Environment

  2. Hearing 2/25 at 1:00 p.m.

  3. Hearing canceled

  4. Hearing 2/27 at 1:00 p.m.

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