Special Education Opportunity Scholarships

Special Education Opportunity Scholarships is sponsored by Colorado Department of Education. This program provides education-focused funding to help families access educational services outside of traditional public school settings. It focuses on learning needs rather than medical or therapy costs.

HB19-1151 Special Education Opportunity Scholarships | Colorado General Assembly Special Education Opportunity Scholarships Education & School Finance (Pre & K-12) Concerning scholarships for children with disabilities.

The bill creates the Colorado special education opportunity scholarship program (program) to provide scholarships to parents of eligible students with disabilities to use in purchasing services from an education provider or other educational services as selected by the parent.

The department of education (department) must select up to 3 entities (scholarship facilitators) to implement the program by establishing and maintaining an account for each participating eligible student. The administrative costs of the scholarship facilitators are paid from money deposited in each account.

An eligible student who participates in the program receives a scholarship in an amount equal to the statewide per pupil revenues plus the amount of per pupil special education funding plus a proportional share of the funding for students with multiple disabilities if the eligible student has multiple disabilities. The eligible student must not be enrolled in a public school so long as the student is receiving a scholarship.

The parent of a participating eligible student must use the money in the student's account to purchase educational services or materials, as described in the bill, and maintain a record of and receipts for services and materials purchased. A parent may not accept any payment, rebate, or illegitimate refund from a provider from whom the parent purchases educational services or materials.

The bill establishes the process for investigating and addressing, if necessary, any alleged misuse of scholarship money. The bill specifies the duties of the scholarship facilitators, including publicizing the program, reporting specified information to the department, establishing the method for paying money out of the accounts, monitoring parents' use of the money in the accounts, and approving educational services providers.

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Related Documents & Information 02/14/2019 | House State, Veterans, & Military Affairs (5) Adopt amendment L. 004 (Attachment A). The motion passed without objection.

Adopt amendment L. 003 (Attachment B). The motion passed without objection.

Adopt amendment L. 005 (Attachment C). The motion failed on a vote of 3-6.

Refer House Bill 19-1151, as amended, to the Committee on Appropriations. The motion failed on a vote of 3-6. Postpone House Bill 19-1151 indefinitely using a reversal of the previous roll call.

There was no objection to the use of the reverse roll call, therefore, the bill was postponed indefinitely. The motion passed on a vote of 6-3. HOU State, Veterans, & Military Affairs HOU State, Veterans, & Military Affairs * Amendments passed in committee are not incorporated into the measure unless adopted by the full House or Senate.

** The status of Second Reading amendments may be subsequently affected by the adoption of an amendment to the Committee of the Whole Report. Refer to the House or Senate Journal for additional information. House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Postpone Indefinitely Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs