Arizona SB1497 modifies the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts to allow parents to use funds for various educational expenses.

Arizona SB1497 amends the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts to allow parents to use the funds for tuition, fees, textbooks, transportation, and other educational services. The bill specifies that parents must sign an agreement to use the funds for approved educational expenses and prohibits the use of funds for non-educational items. The Arizona Department of Education must provide parents with information on the eligible expenses and the process for annual education plans to determine continued eligibility for the scholarship.

Arizona SB1497 modifies the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts to allow parents to use funds for various educational expenses.

Arizona SB1497 amends the Arizona Empowerment Scholarship Accounts to allow parents to use the funds for tuition, fees, textbooks, transportation, and other educational services. The bill specifies that parents must sign an agreement to use the funds for approved educational expenses and prohibits the use of funds for non-educational items. The Arizona Department of Education must provide parents with information on the eligible expenses and the process for annual education plans to determine continued eligibility for the scholarship.