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Establishes the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program to fund private school and home instruction expenses.

The bill establishes the Hope and Inclusion Scholarship Program to provide funding for students attending certain private schools and students receiving home instruction. The program creates hope accounts for qualifying expenses. The board may receive up to 3% of the state subsidy for administrative costs. Funds in the hope accounts can be used for tuition, textbooks, educational supplies, tutoring, and other educational services. The board reviews all expenditures from the accounts.