SB576 Adds definitions and reporting requirements relative to education freedom accounts.
Adds definitions and reporting requirements relative to education freedom accounts.
Impact Score — How Does This Bill Affect You?
Overall Impact Score
Mixed
Scale: 1 (harmful) to 10 (beneficial)
Your Wallet
Better reporting and definitions would help ensure taxpayer-funded EFA dollars are spent on legitimate educational purposes rather than questionable expenses.
Your Community
Transparency and accountability for public education spending protects the integrity of the EFA program and ensures children actually benefit from the funds.
Your Freedom
Adds accountability measures to a public spending program. Balances taxpayer oversight with family autonomy in education choices.
Status
Hearing: 02/10/2026, Room Map Room, SL, 09:45 am; Senate Calendar 4
Voted Yes
0 R
Voted No
0 R
Sponsor
Debra Altschiller (D)
The Short Version
Would have added clearer definitions and reporting requirements for Education Freedom Accounts to improve accountability and transparency. Killed 16-8 along party lines. EFAs have faced criticism for lack of oversight on how funds are spent.
Who's Behind This Bill?
Who Benefits
- ▲ Taxpayers seeking accountability for public education funds
- ▲ Public school advocates
- ▲ EFA students whose funds would be better tracked
Who Pays the Price
- ▼ EFA families facing more reporting requirements
- ▼ EFA program administrators
- ▼ School choice advocates who view reporting as burdensome
Roll Call Detail (1 vote)
Every recorded floor vote on this bill, with each legislator's individual vote. Click a name to see that rep's full record.
Who actually supports this bill?
Across the 1 recorded vote on this bill — counting each legislator's net direction and treating kill motions as opposing the bill — Republicans opposed it ( 16 against ) , and Democrats supported it ( 8 for ) .
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Voted Yea (16)
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