Amendment112th Congress
Amendment sought to create a five-year pilot program to provide opportunity scholarships to dependent children with special education needs. Opportunity scholarships would have been set at $7,500 a year and would have been available to approximately 250 children under the pilot program for the purpose of attending a private, public or charter school of choice. The Department of Defense would have administered the program, in coordination with the Secretary of Education.
- Amendment Number
- 305
- Description
- Amendment sought to create a five-year pilot program to provide opportunity scholarships to dependent children with special education needs. Opportunity scholarships would have been set at $7,500 a year and would have been available to approximately 250 children under the pilot program for the purpose of attending a private, public or charter school of choice. The Department of Defense would have administered the program, in coordination with the Secretary of Education.
- Purpose
- An amendment numbered 12 printed in House Report 112-88 to create a five-year pilot program to provide opportunity scholarships to dependent children with special education needs. Opportunity scholarships are set at $7,500 a year and would be available to approximately 250 children under the pilot program for the purpose of attending a private, public or charter school of choice. The Department of Defense would administer the program, in coordination with the Secretary of Education.
- Congress
- 112
- Type
- HAMDT
- Latest Action Date
- May 25, 2011
- Latest Action Text
- On agreeing to the Hunter amendment (A005) Failed by recorded vote: 203 - 213 (Roll no. 344).
- Latest Action Time
- 18:33:29
- Submitted Date
- May 25, 2011
- Chamber
- House of Representatives
- Update Date
- Feb 3, 2022