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172 OfferedAMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE (Proposed by the Senate Committee on Finance on January 10,23, 20182018) Prefiled(Patrons DecemberPrior 28,to 2017Substitute--Senators Stanley and Dunnavant [SB 553]) A BILL to amend and reenact §§ 58.1-439.25 and 58.1-439.28 of the Code of Virginia, relating to Education Improvement Scholarships;

pre-kindergarten eligibility.eligibility;

----------payout Patrons--penalty. Stanley and Dunnavant;

Delegates:Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

Landes and Rasoul ---------- Referred to Committee on Finance ---------- Be it enacted by the General Assembly of Virginia:

"Eligible pre-kindergarten child" means a child who is (i) a resident of Virginia, (ii) an at-risk four-year-old unserved by Head Start or Virginia Preschool Initiative programs, and (iii) enrolled inin, eligible to attend, or attending a nonpublic pre-kindergarten program and whose family (a) does not have an annual household income in excess of 300 percent of the current poverty guidelines or 400 percent of such guidelines in cases in which an individualized education program has been written and finalized for the child in accordance with the federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA), regulations promulgated pursuant to IDEA, and regulations of the Board of Education;

"Nonpublic pre-kindergarten program" means a pre-kindergarten program that is not operatedoperated, or funded, directly or indirectly, by a federal, state, or local government entity and that is (i) a preschool program designed for child development and kindergarten preparation that complies with nonpublic school accreditation requirements administered by the Virginia Council for Private Education pursuant to § 22.1-19;

(iv) is eligible to enter admitted to, enrolled in, or attending kindergarten or eligible to enter first grade,;