This bill amends the Hope Scholarship Program in West Virginia by adding microschool tuition and fees as qualifying expenses for Hope Scholarship accounts. Specifically, it introduces new language to section 18-31-7 of the Code of West Virginia, stating that parents can use funds from their child's Hope Scholarship account to cover tuition and fees at a microschool, as defined in another section of the code. This addition is marked as item (13) in the list of qualifying expenses, which previously ended at item (12).

Additionally, the bill makes a minor adjustment to the numbering of the subsequent qualifying expense, changing item (13) to (14) to accommodate the new insertion. The overall intent of the bill is to expand the options available to parents utilizing the Hope Scholarship Program, allowing for greater flexibility in educational choices for their children.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 18-31-7