Governor McCrory recently signed House Bill 269 Children with Disabilities Scholarship Grants into law. This law creates a new scholarship for children with special needs. Those selected will receive tuition up to $3,000 per semester for reimbursement of private school tuition and special education and related services, including services provided to home schooled students. Students must meet the following eligibility requirements in order to apply:
a. Requires an Individualized Education Plan;
b. Receives special education or related services on a daily basis;
c. Has not been placed in a nonpublic school or facility by a public agency at public expense;
d. Has not spent any time enrolled in a postsecondary institution as a full-time student taking at least 12 hours of academic credit;
e. Has not received a high school diploma; and
f. Meets at least one of the following requirements:
1. Was enrolled in a North Carolina public school during the previous semester.
2. Received special education or related services through the North Carolina public schools as a preschool child with a disability during the previous semester.
3. Received a scholarship grant for the previous semester.
4. Is eligible for initial enrollment in kindergarten or the first grade in a North Carolina public school