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SB 196 Enacted

Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds.

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Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program; permissible use of scholarship funds. Expands the permissible uses of scholarship funds under the Brown v. Board of Education Scholarship Program by permitting eligible students and their lineal descendants to use such funds to attend an accredited two-year or four-year institution of higher education outside of the Commonwealth but establishes an initial annual cap of $5,000 for any such scholarship.

Chamber
Senate
Introduced
Jan 9, 2026
Last action
Apr 13, 2026 — Approved by Governor-Chapter 940 (effective 7/1/2026)
Session
2026
Momentum
84 · Very high