Sec. 10-239e. Use of scholarships. Eligibility of schools.
Sec. 10-239e. Use of scholarships. Eligibility of schools. (a) The demonstration
board shall authorize the parents or legal guardian of scholarship recipients to use the
demonstration scholarships at any public or private school in which the scholarship
recipient is enrolled provided such public or private school: (1) Meets all educational,
fiscal, health and safety standards required by law, (2) does not discriminate against the
admission of students and the hiring of teachers on the basis of race, color or economic
status and has filed a certificate with the State Board of Education that the school is in
compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (3) in no case levies or requires
any tuition, fee or charge above the value of the education scholarship, (4) is free from
sectarian control or influence except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, (5)
provides public access to all financial and administrative records and provides to the
parent or guardian of each eligible child in the demonstration area comprehensive information, in written form, on the courses of study offered, curriculum, materials and textbooks, the qualifications of teachers, administrators and paraprofessionals, the minimum school day, the salary schedules, financial reports of money spent per pupil and
such other information as may be required by the demonstration board, (6) provides
periodic reports to the parents on the average progress of the pupils enrolled, (7) meets
any additional requirements established for all participating schools by the demonstration board.
(b) In compliance with the constitutional guarantee of free exercise of religion,
schools may be exempted from subdivision (4) of subsection (a) of this section if they
meet all other requirements for eligibility.
(1972, P.A. 122, S. 5, 6.)