SF 3554 Minnesota Senate · 2025-2026 Regular Session

Opportunity Scholarship Program establishment and appropriation

SF 3554 establishes Minnesota's Opportunity Scholarship Program, allowing students in Minneapolis (Special School District No. 1) or St. Paul (ISD 625) K-12 to use state funds for tuition at qualifying nonpublic schools in Minnesota. The program reimburses families monthly for tuition and eligible expenses (like personal computers, without a $200 family cap), based on each school district's calculated per-pupil revenue amount. School districts must continue counting participating students for funding purposes, notify families about the program annually, and process reimbursements within 30 days of receiving tuition receipts. This directly affects eligible students in Minneapolis/St. Paul and qualifying nonpublic schools, while maintaining school district funding calculations.
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Introduced Feb 17, 2026 Last action Feb 17, 2026
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