Members of the Oklahoma Senate have overwhelmingly passed legislation to reduce the red tape facing the families of children with special needs who wish to access a state scholarship program.
“We are talking about a very small minority of vulnerable students and their families, and we have created this wonderful program to provide opportunity to each one of these individuals to be the best that they can be,” said state Sen. Julie Daniels, R-Bartlesville.
Since 2010, Oklahoma’s Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities (LNH) program has allowed students to use state tax dollars to pay for private-school tuition. Those eligible for the program are primarily children with special needs, such as autism.
The scholarships range from $4,196 to $22,236 per child, based on a child’s diagnosis.