America's School Choice Programs by Dates of Enactment/Launch

America’s School Choice Programs by Dates Enacted and Launched

The table below details when every private school choice program in the nation to date was enacted and launched. You can sort the table by state, program name, program type, date enacted, or date launched.

For more information on an individual state or program, simply click the links within the table. For our School Choice in America Dashboard, which includes an interactive map and table showing eligibility, participation, and funding data for private school choice programs, click here.

State	Program Name	Program Type	Date Enacted	Date Launched
AL	Education Scholarship Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2013	2013
AL	Accountability Act of 2013 Parent-Taxpayer Refundable Tax Credits	Individual Tax Credit	2013	2013
AR	Succeed Scholarship Program for Students with Disabilities	Voucher	2015	2016
AZ	Original Individual Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	1997	1997
AZ	Low-Income Corporate Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2006	2006
AZ	Lexie's Law for Disabled and Displaced Students Tax Credit Scholarship Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2009	2009
AZ	Empowerment Scholarship Accounts	Education Savings Account	2011	2011
AZ	"Switcher" Individual Income Tax Credit Scholarship Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2012	2012
DC	Opportunity Scholarship Program	Voucher	2004	2004
FL	Family Empowerment Scholarship Program	Voucher	2019	2019
FL	John M. McKay Scholarships for Students with Disabilities Program	Voucher	1999	1999 (Expanded: 2000)
FL	Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2011	2011
FL	Gardiner Scholarship Program	Education Savings Account	2014	2014
FL	Hope Scholarship Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2018	2018
GA	Georgia Special Needs Scholarship Program	Voucher	2007	2007
GA	Qualified Education Expense Tax Credit	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2008	2008
IA	Tuition and Textbook Tax Credit	Individual Tax Credit	1987	1987
IA	School Tuition Organization Tax Credit	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2006	2006
IL	Invest in Kids Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2017	2018
IL	Tax Credits for Educational Expenses	Individual Tax Credit	1999	2000
IN	School Scholarship Tax Credit	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2009	2010
IN	Choice Scholarship Program	Voucher	2011	2011
IN	Private School/Homeschool Deduction	Individual Tax Deduction	2011	2011
KS	Tax Credit for Low Income Students Scholarship Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2014	2015
LA	Louisiana Scholarship Program	Voucher	2008	2008
LA	Elementary and Secondary School Tuition Deduction	Individual Tax Deduction	2008	2008
LA	School Choice Program for Certain Students with Exceptionalities	Voucher	2010	2011
LA	Tuition Donation Rebate Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2012	2012
MD	Broadening Options and Opportunities for Students Today (BOOST)	Voucher	2016	2016
ME	Town Tuitioning Program	Voucher	1873	1873
MN	Education Deduction	Individual Tax Deduction	1955	1955
MN	K–12 Education Credit	Individual Tax Credit	1997	1998
MS	Mississippi Dyslexia Therapy Scholarship for Students with Dyslexia Program	Voucher	2012	2012
MS	Nate Rogers Scholarship for Students with Disabilities Programs	Voucher	2013	2013
MS	Equal Opportunity for Students with Special Needs Program	Education Savings Account	2015	2016
MT	Tax Credits for Contributions to Student Scholarship Organizations	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2015	2015
OH	Educational Choice Scholarship Program	Voucher	2005	2006
NC	Special Education Scholarship Grants for Children with Disabilities	Voucher	2013	2014
NC	Opportunity Scholarships	Voucher	2013	2014
NH	Education Tax Credit Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2012	2013
NH	Town Tuitioning Program	Voucher	2017	2017
NV	Educational Choice Scholarship Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2015	2015
NV	Education Savings Account	Education Savings Account	2015	2016
OH	Cleveland Scholarship Program	Voucher	1995	1996
OH	Autism Scholarship Program	Voucher	2003	2004
OH	Jon Peterson Special Needs Scholarship Program	Voucher	2011	2012
OH	Income-Based Scholarship Program	Voucher	2013	2013
OK	Lindsey Nicole Henry Scholarships for Students with Disabilities	Voucher	2010	2010
NC	Personal Education Savings Accounts	ESA	2017	2018
OK	Oklahoma Equal Opportunity Education Scholarships	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2011	2013
PA	Educational Improvement Tax Credit Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2001	2001
PA	Opportunity Scholarship Tax Credit Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2012	2012
PR	Free School Selection Program	Voucher	2018	2019
RI	Tax Credits for Contributions to Scholarship Organizations	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2006	2007
SC	Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2013	2014
SC	Refundable Educational Credit for Exceptional Needs Children	Individual Tax Credit	2015	2015
SD	Partners in Education Tax Credit Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2016	2016
TN	Education Savings Account Pilot Program	Voucher	2019	2021
TN	Individualized Education Account Program	Education Savings Account	2015	2015
UT	Carson Smith Special Needs Scholarship Program	Voucher	2005	2005
VA	Education Improvement Scholarships Tax Credits Program	Tax-Credit Scholarship	2012	2013
VT	Town Tuitioning Program	Voucher	1869	1869
WI	Milwaukee Parental Choice Program	Voucher	1990	1990
WI	Parental Private School Choice Program (Racine)	Voucher	2011	2011
WI	Parental Choice Program (Statewide)	Voucher	2013	2013
WI	K–12 Private School Tuition Deduction	Individual Tax Deduction	2013	2014
WI	Special Needs Scholarship Program	Voucher	2015	2016

Suggested Citation: “America’s School Choice Programs by Dates Enacted and Launched,” EdChoice, last modified April 9, 2019, https://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/enacted-and-launched-table.

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