SOAR Permanent Authorization Act
In committee: it can still change before the session ends.
- Stage
- In committee
- Started in
- Senate
- Sponsors
- 2
- Latest action
- Jan 28, 2026
What it does
The SOAR Permanent Authorization Act would extend and modify the Scholarships for Opportunity and Results Act by allowing grants to be renewed for up to an additional five years without a competitive process when deemed appropriate by the Secretary, expanding the eligible entity board residency requirement from the District of Columbia to the broader Washington metropolitan region, and increasing annual authorization of appropriations from $60 million to $75 million starting in fiscal year 2027. The bill also revises accreditation requirements for participating and new schools, expands allowable uses of funds to include pre-kindergarten and student academic assistance such as…
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