Program money may be used only at an approved provider for the following education-related expenses of a participating child:

1. (1) tuition and fees paid to a private school, higher education provider, online educational course, or industry-based training program that provides credit towards a high school diploma or industry-based credential;
2. (2) uniforms required by a private school, higher education provider, or industry-based training program in which the child is enrolled;
3. (3) textbooks and instructional materials;
4. (4) fees for classes or other educational services provided by a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school, if the classes or services do not qualify the child to be included in the district's or school's average daily attendance;
5. (5) costs related to assessment instruments for the child;
6. (6) fees for educational services provided by a private tutor or teaching service to the child;
7. (7) fees for educational therapies or services provided to the child to the extent not covered by government benefits or by private insurance or provided by a public school, including an open-enrollment charter school;
8. (8) costs related to transportation provided to the child by a commercial, fee-for-service provider for travel to and from an education service provider or vendor of educational products or services;
9. (9) the cost of computer hardware and software and other technological devices required by an education service provider or vendor of educational products or services or prescribed by a physician to facilitate the child's education, not to exceed in any year 10% of the total amount allocated to the participating child's account for the program year; and
10. (10) the cost of breakfast or lunch provided by a private school to the child during the school day.

Source Note:The provisions of this §16.406 adopted to be effective December 15, 2025, 50 TexReg 8046.