Definitions

The term “covered State” means one of the States, or the District of Columbia, that, for a calendar year, voluntarily elects to participate under this section and to identify scholarship granting organizations in the State, in accordance with subsection (g).

The term “eligible student” means an individual who—

(A) is a member of a household with an income which, for the calendar year prior to the date of the application for a scholarship, is not greater than 300 percent of the area median gross income (as such term is used in section 42), and

(B) is eligible to enroll in a public elementary or secondary school.

The term “qualified contribution” means a charitable contribution of cash to a scholarship granting organization that uses the contribution to fund scholarships for eligible students solely within the State in which the organization is listed pursuant to subsection (g).

The term “qualified elementary or secondary education expense” means any expense of an eligible student which is described in section 530(b)(3)(A).

The term “scholarship granting organization” means any organization—

(A) which— (i) is described in section 501(c)(3) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), and (ii) is not a private foundation,

(B) which prevents the co-mingling of qualified contributions with other amounts by maintaining one or more separate accounts exclusively for qualified contributions,

(C) which satisfies the requirements of subsection (d), and

(D) which is included on the list submitted for the applicable covered State under subsection (g) for the applicable year.