This article is intended to clarify eligibility for individuals who are both prospective Utah Fits All (UFA) Scholarship providers and parents of scholarship recipients.
Short answer: Yes, however there are limits.
Homeschool Parents
If your child attends home-based education and they receive a Utah Fits All scholarship:
You cannot be paid to educate your own child.
You cannot be their provider.
You can be a provider for other UFA students, just not your own child.
Private School Employees
If you work at a private school (for example, as a teacher or administrator), your child can attend that school using UFA funds. This is allowed under current law as long as you do not own the school.
Private School Owners
If you are the sole proprietor of a private school and your child attends that school, you cannot use your student's scholarship funds to pay tuition to your own school. This applies even if you are not directly teaching your child. If you are the owner of a school and have questions, please contact Odyssey support.
Examples
Situation | Allowed? |
Homeschool parent teaching their own UFA student | Not allowed |
Homeschool parent providing services to other UFA students | Allowed |
Parent working at a private school their child attends | Allowed |
Parent working at a private school, child attends elsewhere | Allowed |
Parent owns private school, and their child attends | Not allowed to use student's funds for tuition |
Parent owns private school, and child attends elsewhere | Allowed |
What the Law Says
"The parent of a scholarship student may not receive scholarship funds as payment for the parent's time spent educating the parent's child." — Utah Code § 53F‑6‑402(7)(d)