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(1) There is established the Special Needs Opportunity Scholarship Program under which a parent may apply to a scholarship granting organization on behalf of the parent's student for a scholarship to help cover the cost of a scholarship expense.
(2) A scholarship granting organization shall:
(a) award, in accordance with this part, scholarships to eligible students; and
(b) determine the amount of a scholarship in accordance with Subsection (3).
(3) A scholarship granting organization shall determine a full-year scholarship award to pay for the cost of one or more scholarship expenses in an amount not more than:
(a) for an eligible student in grades 1 through 12 with an IEP, whose family income is:
(i) at or below 185% of the federal poverty level, the value of the weighted pupil unit multiplied by 2.5;
(ii) between 185% and 555% of the federal poverty level, the value of the weighted pupil unit multiplied by two;
(iii) above 555% of the federal poverty level, the value of the weighted pupil unit multiplied by 1.5;
(b) for an eligible student in grades 1 through 12 who does not have an IEP, the value of the weighted pupil unit;
(c) for an eligible student in kindergarten with an IEP, the value of the weighted pupil unit; or
(d) for an eligible student in kindergarten who does not have an IEP, half the value of the weighted pupil unit.
(4) The state board shall prepare and disseminate to a scholarship granting organization for distribution to a parent applying for a scholarship on behalf of a student:
(a) information on the program; and
(b) information on how a parent may enroll the parent's child in a public school.
(5) A scholarship granting organization shall distribute the information described in Subsection (4) to a parent who applies to the scholarship granting organization for a scholarship on behalf of the parent's student.