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How to become a CHOOSE Act vendor in Alabama

Alabama's education savings accounts, run by the Alabama Department of Revenue with ClassWallet handling payments. Providers apply to the Department, then register with ClassWallet and are paid when families submit your invoice through Pay Vendor. There are no family reimbursements.

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Checked against official sources on Oct 8, 2026

Run by

Alabama Dept. of Revenue, paid via ClassWallet

Payment after approval

Typically 2 to 10 business days1

Reimbursements

None: every payment goes through ClassWallet2

Provider types

2 with their own documents

$7,000

per student enrolled in a participating school, or $2,000 per home-education student (capped at $4,000 per family).2

Who can apply

  • Education service providers apply to the Alabama Department of Revenue year-round and must agree to the attestation in the application. Once approved, you register with ClassWallet to receive payments.3
  • Approved providers are listed for families inside ClassWallet and publicly on the CHOOSE Act Alabama website. Your ClassWallet profile (description, website, contact details) is public.4

Documents by provider type

Private tutors

  • Accreditation, or a bachelor's degree, or state certification, plus a completed background check, all submitted with your application.3
  • Tutoring is approved in art, English language arts, foreign languages, math, music (including instrument and voice lessons), religion, science (including computer science) and social studies, in person or online. Tutor supply fees count; transportation doesn't.5

Educational therapists

  • A valid license in the therapy you provide, plus a completed background check.3
  • Therapies are approved for students with disabilities only: ABA, dyslexia and dysgraphia therapy, occupational, physical, speech and vision therapy. Initial evaluation fees are approved.5

How you get paid

  1. 1Families pay you through ClassWallet's Pay Vendor, and every service needs an invoice. Without one, the family can't pay you.6
  2. 2Invoices must show your name and address, the student's name, the parent's name, the invoice date, dates of service, the type of service and the total due, or they're rejected. Handwritten invoices aren't accepted.6
  3. 3Invoices may not mention the CHOOSE Act, the CHOOSE Act Fund or ClassWallet in any form. Use a standard invoice.6
  4. 4You can bill before or after services and on any cadence (weekly, monthly, quarterly), but only for services in the 2026-2027 school year. List each student's charges separately.7
  5. 5Track payments in ClassWallet's Payment Report: Queued, Initiated, Processing, then Settled when the deposit should be in your bank. It exports to CSV.1
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Price caps and purchase limits

  • Computers: under $1,200, one every two school years per student. Technological aids: $500 a year per student (headphones and keyboards $100, mice $40). Microscopes and telescopes $250. 3D printers aren't approved.8

What trips providers up

  • If a family's transaction contains any ineligible expense, the entire transaction is rejected, so keep ineligible items off the invoice.1
  • The Department may reject any invoice it considers unreasonably priced or suspects is fraudulent.5

Sources

  1. 1.CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Alabama Dept. of Revenue provider guide, p. 6, updated Jul 27, 2026
  2. 2.CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Alabama Dept. of Revenue provider guide, p. 3, updated Jul 27, 2026
  3. 3.CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Alabama Dept. of Revenue provider guide, p. 4, updated Jul 27, 2026
  4. 4.CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Alabama Dept. of Revenue provider guide, p. 5, updated Jul 27, 2026
  5. 5.CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Alabama Dept. of Revenue provider guide, p. 11, updated Jul 27, 2026
  6. 6.CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Alabama Dept. of Revenue provider guide, p. 7, updated Jul 27, 2026
  7. 7.CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Alabama Dept. of Revenue provider guide, p. 8, updated Jul 27, 2026
  8. 8.CHOOSE Act Education Service Provider Guide 2026-2027, Alabama Dept. of Revenue provider guide, p. 10, updated Jul 27, 2026

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