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Are ESA-related insurance or surety bonds ESA eligible in Arizona?

Verdict · SY2025-26 handbook
Yes — allowed under its own category rules

Yes. ESA-related insurance or surety bonds are allowable under a statutory ESA purchase category, with their own documentation and channel rules.

Full handbook category: Insurance or surety bond payments related to the ESA

What the ESA insurance and surety bond category covers

Insurance or surety bond payments related to the ESA are their own statutory category — a narrow lane that exists so account holders can cover bonding or insurance the program itself may involve.

The mistake families make

Reading "insurance" broadly. This category is for insurance related to the ESA — it is not a door to health insurance, homeowner's coverage, or device protection plans. It's one of the narrowest categories in the statute, and stretching it is the only real way to get it wrong.

The allowable path nearby

Use it only for bonding or insurance tied to the ESA itself, with documentation naming the account connection. Anything else marketed as "insurance" belongs to whatever category the underlying thing is — or to no category at all.

The receipt still has to be complete

A yes on allowability doesn't survive an incomplete receipt. Every receipt needs the vendor's name, address, and contact; the date; a receipt or order number; an itemized description; and the itemized and total amounts. Missing any field can get the expense rejected — and undocumented debit-card purchases past the quarterly deadline must be repaid.

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Source: A.R.S. §15-2402(B)(4)(l). School year 2025-26 rules. Last reviewed 2026-06-15.

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Educational information based on the official ADE Parent Handbook SY2025-26 — not legal advice. Final allowability is determined by ADE. Verify against the official database at azed.gov/esa/esa-allowable-items.