It is a law that gives parents the power of choice.

Indiana's "School Choice Law" went into effect one week ago and allows families to use tax dollars to offset the cost of tuition at private, religious, and for-profit schools. Catholic educators discussed how the measure will affect local schools at a conference earlier Friday.

Opponents of the bill argue it violates the constitution, but a Notre Dame lsaid aw professor says that's not the case.

“When I was a college kid I had student loans, I had a pell grant,” said Nicole Garnett. “I didn't go to a religious college but I could have. No one would have thought that I couldn't have taken my federal financial aid and chose a religious college because the government wasn't telling me where to go to school. It was just enabling me to choose the school of my choice that would best suit me. It's the same thing with school choice.”

Families can apply for vouchers online starting today.