The bill would give parents $8,000 per student each year if they choose to transfer their child from public to private school. But the bill could face trouble in the House.
Senate Bill 8, which would give private school vouchers to parents has two parts to it. One is about the vouches, and the other is about parental rights in educational curriculum.A bill that would use taxpayer money to fund vouchers for parents who choose to transfer their children from public to private school passed the Texas Senate Thursday evening., sponsored by a number of lawmakers including Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe, has two main parts to it.
"This bill does not take a single dollar from public education. Instead, it empowers parents, creates competition for better outcomes, and expands opportunities for almost 6 million students in Texas schools," Creighton said during the Senate hearing on SB 8.fiscal note from March 22 This is a concern shared by opponents of the bill, including a teacher who talked to ABC13 at an unrelated protest of the Texas Education Agency's takeover of Houston ISD.
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