Wednesday, May 1, 2024

Texas House committee advances school voucher bill, overcoming key hurdle



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A Texas House committee has complicated school voucher regulation which may be key to finishing the protracted stalemate over the problem this 12 months on the Capitol.

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By a vote of 10-4, the House Select Committee on Educational Opportunity and Enrichment licensed House Bill 1 on Friday. It is a wide-ranging training invoice that features a voucher-like program referred to as training financial savings accounts that we could oldsters use taxpayer greenbacks to subsidize personal training prices.

Gov. Greg Abbott has driven all 12 months for the proposal, prompting 4 particular periods.

The regulation now is going to the House Calendars Committee, which is chargeable for routing expenses to the ground for votes within the complete chamber.

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