The Texas Senate adjourned the first day of the third special session on Monday with two new proposals outlining how Governor Greg Abbott’s call for a private school voucher program plan could be enacted. According to Senator Brandon Creighton (R-Conroe), who authored Senate Bill 1 and Senate Bill 2, the...
Governor Greg Abbott may hit some roadblocks in his second bid to pass his priority private school voucher program.The Texas Senate adjourned the first day of the third special session on Monday with two new proposals outlining how Governor Greg Abbott’s call for a private school voucher program plan could be enacted.
The “education savings accounts” proposed in Senate Bill 1 would be authorized and administered by the Texas Comptroller’s Office, to ensure that participants aren’t misappropriating funds. Senate Democrats opposed Creighton’s Senate Bill 2, because of the separate proposed voucher program in Senate Bill 1. The group filed Senate Bill 40, a public school funding measure, which left out any mention of education savings accounts, and instead increases the per-student funding to more than $1,200 per student to index it to inflation.
Representative James Talarico said during a House Democratic Caucus press conference on Monday that such proposed plans place money in the hands of the families that likely already have the means to afford private schooling for their children. If the House strikes down proposed voucher legislation like Senate Bill 1, a repeat of what occurred during the regular legislative session will likely happen.
Although Democrats have said they would not be willing to support legislation that included a voucher program, according to Phelan, the House is likely to pass a bill that proposes such a plan this session as long as it comes with a boost in funding for public schools and pay raises for teachers. Abbott declared vouchers or education savings accounts as one of his top priorities for this special session, alongside immigration-related legislation and COVID-19 vaccine mandates for private employers.
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