School vouchers have been a hot topic, as some argue it's a parent's right to choose their child's school, while others say this takes money away from public schools.
School vouchers have a long history in Texas. They've been proposed, but haven't made it through. ABC13 explains what they are and how they work.School vouchers have a long history in Texas. They've been proposed for many years but haven't been able to make it through the process. No legislation proposed to date is ready to be voted into law, but ABC13 wanted to take a look at what some of these proposed bills will offer parents and guardians.
sponsored by Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, is known as the Texas Parental Empowerment Program. It gives quite a bit of detail in some places but not in others.As it stands now, here's how the bills work: For the first year, children would be accepted as funding allows. Once a child is accepted, the state comptroller would make monthly payments into a savings account that could be used on a variety of school-related expenses.
As the bill currently stands, there are four pages outlining that a parent may be paid back for tuition and fees at a state-accredited private school or online education classes. Included in this would be textbooks, and other educational materials, standardized testing, fees for classes and other education expenses provided by public schools, transportation to and from school, and for private tutors.
To be paid back, parents would need a receipt for each allowed expense. But how much money are we talking about? Parents or guardians will get one payment a year that comes out to the same amount that parent spends in state and local sales taxes during a year. According to the Census Bureau, the average Texas resident pays just over $5,000 in state and local sales tax a year.
But plenty remains unclear as the bill is up for debate, like when would a voucher program be able to go into effect? Where would the money ultimately come from? How would parents apply for funding? Because this bill hasn't gone far enough, the comptroller's office tells me it's way too early to say how the details would work.
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