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Committee cuts education savings account payouts, advances bill
Summary
The Appropriations — Education and Environment Division approved an amendment that reduces education savings account (ESA) amounts across tiers by $500 and advanced the bill out of committee.
The Appropriations — Education and Environment Division approved an amendment reducing education savings account (ESA) payouts across income tiers and advanced the bill to the next stage of review.
Senator Kevin Shively, the amendment sponsor, told the committee he reduced every ESA tier in the bill by $500, specifying cuts such as the public-school ESA from $1,000 to $500 and reductions to various means-tested tiers and the home-school amount. The amendment passed and the committee voted to advance the bill as amended.
The amendment was introduced as…
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