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Senate rejects education savings account bill after extended debate
Summary
The North Dakota Senate voted 24-20 to defeat Senate Bill 23‑03, a proposal to create state-funded education savings accounts for nonpublic and homeschooled students. Lawmakers debated costs, effects on public school funding and participation estimates before the bill failed.
Senator Baucher, sponsor of Senate Bill 23‑03, outlined a proposal to create education savings accounts that would move a portion of the state's per‑pupil payment to families who choose nonpublic or home schooling. "On July 15 of each year, the Bank of North Dakota will deposit 60% of the state's per pupil payment into the education savings account of each qualified student," Senator Baucher said on the floor, summarizing the bill's core mechanism.
The bill's sponsor and supporters said the…
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