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Senate Education Committee votes to print RS 31,992, a proposed school-choice measure
Summary
The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to print RS 31,992 — a proposed expansion of school-choice funding that its sponsor described as adding $50 million in new dollars and building on an existing Empowering Parents program — after a brief debate over whether the measure amounts to a voucher program.
The Idaho Senate Education Committee voted to send RS 31,992 to be printed after a brief floor-level debate on whether the measure represents a voucher proposal.
Senator Dave Lent, the bill sponsor, told the committee the legislation is designed to expand school-choice options while attaching accountability requirements. "Accountable. Schools are required to meet accountable standards outlined in the legislation. The word I'm using here is a threshold," Lent said during his introduction. He described three design goals — "fair, accountable, responsible, and transparent" — and said the measure would add $50,000,000 in new funding while leveraging $30,000,000 already in the Empowering Parents program for an $80,000,000 total pool.
The measure drew questions…
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