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State Board’s EFS rules advance amid questions over data collection, timing and allowable uses
Summary
The State Board of Education’s rules to implement the Education Freedom Scholarship advanced from committee, but lawmakers pressed department staff on data collection, eligibility definitions and how funds may be used.
The committee advanced rules to implement the Education Freedom Scholarship (EFS) program but raised multiple questions about how the program will be administered, what data will be collected, the timing of awards, and allowable uses of scholarship funds.
The EFS statute (Public Chapter 7, 2025 First Extraordinary Session) directs the State Board of Education to adopt rules “narrowly tailored to enforce the requirements of this program,” according to presenters. Nathan James, representing the state board, said the board held a rulemaking hearing and received comments but did not change the rule where comments conflicted with statutory language.
Key points and concerns from lawmakers: - Who benefits: Several lawmakers, including Chairman Clemens and Representative Parkinson, asked…
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