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Senators split over proposed tuition tax credit as concerns about public-school funding surface
Summary
Senators debated a tuition tax-credit proposal; one lawmaker warned individual student testing and diverting funds would harm already underfunded public schools, while proponents said the program would be reported in aggregate and increase spending per student. No final disposition on the measure was recorded in the transcript.
Senators spent floor time debating a proposal to create a tuition tax-credit program and its likely impact on public-school funding.
A senator identified in the transcript as Speaker 4 said the proposal raised legal and equity concerns: “I don't think you can take a student and … insist that they take a test and that their scores be isolated and determined because that … violates their rights individually.” The speaker also questioned whether a $50,000 fiscal note would meaningfully address long-standing problems, saying the state has already spent “millions” on class-size reduction without resolving capacity and textbook…
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