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House orders review of education-voucher awards in three western municipalities
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The House approved Resolution Cámara 219 directing the secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of Education to report on the process and criteria for awarding education vouchers in Cabo Rojo, San Germán and Hormigueros; sponsor said the inquiry seeks transparency and accountability in how funds affect families and access to schooling.
SAN JUAN — The House approved Resolution Cámara 219 on Jan. 14, 2026, directing the secretary of the Department of Education to present a report on education vouchers awarded in the municipalities of Cabo Rojo, San Germán and Hormigueros and to reevaluate applicable criteria for their assignment.
Representative Emilio Carlos, who presented the resolution, said the measure is investigatory, not punitive, and is meant to "identify areas of opportunity, correct possible deficiencies, strengthen public policy and guarantee that each dollar assigned fulfills its primary purpose" for students and families. "Los vales educativos constituyen una política pública de alto impacto social," he said.
The resolution was approved on the floor after the calendar reading and was shaped as an oversight measure to examine departmental procedures and the equitable application of voucher criteria in the three named municipalities. The clerk recorded the resolution as approved; the floor transcript does not record a roll-call tally for this specific resolution in the calendar reading segment.
