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Senate turns back several measures expanding oversight of Education Freedom Accounts
Summary
The Senate Education Committee and floor debated multiple bills seeking greater oversight, reporting and procurement controls over the Education Freedom Accounts program; several measures were found inexpedient to legislate (ITL) after roll-call votes citing privacy, redundancy with audits, and fiscal concerns.
A package of bills addressing oversight, reporting and procurement for the Education Freedom Account (EFA) program — which senators described in debate as having grown substantially in recent years — failed to advance after the Senate Education Committee and the floor recommended 'inexpedient to legislate' on several measures.
Senators raised figures during debate describing program growth (speakers cited enrollment figures over 10,000 students and program costs discussed in the tens of millions up to reports of $160 million).…
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