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Lawmakers debate expansion of K-12 education scholarships and a bill to restore voluntary school prayer
Summary
Panelists said an expansion of education 'scholarships' (up to 20,000 more slots) is likely to pass in some form; another bill (HB1491) would allow vocal voluntary prayer and classroom Bible instruction as history/literature with parental consent.
Panelists at the Williamson Inc. Policy Talks described two prominent education measures moving through the Tennessee legislature: an expansion of K-12 education scholarships and House Bill 1491, which would allow voluntary vocal prayer and reposition Bible instruction as historical and literary content.
Sen. Jack Johnson said the governor's proposal to expand education scholarships into multiple tranches is likely to pass in the Senate. "The first tranche is someone who…
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