US EditionTennessee Proposed Voucher Plan Scaled Back, Public School Funding Tied to Students’ Legal Status
The amendment narrows the voucher expansion to 35,000 scholarships and would tie district funding to students’ citizenship or immigration status.
- On Wednesday, April 1, the House Finance, Ways and Means Subcommittee advanced House Bill 2532, capping the Education Freedom Scholarship expansion at 35,000 slots instead of the originally proposed 40,000.
- Gov. Bill Lee originally requested expansion from 20,000 to 40,000 slots, but lawmakers reduced the cap to 35,000 to lower program costs to taxpayers.
- Rep. Ryan Williams championed the amendment, citing a "transparency component" regarding student citizenship status as essential to being "fiscally conservative."
- Under the proposal, districts lose state funding for disenrolled students lacking verified citizenship or legal status; the bill advances to the full Finance Committee on April 7.
- This policy marks a significant departure from 2025, when Republicans promised no funding loss; Gov. Lee previously stated, "No public school system will lose any funding, at any time.
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Tennessee proposed voucher plan scaled back, public school funding tied to students’ legal status
New changes could reshape Tennessee's proposed expansion of the school voucher program as House Republicans scale back the number of proposed new vouchers and add a new controversial condition tied to students' legal status.
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House Committee Makes Sweeping Changes To Tennessee School Voucher Bill
Image Credit: TN General Assembly ***Note from The Tennessee Conservative – this article posted here for informational purposes only. The Center Square [By Kim Jarrett] – An amendment approved by a Finance, Ways and Means subcommittee in the Tennessee House of Representatives not only reduced the proposed expansion of the Education Freedom Scholarships, but also created a reporting requirement. The amendment presented by Cookeville Republican Ry…
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Tennessee LookoutTennessee House panel alters private-school voucher bill
Tennessee’s House finance subcommittee amended a private-school voucher bill Wednesday, putting it in conflict with Senate legislation and Gov. Bill Lee on multiple fronts. In final State of the State, Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee pushes to double private-school vouchers The…
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