US EditionTexas House committee cancels school vouchers funding proposal hearing hours before meeting was to begin
- The Texas House Public Education Committee postponed its Tuesday hearing on school voucher bills.
- Members needed sufficient time to review changes to the committee substitute, causing the delay.
- The school voucher bill, Senate Bill 2, aims to provide funds for parents to use for private school tuition.
- Chairman Buckley stated he made a “commitment to members that they would have ample time to review and digest the changes”.
- The hearing is now reset for Thursday, impacting the bill's immediate prospects and raising questions about the timeline.
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Texas House delays hearing on school funding and voucher bills due to late fiscal analysis
The Texas House Public Education Committee was scheduled to meet on Tuesday to take up two high priority bills which would address school funding and the creation of a school voucher plan. But the meeting was canceled late Monday night.
School choice and school finance meeting postponed; will not be streamed
AUSTIN (Nexstar) — On Tuesday morning, members of the Texas House Committee on Public Education were set to meet to discuss two of the biggest bills of the session -- education savings accounts and school finance. Less than 10 hours before they convened, Chair Brad Buckley, R-Salado, postponed the meeting for Thursday morning. "Throughout the House Public Education Committee's work on House Bill 2, I made a commitment to members that they would …
Texas House committee cancels school vouchers funding proposal hearing hours before meeting was to begin
The Committee on Public Education in the Texas House of Representatives canceled a hearing on school vouchers hours before the meeting was set to begin.
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