by (in alphabetical order) John Garrett Clawson, Reynaldo de la Garza, Victoria Keller, Sarah Pollock, Laurie Roberts,
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Arizona’s ESA program, known as the Empowerment Scholarship Program, did not produce any long-term savings for the state in 2014 [1]and (SB 1363 Fiscal Note, 2013) and may produce budget deficits similar to those seen in other voucher states if lawmakers continue to expand eligibility for the program .[2] Despite (O'Dell and Sanchez, 2016). Despite awarding voucher amounts worth as little as half of the state subsidy sent to local school districts, some states are experiencing program budget deficits due to an substantial number of private school students enrolling in their choice programs. Because Nevada’s ESA program was temporarily halted due to concerns about the program’s constitutionality, no historical budget data currently exists. However, the fiscal note attached to the original legislation suggests the state may need to find an additional $85 million to guarantee true universal access if 75 percent of existing private school parents participate during the first school year .[3](SB 302 Fiscal Note, 2015).
Like the Arizona program, the version of SB 1178 introduced in the Texas Senate in 2015 would have created enrollment caps, limiting the growth of the program over time. If enacted, the number of new students allowed into the program each year would have been capped at “one-half of one percent of the total number of students in average daily attendance in grades 1 through 12 in the state during the previous year (SB 1178 - Introduced, 2015).” If more students applied to participate than allotted under this provision, the Texas Education Agency would give first priority to children with disabilities or “education disadvantages (SB 1178 - Introduced, 2015).”
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O'Dell, Rob, and Yvonne W. Sanchez. "State Money Helping Wealthier Arizona Kids Go to Private Schools." The Arizona Republic. Last modified July 7, 2016. http://www.azcentral.com/story/news/arizona/politics/education/2016/02/23/state-money-helping-wealthier-arizona-kids-go-private-schools/80303730/.
“School Choice in America,” EdChoice, last modified Oct. 28, 2016, http://www.edchoice.org/school-choice/school-choice-in-america.
S.B. 1178, Texas 84th Cong. (2015).
S.B. 2695, Mississippi 114th Cong. (2015).
S.B. 302, Nevada 302nd Cong. (2015).
S.B. 431, Tennessee 431st Cong. (2015).
Arizona. Senate. 2013. reg. sess. Phoenix. SB 1363 Fiscal Note. Schimpp, Steve. 2013.
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