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by (in alphabetical order) John Garrett Clawson, Reynaldo de la Garza, Victoria Keller, Sarah Pollock, Laurie Roberts, 

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Arizona, Mississippi, Florida, Oklahoma and Tennessee limit eligibility to students with special needs, students from low income families, and/or students in low performing school districts, but the program outlined in Texas' SB 1178 would be open to all students meeting the following conditions (SB 1178, 2015):

  • Students already enrolled in public school OR
  • Students entering the school system (kindergarten or first grade)

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A summary of the evidence on vouchers is given on a separate page.

 

References

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 original bill – http://www.azleg.gov/legtext/50leg/1r/bills/sb1553h.pdf

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Colorado – http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/us/colorado-court-rules-use-of-public-funds-for-private-schools-is-unconstitutional.html

DeForrest, Mark Edward. "An Overview and Evaluation of State Blaine Amendments: Origins, Scope, and First Amendment Concerns." Harvard Journal of Law & Public Policy 26.2 (2003): 551-626.