by (in alphabetical order) John Garrett Clawson, Cassie Davis, Reynaldo De La Garza, Katie Floyd , Sarah Pollock
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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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States (with the exception of Mississippi) determine the amount for each student based upon the average amount the government spends on each student attending public school. This amount varies by special need and poverty level.
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“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).
S.N. 850, Florida 116th Cong. (2014).