School Vouchers - As introduced, establishes various audit and reporting requirements for the department of education and private schools that enroll recipients of an education freedom scholarship; limits eligibility for the scholarship program to students who are members of a family with an annual household income that does not exceed 300 percent of the amount required for a student to qualify for free or reduced lunch; requires scholarship recipients to be administered the same TCAP tests a...

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The bill would tighten oversight of the state's Education Freedom Scholarship by mandating audits of the program and the private schools that receive voucher funds. It also caps eligibility to families earning no more than three times the free‑lunch income level and forces voucher students to take the same state tests as public‑school peers. The changes aim to increase transparency and ensure funds are used properly.

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