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Strike the amendment on page 138 of the CSSB 1 pre-filed
amendment packet and substitute the following to amend CSSB 1 in
Article III of the bill for the appropriations to the Texas
Education Agency by adding the following appropriately numbered
rider:
____. Prohibition on Vouchers. (a) It is the intent of the
Legislature that none of the funds appropriated above may be spent
to pay for a public education voucher program or a public education
voucher pilot program if the program uses federal funds or state tax
dollars to pay tuition for children in any grades between grade 1
through grade 12 to attend a private school. Appropriated state or
federal funds may not be used, directly or indirectly, for grants or
programs for children to attend private schools or private
educational programs that substitute for a regular education
program provided by a school district or open-enrollment charter
school.
(b) This section does not prohibit:
1. payments for services to a private or nonprofit
entity so long as students receiving the services remain enrolled
in public school; or
2. payments, including tuition, for students with
disabilities placed in a private school by a local admission,
review and dismissal committee to the extent required under federal
law.