Tennessee House Subcommittee Approves Bill to Expand School Voucher Program

Tennessee House subcommittee approves bill to expand school voucher program

The bill doubles the size of the existing program, expanding it to 40,000 students statewide.

Bill expanding TN’s school voucher program to 40K scholarships at cost of more than $150M advances in legislature

The bill aims to expand the number of scholarships from 25,000 to 40,000 for eligible students.

Tennessee House Advances Bill for Expansion of Voucher Program - Nashville Banner

VOUCHER BOOM: The Tennessee House K-12 Subcommittee voted 5-3 to advance a bill that would double the size of the statewide voucher program to 40,000 seats. HB 2532/SB 2247 aligns with Gov. Bill Lee’s budget proposal, which requests an additional $150 million for voucher expansion. When asked by Rep. Sam McKenzie (D-Knoxville) how many of this year’s voucher recipients already were enrolled at private schools, bill sponsor House Majority Leader …