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Local residents can submit online comments to Texas House committee about school voucher program through March 11
By Tony Pilkington & Carla McKeown / Courtesy to Mineral Wells Area News
Local residents will have an opportunity to voice their opinions about the proposed education savings account program — aka school vouchers — during a public hearing by the Texas House of Representatives’ Public Education Committee tomorrow, Tuesday, March 11. Public testimony may be made via electronically submitted comments; the form to submit comments is available now and will be online until the hearing is adjourned.
The public hearing is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. in room JHR 140 of the Texas State Capitol building in Austin. Those who are intending to attend the hearing and comment in person may get information about registering at the following website: https://house.texas.gov/committees/witness-registration.
Those wanting to submit a comment electronically, may do so at the following link: https://comments.house.texas.gov/home?c=c400
Additionally, the meeting will be broadcast live on the Texas House of Representatives website. Click here to see the schedule; a link to the broadcast will be posted on the schedule when the public hearing is in session.
The official notice of the public hearing may be seen at the following link: https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/schedules/html/C4002025031108001.HTM
The proposed bill is House Bill 3, a companion to Senate Bill 2, which passed earlier during this legislative session. If approved, the bill will give Texas families taxpayer money through state-managed education savings accounts to fund their children’s private school tuition or homeschool expenses. Mike Olcott, the representative for District 60, which includes Stephens, Palo Pinto and Parker counties, is listed as a co-author of the bill. Former District 60 State Rep. Glenn Rogers is opposed to the bill.
A timeline for how the bill will progress through the House depends on amendments and discussion within the Public Education Committee and the House. Despite multiple amendments, the Senate bill was approved by the full Senate within eight days of the public hearing.
Regardless of whether you support the proposed education savings account program/school voucher program or oppose it, you can make your voice heard by submitting a comment online or by attending the hearing tomorrow and speaking to the committee in person (see the links above).
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Schools closing down all around the metro Plex because they weren\’t given enough money this year. All they need is to get less money. Public schools students will e the ones who are cheated of education they should have received. Remember where Texas stacks up in education against all the other states in America. Please don\’t lower Texas children to a level lower than they are at today.