The Tennessee governor has signed a law expanding K-12 school vouchers for parents, except for illegal immigrants who are not eligible for the program.
The $447 million program is called “universal” for state parents. However, Republican lawmakers confirmed that one sector is not available to the program, Associated Press It has been reported.
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The law orders the state Department of Education (DOE) to reject applications for families that “will not establish a legal presence of eligible students in the United States.”
However, the bill also appears to lack a process by which the DOE or school determines the status of family immigration, so it is not clear how that status will be checked.
When he signed the bill, Tennessee Republican Gov. Bill Lee said the new law “will change anything about state obligations because it is intended to educate current children.” , he claimed that for this scholarship it was available only to Tennessee citizens.”
The bill provides 20,000 vouchers worth around $7,000 each, and sets 10,000 vouchers aside for low-income and disabled students, but the other half is open to the public. Vouchers will be available for next academic year.
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The bill comes when several states begin to look for ways to reduce the negative impact of the presence of illegal foreign children on the state's education system.
For example, in Oklahoma, state school principal Ryan Walters said he was approved in January for a proposal that a proposal approved by the state board of education would determine the status of children's immigration when enrolled in schools. , clashing with moderate Republican governors.
The governor opposes and has the plan I said He would try to block it from being implemented, the AP reported.
Lawmakers in Texas and Indiana are looking for ways to connect immigrants to schools.
Like the Oklahoma move to track student immigration situations, Texas lawmakers introduced it House Bill 1512collects data on the immigration status of children enrolled in schools. Meanwhile, in Indiana House Bill 1394 It will actually prevent illegal immigrant children from registering with schools. Newsweek It has been reported.
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