The Tennessee Lookout reports that Governor Bill Lee is set to announce his support for a statewide Education Savings Account program that expands from three large counties to every school district in the state, according to two lawmakers.
State Representative Bryan Richey told the Tennessee Lookout he was invited to a press conference to be held this Tuesday in Nashville to introduce the education initiative. Richey said the governor’s legislative liaison told him the governor wants to widen the ESA program from Metro Nashville, Memphis and Hamilton County and offer it to students in all 95 counties.
State Representative Mark White, chairman of the House Education Administration Committee, has said he plans to sponsor a bill to make vouchers available statewide.
The General Assembly will reconvene on Tuesday, January 9, 2024.
(See the original story by Sam Stockard at https://tennesseelookout.com/2023/11/21/east-tenn-lawmaker-governor-to-push-for-statewide-private-school-vouchers-in-2024/ )