Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON D.C. Next week I am introducing legislation to repeal this unfair provision that targets Texas and hampers our states educators & schools. It is unthinkable that a House Democrat chose to unfairly penalize Texas" said Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison after the Department of Education yesterday denied Texas Education Commissioner Robert Scotts application for $830 million in Education Jobs Funds.
It is unthinkable that a House Democrat chose to unfairly penalize Texas and Texas alone by requiring our state to make a commitment for three years of funding knowing full well that the Texas legislature is constitutionally prohibited from committing funds for a future legislature.
As a result our state will be denied over $800 million in federal funding.
Sens. Hutchison & John Cornyn (R-Texas) will soon introduce legislation to repeal the Texas-specific provision which hampers efforts of educators statewide and sends critical Texas taxpayer dollars that should be used in Texas to schools elsewhere by way of the Education Jobs Fund.
The Education Jobs Fund is a new federal program that provides $10 billion in assistance to states to save or create education jobs for the 2010-2011 school year.
Jobs funded under this program include those that provide educational and related services for early childhood elementary & secondary education.
