Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Several 100000 students are stuck in low-performing schools today said Senator Education Committee Chair Dan Patrick. This should not be acceptable to anyone Patrick as
he and Sen. Ken Paxton filed Senate Bill 23 to enacts the Texas Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program.
Senate Bill 23 gives low-income families the ability to seek out the best educational options for their children Patrick said.
Senate Bill 23 allows businesses to donate to the Equal Opportunity Scholarship Program and receive a credit against
their franchise or insurance premium tax liability.
The donations would be distributed by non-profits to children currently in public schools. Recipients must be low income or at risk of dropping out. Among these children priority is given to those in failing schools.
In order to give the children of Texas a better education and a brighter future we must focus on creating more choices for parents including charter online learning and the ability for parents to find the right school for their child said Patrick.
