We oppose this voucher and oppose hiding it in the budget bill.

“The tax panel’s proposal includes a $20 billion total tax credit, which would be made up of a $5 billion tax credit annually between 2026 and 2029…

“‘This is opening the door to the federal government subsidizing a secondary private system of education that gets to pick and choose who it educates and how it educates kids,’ Sasha Pudelski, director of advocacy at AASA, The School Superintendents Association, told States Newsroom…

“Organizations that advocate for students with disabilities, including the National Center for Learning Disabilities, the Council for Exceptional Children, the Center for Learner Equity, and The Arc of the United States, fiercely opposed the bill, highlighting concerns that it is not sufficient in providing enforceable protections for students with disabilities and their families.

“In a statement, Jacqueline Rodriguez, CEO of the National Center for Learning Disabilities, said ‘the guarantee of rights and protections for students with disabilities using these vouchers is disingenuous at best and crooked at worst, without the other critical provisions of IDEA,’ or the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act.

“‘It is quite possible that families with disabilities will use a voucher under the pretense that their child will have the same rights when in fact they do not,’ Rodriguez said.”

Please read this Kansas Reflector article for more details.