Sununu Urges Lawmakers to Support Sweeping School Choice Bill

[TexasTowelie]

A controversial school choice bill faces an important vote before lawmakers tomorrow.

The bill would create a type of school voucher system in the state, where parents could take their children out of their local public school and then spend the tax dollars that would have gone to that public school on other educational purposes, like private school tuition or home school supplies.

The proposal was hotly debated last legislative session and ultimately tabled by lawmakers.

Now, a revised version of the bill is facing a key vote in the House Education Committee Wednesday morning.

Ahead of that vote, Gov. Chris Sununu urged lawmakers to support it.

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