Texas chief financial officer on Tuesday finalized rules for the states private school voucher program, clearing up confusion about funding for pre-kindergarten students and setting official dates for schools and families to applybut declining to change certain special education components or tack on additional accountability requirements.
Private schools and vendors who currently participate in an existing state initiative for students with disabilities can apply on Dec. 9, while applications for nonparticipants are set to open shortly after.
The state will then allow families to start applying on Feb. 4, the date Texas finance chief and Odysseythe finance and technology company helping administer the programhad agreed upon in their contract.
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