The cost could require the Legislature to find hundreds of millions more for the program, even as lawmakers just finalized a budget for the next year.
Arizona's first-in-the-nation universal voucher program should reach 100,000 students by June 2024, state education officials say, at a skyrocketing cost to taxpayers of $900 million.
The cost could require the Legislature to find hundreds of millions more for the program, even as the Legislature just finalized a state budget for the coming year on May 10 that includes nearly $9 billion for K-12 education. He added the $900 million will be paid one way or the other, given the state's obligation to fund public education, which includes the ESA program.
Democratic lawmakers and public-school supporters have criticized Hobbs for not sticking to her promise to roll back the universal voucher program as she negotiated the new state budget. "Are we seriously about to bankrupt our state subsidizing private school tuition for the wealthy?" she said in a statement.On Wednesday, Hobbs pointed to some data requirements for the new program, saying they will help with transparency.
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