JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A proposal to create state-funded vouchers for special education students is moving forward in the Mississippi Legislature.
The House voted 65-51 Wednesday to pass a version of Senate Bill 2695.
Because the House made some changes, the bill is likely to be sent into a final round of House-Senate negotiations later this month.
The bill would create a program to give vouchers worth $6,500 apiece to 500 special-needs students per year. The students' families could use the public money for private school tuition or for tutoring or other services.
Supporters say it is a way to help some of the 63,000 special-needs students in Mississippi.
Opponents say it would do too little for too few.
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