Education Freedom Scholarships for Tennessee students would increase to 35,000 if a measure approved 52-43 on Monday in the House of Representatives becomes law.
Twenty Republicans were in opposition with Democrats after a lengthy debate. The Senate is scheduled to vote on its version of the bill Wednesday.
House Bill 2532 adds 10,000 scholarships to the 5,000 already approved by the 2025 law that enacted school choice. It's 5,000 below the recommendation from second-term Republican Gov. Bill Lee.
The bill was amended in the Finance, Ways and Means Committee to require an annual report on scholarship recipients. It would include county of residence, whether they were in a public school when they applied, and annual household income.
