COLUMBUS – The Ohio Senate had a meeting scheduled for Friday today to decide on a House-passed measure aimed at breaking a logjam over the state’s private school voucher program.
The session comes as the application window for EdChoice is scheduled to open Saturday.
The House Thursday voted to pushed back the application period until April as lawmakers are considering changing eligibility guidelines to avoid a spike in qualifying locations.
EdChoice is supposed to help fund private school tuition for students from poor-performing districts and schools.
Public school officials complained that expanded eligibility would funnel away more state money and that even some high-performing schools were qualifying.
The Republican-led Senate approved a proposal earlier in the week to instead shrink the list of eligible locations while expanding for income-based scholarships.
But the House rejected that proposal Wednesday, leaving a committee of lawmakers from both chambers trying to work toward an agreement.