Texas Scorecard by Addie Hovland November 18, 2024
The legislation restricts the admission eligibility of students who are illegally in the United States.Proposed legislation authored by State Rep. Ben Bumgarner would require the federal government to pay Texas for educating illegal aliens, removing the burden from the state’s taxpayers.
House Bill 371, authored by the Republican lawmaker from Flower Mound, amends the educational code to require that students who are not U.S. citizens or lawfully present aliens can only attend a government-run school if the federal government pays for their education.
These students would also only be eligible for benefits from the Foundation School Program—Texas’ primary means of funding public schools—under the same stipulations.
The measure necessitates that schools track expenses accrued from illegal aliens’ education to be submitted to the Public Education Information Management System, which will then reimburse the districts.
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https://texasscorecard.com/state/proposal-would-require-federal-government-to-pay-texas-for-educating-illegal-aliens/
