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The House budget proposal, following the direction set by Gov. DeWine’s budget, continues to draw from a voucher playbook that disrupts and diminishes Ohio’s public schools, threatening the vast majority of Ohio children whose families rely on public schools to build their futures.  \nIn his executive budget proposal, Gov. DeWine raised voucher spending by $375.9 million over the current two-year budget period,1 from just over $2 billion to $2.4 billion. These new funds would go to Ohio’s five voucher programs: Cleveland, EdChoice, EdChoice Expansion, Autism, and Jon Peterson Special Education. The House budget includes this additional public funding for private school tuition.2  \nIn the 2023-24 school year, Ohio gave out nearly 69,000 new EdChoice Expansion vouchers, while private school enrollment grew by just 3,700 students.3 This means approximately  \n65,000 vouchers went to families already sending their children to private schools.  \nThat same year, EdChoice Expansion recipients were wealthier than in previous years: Only 17% of 2023-24 recipients qualified as low-income, compared to 67% the previous year.4  \nSpending on Ohio’s voucher programs by school and fiscal year (in millions)  \n\n| Fiscal year | FY 22-23 budget |  | FY 24-25 budget |  | FY 26-27 budget |  |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| School year | 21-22 | 22-23 | 23-24 | 24-25 | 25-26 | 26-27 |\n| Current voucher programs | $554.5 | $610.2 | $963.8 | $1,074 | - | - |\n| DeWine proposal | - | - | - | - | $1,163 | $1,251 |\n\nSources: Spending SY - to - on om  Ohio Department Education Workforce  \ndata from 21 22 23 24 retrieved 4/7/25 fr the of and  \nReport Portal. SY 24-25 spending estimates and SY 25-26 and 26-27 proposals were retrieved on 4/7/25 from the Legislative Service Commission Comparison Document.  \n1 Gov. DeWine’s budget proposal, HB 96 from the 136th Ohio General Assembly. Voucher spending increase of $375.9 million derived by subtracting total spending for the FY24/25 budget from the total proposed for FY26/27 .  \n2 See  HB 96.  \n3 Ohio Department of Education and Workforce (ODEW) Enrollment Data.  \n4 ODEW,  Nonpublic Data Portal, Scholarship Paid Participants (State)  , retrieved February 2025.  \nThe House wants (even) more money for vouchers  \nGov. DeWine’s boost for vouchers didn’t satisfy leaders of the House. Their version of the budget would create a new voucher that can be used by nonchartered , nonpublic schools, which the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce defines as schools that, “because of truly held religious beliefs, choose to not be chartered by the State of Ohio.”5 These schools are not currently eligible to accept tuition subsidies from the state’s five existing voucher programs.6  \nThe House also would provide additional increases to both the Autism and Peterson voucher programs, and expand eligibility for the Peterson voucher.  \nHouse proposes voucher spending above Gov. DeWine’s budget (in millions)  \n\n|  | FY 26 | FY 27 | Totals |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Nonchartered voucher (“ESA”) | - | $35.1 | $35.1 |\n| Autism voucher | $7.7 | $8.3 | $16.0 |\n| Peterson voucher | $2.7 | $2.9 | $5.6 |\n| Totals | $10.4 | $46.3 | $56.7 |\n\nSource: Ohio Legislative Service Commission Comparison Document, retrieved on 4/7/25.  \nNew voucher for nonchartered religious schools  \nThe House calls their proposal a “nonchartered educational savings account (ESA) program,”but it would spend public money in the same way that the state’s voucher programs do. Ohio’s nonchartered nonpublic schools have avoided all but the most minimal reporting requirements and have entirely escaped regulation and accountability; the proposal would impose o","cbCailQ8oMlqK5qr","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCailQ8oMlqK5qr","pdf",163488,"English","# Ohio’s top politicians want more voucher funding\n## DeWine’s proposal and House budget changes\n## Voucher recipients and equity considerations\n## New voucher for nonchartered religious schools (ESA)\n## Eligibility limits and permitted uses of funds\n## Funding source and expected first-year spending","[{\"question\":\"What additional voucher spending does the Ohio House propose?\",\"answer\":\"The House budget would add further public funding for private school tuition on top of Gov. DeWine’s increased voucher spending, including new resources over the next two years.\"},{\"question\":\"How would the House’s new voucher for nonchartered religious schools work?\",\"answer\":\"It would create a “nonchartered educational savings account (ESA) program” that provides public money for tuition support while imposing only minimal new rules and reporting requirements.\"},{\"question\":\"What restrictions and adjustments would apply to families using the new voucher?\",\"answer\":\"Families could not use the new voucher at the same time as other state voucher programs, the voucher would be capped (for example at 75% of the EdChoice amount), and amounts would change for families at or above 450% of the federal poverty level.\"}]","Even more public money for private schools - Ohio House proposes increased tuition vouchers | PDF",1792060855]