Senate Bill 1 – the Opportunity Scholarship Act would give scholarships to low income students, so they can attend the school of their choice. The scholarships would allow both public-to-public and public-to-private school choice. The voucher program will allow private and Catholic schools to keep their identities. The scholarships would be phased in with three year approach that is fiscally responsible. The proposal also increases the available Educational Improvement Tax Credits (EITC) to $100 million.
To help people understand what to proposal means to taxpayers, parents, students and Catholic schools, the Pennsylvania Catholic Conference (PCC) has an extensive webpage where people can research and learn. The page is updated often with background materials, advocacy tools and daily school choice news.
Log on to pacatholic.org/schoolchoice for the latest information.
Are you a supporter of school choice? Contact your legislator and urge him or her to vote YES on Senate Bill 1.
