Office of Gov. Little releases preliminary public input numbers on school choice

BOISE, Idaho (KMVT/KSVT) — The Office of Gov. Brad Little released preliminary statistics on Saturday regarding the breakdown of public input regarding Idaho’s school choice bill.

While the office is still compiling the most up-to-date data, so far it has tallied 32,366 calls and emails to veto House Bill 93 while only receiving 5,091 to sign it, according to an email from the office.

The office stated that Gov. Little “considers a variety of factors in weighing his decision on any bill that reaches his desk.”

The bill will allow parents to apply for an annual, refundable tax credit of up to $5,000 for “qualified expenses” for grade school children and $7,500 for students with disabilities.

The bill includes nonpublic school tuition, tutoring, textbooks and other costs.

More information about House Bill 93 can be found here.