And the fact is, education savings accounts have already succeeded in Texas. In 2020, I created a pilot program for special education students. Then in 2021, a bipartisan super majority of the legislature expanded that program. It provides $1,500 grants for tutors and other support services that help students thrive. One of the successes of that program is with us tonight. Jeremiah Kimmel is a student with autism from rural Bell County. That program helped Jeremiah improve at school as well as in his daily life. (10:44–10:52)
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States that the program offers $1,500 grants for educational support services.
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