Is there a proposal to spend Nevada’s surplus on private school vouchers?
Education Freedom for Nevada, a political action committee, proposed a constitutional amendment to allow parents to access state funds to pay for private school tuition by establishing education freedom accounts.
In a decision issued in September 2022, the Nevada Supreme Court upheld a district court’s order to invalidate the statutory ballot initiative because it did not include any funding provisions.
Article 19, Section 6 of the Nevada Constitution “does not permit the proposal of any statute or statutory amendment which makes an appropriation or otherwise requires the expenditure of money, unless such statute or amendment also imposes a sufficient tax, not prohibited by the Constitution, or otherwise constitutionally provides for raising the necessary revenue.”
More recently, Gov. Joe Lombardo said he will expand school choice, including increasing funding of Opportunity Scholarships, a tax credit-funded program for certain students at private K-12 institutions.
