News Channel 5: Lawmakers are already waging their opinions about new school voucher legislation

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — The session won’t start until 2025, but Tennessee lawmakers are already expressing their platitudes for a new piece of legislation that would bring school vouchers statewide.

Gov. Bill Lee spoke on the issue Wednesday afternoon in a press conference, where he said he wanted this voucher package to represent both school choice and public schools.

“I certainly hope the general assembly believes that parents deserve the right to choose,” Lee said. “I think they are moving in that direction. You have seen a piece of legislation put together by the general assembly and the governor’s office. What this is is a chance for parents to choose at levels we’ve never funded before and make sure that both opportunities for education freedom do exist, and no public schools are to lose funding in the process.”