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March 1, 2021Columbia, Mo. |  By: AP

GOP-led Missouri House OKs private school scholarship bill


COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) - A Missouri bill to allow scholarships for K-12 private schooling has passed the state House. The school voucher-style measure barely passed Thursday. Lawmakers voted 82-71 in favor of the bill.

That just met the 82-vote threshold for the bill to advance to the state Senate. The tight vote shows how divisive the legislation is, even in a supermajority Republican Legislature.

Under the program, private donors would give money to nonprofits that in turn would dole out scholarships to low-income families. Donors would get state tax credits equal to the amount they donate.