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Texas’ chief financial officer on Tuesday finalized rules for the state’s private school voucher program , aiming to clear up confusion about funding for pre-kindergarten students and set official dates for schools and families to apply.

Private schools and vendors who currently participate in an existing state program for students with disabilities can apply on Dec. 9, while applications for nonparticipants are set to open shortly after.

The state will then allow families to start applying on Feb. 4, the date Texas’ finance chief and Odyssey — the technology company helping administer the program — had agreed upon in their contract.

Most families will

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