While it's not clear if the SEAA moved
the voucher disbursement date thanks to pressure from Rep. Stam or any other lawmaker, according to public records the SEAA did receive an email inquiry from legislative staff attorney Kara McCraw on June 4 — the day after a scheduling order for the summary judgment hearing was agreed to by attorneys, making the date August 22.
Not exact matches
The SEAA had planned to disburse the school
voucher funds in mid-September — but in late June, the administrative body moved the
disbursement date up to August 15 — which would usher taxpayer funds out the door before Judge Hobgood's ruling.
Money for school
vouchers was originally scheduled for
disbursement to private schools on September 15, but that
date was moved up to allow funds to go out the door prior to today's hearing.
State courts repeatedly have ruled that
vouchers are government funds, and the
disbursement of government funds to religious schools expressly is prohibited in most states by anti-Catholic «Blaine» amendments
dating back to the turn of the 20th century.