Relating to the formation of a public education scholarship program.

HB 3938 creates a public education scholarship program that allows Texas families to receive property tax refunds when enrolling eligible children in schools outside their public school district. It directly affects parents or guardians of children who attended public school in the previous year or are starting pre-K/kindergarten/first grade in 2025. The refund equals the property tax paid for the child's primary residence (capped at the basic school funding allotment), issued by the county tax office after annual proof of enrollment at a non-zoned school is submitted. Funds are paid within 30 days of submission and stop upon graduation, withdrawal, or re-enrollment in the zoned public school.