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If passed by the legislature the proposed legislation would allocate $4 billion of general revenue and leverage additional $3 billion over the next four years to expedite road construction projects
The proposal also would increase the maximum income eligibility to receive vouchers to 375% of the federal poverty level, meaning a family of four making almost $100,000 a year would qualify. Senate sponsor Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah, suggested during floor debate Monday that school closures and other effects of the COVID-19 pandemic increased an appetite for educational options in the state. “The question we have here is a philosophical choice: Do we trust our families to make the right decisions for their student?” Diaz said. “COVID has exposed this even further, because parents have ...
Expansion of Florida private school vouchers program heads to DeSantis Senate sponsor Manny Diaz Jr., R-Hialeah, suggested that school closures and other effects of the pandemic increased an appetite for educational options. Â By Ryan Dailey Updated 1 hour ago TALLAHASSEE â Moving Florida a step closer to a major expansion of school vouchers, the Senate on Monday passed a measure that would widen eligibility for taxpayer-funded aid to send children to private schools. The Republican-controlled Senate voted 25-14 to pass the bill (HB 7045), which passed the House in a 79-36 vote last w...