March 25, 2023, 07:44 AM
jcsabolt2Florida Legislature Passes Universal School Choice - Epoch Times
Looks like Florida continues to move in the right direction.
Florida Legislature Passes Universal School ChoiceEpoch Times - By Dan M. Berger, March 24, 2023
The Florida Legislature has passed the NAME bill that will make school vouchers, good for private school tuition or homeschooling expenses, available to every family in the state.
The Senate passed the measure, known as HB 1, by a 26–12 vote on March 23. It passed in the House on March 17 by a vote of 83–27. The bill, which Gov. Ron DeSantis is likely to sign, would go into effect on July 1, 2023. The state plans to add 40,000 vouchers yearly to its program until 2027.
“This bill makes Florida the first state in the nation to provide universal parental choice for education,” state Rep. Chuck Clemons, a Republican and speaker pro tem of the House, told The Epoch Times in a text.
“The old tired system was broken. This model will soon spread across the country.”
[use the link in the article title to read the full story]March 25, 2023, 09:02 AM
DennisMquote:
Originally posted by jcsabolt2:
Looks like Florida continues to move in the right direction.
Florida Legislature Passes Universal School ChoiceEpoch Times - By Dan M. Berger, March 24, 2023
The Florida Legislature has passed the NAME bill that will make school vouchers, good for private school tuition or homeschooling expenses, available to every family in the state.
The Senate passed the measure, known as HB 1, by a 26–12 vote on March 23. It passed in the House on March 17 by a vote of 83–27. The bill, which Gov. Ron DeSantis is likely to sign, would go into effect on July 1, 2023. The state plans to add 40,000 vouchers yearly to its program until 2027.
“This bill makes Florida the first state in the nation to provide universal parental choice for education,” state Rep. Chuck Clemons, a Republican and speaker pro tem of the House, told The Epoch Times in a text.
“The old tired system was broken. This model will soon spread across the country.”
[use the link in the article title to read the full story]
Good for Florida (and their kids... and their parents!)
Collateral benefit: FL voters now have a precise list of the 27 legislators who are bought & paid for by the NEA.
March 25, 2023, 09:36 AM
V-Tailquote:
Originally posted by DennisM:
Collateral benefit: FL voters now have a precise list of the 27 legislators who are bought & paid for by the NEA.
I'm looking for that list. Where did you see it?
March 25, 2023, 01:29 PM
architectHow do these school vouchers work? Buy them with tax credits, and use them to pay private school tuition?
March 25, 2023, 05:40 PM
flashguySo, do parents still pay school taxes?
flashguy
March 25, 2023, 11:30 PM
Balzé HalzéI was excited when Utah passed a similar bill recently as I currently send my children to private school and was hoping I'd get some relief. But it's not so. The way I read it, to qualify a family's income requirement is something like twice the poverty line or less. I don't even come close.
March 26, 2023, 07:40 AM
83v45magnaOh, there won't be any money. But when you die, on your deathbed, you will recieve total consciousness.
