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The radical “Parent Empowerment Voucher,” (SB 7070) is headed for the Senate floor tomorrow, Wednesday, April 24th. This bill seeks to expand what was once a voucher for low-income recipients to an entitlement program for the middle-class ($100K income/family of four) to attend private religious schools. This legislation also funds the Parent Empowerment Voucher through…
DetailsLee County has 96 district schools and 24 charters. Three more charters have made application and want to open in 2020. Here’s the problem: Lee County has 24 charters with a capacity for 19,754 students yet only 11,470 seats are filled. That leaves 8,284 empty charter seats across the district. Where’s the need for three…
DetailsTake action and contact your Representative today. HB 7123, forces districts to share local voter-approved referendum dollars for operational purposes (not capital outlay) with corporate charters passed out of Appropriations yesterday and heads to the House floor for a vote. Remember: Charter schools are funded with public money and run by private for-profit corporations. Take…
DetailsSB7030 and HB7093 represent among the worst ideas ever – arming teachers who will be expected to possibly turn a gun toward one of their own students. Right now, SB 7030/Arming Teachers is on its way to a full senate floor vote. Backed by the NRA, this legislation is school safety on the cheap. It…
DetailsThe radical “Parent Empowerment Voucher,” (SB 7070/HB 7075) is quickly moving toward becoming law. SB 7070 is currently waiting to be heard in Senate Appropriations with the next stop the Senate Floor. This bill seeks to expand what was once a voucher for low-income recipients to an entitlement program for the middle-class ($100K income/family of…
DetailsFirst Name Last Name Party District District Phone Local Phone Email Address Ben Albritton Rep 26 (863) 534-0073 (850) 487-5026 albritton.ben@flsenate.gov Dennis Baxley Rep 12 (352) 750-3133 (850) 487-5012 baxley.dennis@flsenate.gov Aaron Bean Rep 4 (904) 757-5039 (850) 487-5004 bean.aaron@flsenate.gov Lizbeth Benacquisto Rep 27 (239) 338-2570 (850) 487-5027 benacquisto.lizbeth@flsenate.gov Lori Berman Dem 31 (561) 292-6014 (850)…
DetailsLast Name First Name Party District District Phone Local Phone Email Address Alexander Ramon Dem 8 (850) 717-5008 ramon.alexander@myfloridahouse.gov Aloupis Vance Arthur Rep 115 (850) 717-5115 Vance.Aloupis@myfloridahouse.gov Altman Thad Rep 52 (321) 409-2022 (850) 717-5052 Thad.Altman@myfloridahouse.gov Andrade Robert Alexander ”Alex” Rep 2 (850) 717-5002 alex.andrade@myfloridahouse.gov Antone Bruce Dem 46 (407) 445-5313 (850) 717-5046 bruce.antone@myfloridahouse.gov Ausley…
DetailsWake up Florida. We are being gamed again. There’s a good chance that the whole uproar over arming teachers is just an orchestrated distraction. Zero evidence suggests that arming classroom teachers as described in SB 7030/HB 7093 is insurable. Right now, SB 7030/Arming Teachers is on its way to a full senate floor vote. No…
DetailsJohn Kirtley Chairman, Step Up for Students voucher program, receives 3% of the gross diverted tax dollars used to fund the program, holding a monopoly on all Florida vouchers. At least a billion dollars for Corporate Tax Credit vouchers has been diverted to primarily religious schools since the program started, there are 4 voucher programs…
DetailsToday, at 9A, HB 7075, the massive “Parent Empowerment Voucher,” late-filed last night leaving no time for amendments, will be heard in House Appropriations, scheduled to meet for five hours. Formerly known as PCB EDC 19-01, HB 7075 is compared to SB 7070, the Senate Train, and both bills seek to expand what was once…
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