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Monday, May 20, 2019
Florida Enacts New School Voucher Program [Corrected]
On May 10, Florida's Governor Ron DeSantis signed Senate Bill 7070 (full text) (legislative history). Among other things, the bill creates a Family Empowerment Scholarship Program which offers school vouchers to students from low-income families. The awards may be used at sectarian as well as non-sectarian private schools. Reporting on the new law, Blog from the Capital points out that the Florida Supreme Court ruled a similar law unconstitutional in 2006.
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