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.