Governor signs off on Florida school voucher expansion
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation to expand Florida’s school voucher system through the Family Empowerment Scholarship.
The legislation increases the cap for students with unique abilities to access funding from the scholarship to assist with various educational resources.
Sen. Jay Collins, R-Tampa, and Rep. Josie Tomkow, R-Polk City, carried the legislation.
Collins said this program is “vital” to ensure that students with unique abilities “have the same opportunities for academic success as their peers.”
“This bill will provide a mechanism to fund more students under the [Family Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities] increasing access and opportunity for success for our students with unique abilities,” Collins said.
“This bill will provide a mechanism to fund more students under the [Family Empowerment Scholarship for Unique Abilities] increasing access and opportunity for success for our students with unique abilities,” he said.
