Bush Allies Put Pro-Voucher Plans on Ballot
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Herald Tribune: Voters will get two different choices in November to enshrine vouchers in the state constitution. On Friday, the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission voted 19-6 to approve a constitutional amendment that would remove the state's ban on using taxpayer money to fund other K-12 education schools. Yesterday, the TBRC approved an amendment that would remove the constitutional ban on using taxpayer money for religious-based or church-run schools and institutions. An appeals court had ruled that the OSP violated that provision, but the Supreme Court did not address that issue. House Minority Leader Dan Gelber, D-Miami Beach, said Friday's vote would make Florida "the first state to create a mandate" to pay for taxpayer-funded private schools. "We're not going to be doing that at all," said TBRC member Roberto Martinez. "We're not creating an entitlement." The two voucher-related amendments were supported by Patricia Levesque, the executive director of Bush's Foundation for Florida Future, and Greg Turbeville, a former Bush employee.
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