Florida House rolls out plan to keep building schools

TALLAHASSEE — Florida House Republicans are rolling out a plan to replenish the state's depleted school construction account.

A House panel on Thursday approved a bill that would shift money that now goes to other parts of the state budget into the special account that is used to pay for new school buildings and to repair roofs and air-conditioners.

The initial House budget for the coming year — which is nearly $69.2 billion — sets aside nearly $400 million to provide construction money for universities, community colleges and for charter schools. It includes no money for school districts.

State officials earlier this month took the unusual step of stopping payments to ongoing construction projects until lawmakers figured out a way to replenish the construction account.

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RobinofLocksley writes:

REPUBLICAN Senator Garrett Richter billed taxpayers $5,221 on several weekends traveled to Tallahassee on a prop plane operated by Dolphin Aviation. Campaign finance records show Dolphin Aviation have donated to Garrett Richter.
Legislators passed a law prohibiting lobbyists from giving them anything of value based on the idea that accepting gifts could directly or indirectly influence their votes.

lionfishhunter writes:

What the article failed to mention is that there is a bill being proposed by the Republican legislature that will require local school boards to share some of their capital improvement money with charter schools. Many of these charter schools are run by national for profit companies. I don't want my school tax dollars to go to for profit education corporations. Don't get me going about Richter!!!!!!

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