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Key senators question Florida education commissioner’s stance on technology funding

July 23, 2015 / fsbawp / Florida Schools, Funding, In the News, technology
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The chairman and vice chairman of the Florida Senate Education Appropriations committee have challenged education commissioner Pam Stewart’s plans to distribute $60 million in classroom technology funding without conducting an independent needs assessment.

Gov. Rick Scott vetoed the $3 million study, saying it was duplicative of other plans. Within their budget bill, lawmakers had made the review a prerequisite to spending the larger pot of funds.

Scott’s office staff suggested the veto negated the connection. Senators Don Gaetz and Bill Montford questioned the administration’s position this week in a letter to Stewart.

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