Florida superintendents are going on defense to protect their locally generated tax revenue that’s dedicated to school maintenance, construction and other capital projects.
The district leaders, who have met the past three days in Tallahassee, are growing increasingly concerned that state lawmakers will target the tax as a source of regular revenue for charter schools. Driving their fear is a recent presentation by Rep. Erik Fresen, chairman of House Education Appropriations, in which he suggested that districts are misspending their construction funds.
