The Unfunded Mandates of Florida’s New School Reform Bill
Intrepid Flagler School Board member Colleen Conklin has responded to criticism of her proposal to sue the state of Florida for failing to fund education. Conklin takes the state’s lawmakers to task for unfunded mandates.
Every year legislators burden Florida school districts and taxpayers with bills that mandate actions, but provide little or no funding for implementation. This past year, Senate Bill 736 was loaded with expensive, unproven reforms. According to the Florida Senate’s own analysis, development and administration of the statewide, standardized assessments in SB 736 will cost
