Rick Scott on Unfunded Education Mandates: “Call Me”
From new website site StateImpact comes a link to a story on Florida Governor Rick Scott’s Monday breakfast with the Flagler County Chamber of Commerce. During Q&A, the topic of unfunded mandates predictably was raised from a group of business leaders. Scott probably didn’t realize that a Flagler school board member would be in the audience and ask Scott about the unfunded mandates that school districts face.
“I need to get around the state and hear from people,” Scott said of his visit to Flagler County. “You can’t solve problems you don’t hear about.”
Scott heard plenty from local officials, but many of the concerns expressed were less about the need for state dollars than for fewer so-called unfunded mandates.
“Tell me what the issue is and I’ll get the right person involved to solve it,” Scott said.
At one point during this morning’s meeting, in response to concerns from School Board Member