The Florida Council of 100 Joins Rick Scott in Opposition to Making Ed Commissioner an Elected Official Again | Scathing Purple Musings

The Florida Council of 100 Joins Rick Scott in Opposition to Making Ed Commissioner an Elected Official Again | Scathing Purple Musings:

The Florida Council of 100 Joins Rick Scott in Opposition to Making Ed Commissioner an Elected Official Again

by Bob Sikes

Well, well. The Florida Council of 100 has come out in opposition to Joe Negron and Ben Albritton’s bill which would make education commissioner an elected official again:

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A group of Florida business leaders is opposing the idea of going back to electing the state’s education commissioner.

The Florida Council of 100 declared its opposition Friday.

The private group advises governors and other top legislative leaders. It supported a state constitutional amendment requiring an appointed commissioner that voters adopted in 1998.

Council of 100 chairman Steve Halverson says appointing the commissioner has allowed