Florida government officials hope nearly $60 million in payments to families and schools will put to bed the financial troubles the state faced last year in its education voucher program.

But lawmakers stressed Wednesday that fixing the underlying situation has yet to occur, as some fundamental changes are needed in the way the state and its scholarship funding organizations do business.

“It is my sincere hope that through the work of this subcommittee, together we can explore ways to improve the implementation and administration of our state scholarship programs to ensure that what happened in fiscal year 2024-25 is not repeated going forward,” said Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka, R-Fort Myers, chairperson of the House PreK-12 Budget subcommittee.

Her panel has held three hearings in recen

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