State Sen. Don Gaetz has introduced a bill in the Florida Legislature to bring more efficiency and transparency to the state's popular school voucher program by proposing the separation of private school voucher funds from public school funds.

The bill proposal comes after the Florida Auditor General concluded the state Department of Education was riddled with pitfalls in how it manages vouchers, including a shortfall of $398 million dollars for the voucher program during the 2024-25 school year.

Gaetz sponsored a similar bill last year to address the systematic shortcomings.

The auditor presented its findings to Senate and House legislative committees overseeing education funding. Both have held meetings in recent weeks on the topic of voucher mismanagement.

"We have to separate the f

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