Today I am very pleased Governor Crist vetoed SB 6. At a time in Florida’s history when we are facing over a 2 billion dollar budget shortfall and when school districts across the State will have to cut their budgets by millions of dollars next year, we just don’t have the resources necessary to adhere to more unfunded mandates. Our Pinellas County school district is moving toward performance pay for teachers, however, let us decide how to implement the process with input from our teachers and educational leaders who are most affected by the change.
I am very pleased our Governor had the courage necessary to veto this very bad bill. It was well noted the speed in which this bill was passed did not allow for meaningful input and passage of good amendments. I hope this is a good lesson learned by our lawmakers to allow for bi-partisan input to create the best bills possible. I thank the Governor for teaching us all a lesson in good governance.
Nina Hayden, School Board Member and Candidate for State Senate District 16
