Amendment 3 could reduce funding for Florida children’s services, report warns

DavidPrahl/Getty Images/iStockphoto/iStockphoto. Children’s Services Councils, or CSCs, fund services for children and families.

WUSF | By Douglas Soule

Florida’s Amendment 3 could save homeowners money on property taxes. But a new report warns it could also mean less funding for programs serving children and families.

Children’s services councils and trusts fund things like out-of-school programs, child care, early learning and more.

But if Florida voters approve a ballot measure in November reducing property taxes, they may have a lot less money to fund these services.

That’s according to a new report released by Florida Policy Institute.

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