Florida Lawmakers Float New Voucher Plans

Amending Constitution, Corporate Financing Are Among Strategies

Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and fellow Republicans in the state legislature are working on several fronts to respond to a recent court decision that struck down a statewide voucher program.

In one effort, the GOP-controlled legislature is moving ahead with a measure that would allow most of the students who receive the vouchers to stay in private schools with money from a separate tuition-aid program supported with corporate tax credits.

Lawmakers are also working on legislation that would ask Florida voters to amend the Florida Constitution to permit private school...