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As one of it�s last acts, the Taxation and Budget Reform Commission voted to put two amendment on the November ballot dealing with vouchers. The Florida Supreme Court found unconstitutional a state program that allowed parents to enroll their children in religious schools with partial payment from the state. One amendment eliminates a 140 year old prohibition blocking state money going to religious institutions. The second re-authorizes vouchers. The ACLU has opposed both measures.

�So the two combined essentially rips a hole in the law of separation between church and state, and says there�s nothing wrong, in fact we encourage, the use of public money to fund parochial schools, private schools, faith-based institutions,� Larry Spalding with the ACLU said.

Both proposals must be approved by voters and both require a 60 percent margin of approval.