Florida Universal Pre-Kindergarten Amendment (2002)
From Ballotpedia
Florida Amendment 8, also known as the Voluntary Universal Pre-Kindergarten Education Act, was on the November 5, 2002 election ballot in Florida. It passed, with 58.5% of voters in favor.
- Yes: 2,868,500
- No: 1,974,408
It was on the ballot as an initiated constitutional amendment.
Five citizen-initiated amendments were on the 2002 ballot; they were respectively the 17th, 18th, 19th, 20th and 21st citizen-initiated measures to appear on a Florida statewide ballot.
Text of the proposal
The language that appeared on the ballot:
Every four-year-old child in Florida shall be offered a high quality pre-kindergarten learning opportunity by the state no later than the 2005 school year. This voluntary early childhood development and education program shall be established according to high quality standards and shall be free for all Florida four-year-olds without taking away funds used for existing education, health and development programs.
