SANFORD, Fla. – Gov. Rick Scott will be in Sanford Thursday afternoon as part of a post-legislative session tour to highlight tax cuts and other in-office accomplishments during his tenure as governor.
The speaking event is scheduled for 3:30 p.m. at Industrial Lighting Products on Codisco Way.
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In a similar event in Tampa on Wednesday, Scott touted cutting taxes nearly 100 times, including nearly $550 million in tax cuts during the most recent legislative session, according to a news release.
Scott also lauded Florida lawmakers for quickly passing new gun legislation after a mass shooting at a school in Parkland left 17 people dead.
Ahead of the speaking event, officials from Orange County Public Schools are calling on Scott to veto the education bill currently sitting on his desk in Tallahassee.
The district made a Facebook post saying it is "deeply troubled by the lack of overall funding for our teachers and educational programs for students combined with new mandates on school safety."
The current budget proposes a per student increase of $100, but the district says only 47 cents is available for student educational programs and teacher raises.
Scott's office issued a statement saying, in part, that per-pupil funding is at a record high.
“In this year’s budget, K-12 public schools are provided hundreds of millions of dollars and the flexibility needed to make each school safer while still increasing Florida’s per-pupil funding to a record high. The Governor has been clear – the number one priority right now is making our schools safer, and he’s glad that the Legislature provided funding for that specific reason,” the statement read.
Scott's news conference will be live streamed in the media player above beginning at 3:30 p.m.