Families who lost loved ones in the Parkland school shooting likely won’t find monetary relief from the Florida Legislature this year.
Bills seeking to avert litigation by creating a taxpayer-backed assistance fund haven’t gotten a hearing, and they aren’t likely to pass this session, which ends on May 3.
One of the measures — sponsored by Democratic state Sen. Lauren Book — would have created a $160 million compensation fund that families of the 34 people killed and wounded in the Parkland massacrecould have accessed if they signed agreements not to pursue litigation.
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