Tambabay.com has a good Q&A article on the bill -
Q & A on Florida's Senate Bill 6 - St. Petersburg Times
and the operative part is this:
"ady wrote:
A major point of contention not addressed in this article is the 900 million for consultants. Transferring scarce education $$ to the private sector is another reason to oppose this bill. Like the FCAT, these new tests will just confirm what the teachers already know about their students. Don't let the school budget be raided by greedy testing companies!"
Would be very interesting to see which Texas-based Testing Company with strong ties to Florida, contributed the most to Thrasher and Gaetz and all the rest...