If approved by the voters...amendment five would replace the portion of your property  taxes that goes to schools with a one cent sales tax hike.

This has education groups, like the Florida Education Association, crying foul.

Representative Frank Attkisson says a wise legislature can make it work.

"This is specifically going in the constitution that says you will hold education harmless," Attkisson said.

He says the current property tax system is out of date and the sales tax system will provide a better way of funding Florida schools.

"The one penny sales tax is just an option.  There are another menu of options to make up the difference.  We're not trying to short change schools at all. We're going to fund them but we're going to fund them with a much more dynamic economically strong activity," Atkisson said.

But The Florida Education Association says the plan leaves schools in limbo.

"It's one of those things were, they've left the commitment as vague as possible," said Mark Pudlow with the FEA.

The move would save homeowners about 9-billion dollars but the sales tax hike is only expected to bring in about 3-billion.

It will be up for a vote this fall.