CS for SB 602 - Students with Disabilities

• Establishes the Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Accounts Program allowing parents of eligible students with disabilities (ages 3-4 or K-12) to receive state funding for educational services outside public schools.

• Expands eligible uses of program funds to include part-time tutoring services, specialized summer and after-school programs, transition services by job coaches, and contributions to prepaid college or college savings plans.

• Sets application deadlines with February 1 renewal deadline, June 30 deadline for new applicants, and August 15 late-filing option, with final verification required before accounts open.

• Requires nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations to administer accounts, with 3 percent administrative expense cap, annual reporting by December 1, and Auditor General providing copies of operational audits to the Commissioner within 10 days.

• Modifies account closure conditions to include non-enrollment in eligible postsecondary institutions for 4 consecutive years after high school, with remaining funds reverting to the state.