FL S0600

Requires students initially eligible in the 2018-2019 academic term and thereafter to complete at least 30 hours of volunteer service work during the academic or summer term to renew their Florida Bright Futures Scholarship.

Eligible volunteer service work includes activities with nonprofit organizations, governmental agencies, schools, hospitals, retirement facilities, or assisting disabled or elderly individuals.

Prohibits students from counting hours earned from work with a relative's business, work for which they received academic credit, or work for which they received remuneration (money, gifts, or other benefits).

Requires all volunteer service hours to be documented in writing and signed by the student and either the supervising individual or a representative of the organization where the work was performed.

Exempts students who enlist in the United States Armed Forces during the academic or summer term from the volunteer service requirement.