FL S1410

Expands Hope Scholarship eligibility to include students in private schools who report incidents of bullying, harassment, hazing, battery, robbery, sexual offenses, threats, intimidation, or fighting.

Changes scholarship term to remain in force until a student graduates from high school, removing the requirement that it end if a student returns to public school.

Allows parents of public school students to apply for private school scholarships directly through approved scholarship funding organizations by reporting an incident, without requiring school district notification first.

Allows parents of private school students who experience qualifying incidents to apply for transportation scholarships through approved scholarship funding organizations.

Removes requirement for the Department of Education to contract with an independent entity to conduct annual program evaluations.

Permits nonprofit scholarship funding organizations to carry forward contributions year-to-year and redirect excess contributions over 5 percent to fund scholarships under s. 1002.395.