FL S1220

Revises Family Empowerment Scholarship Program eligibility to establish a priority order for awards, with first priority given to renewal students, followed by students transferring from Florida Tax Credit Scholarships who lost funding, then students previously in public school or entering kindergarten

Increases the maximum annual growth of Family Empowerment Scholarship participation from 0.25% to 1.0% of total public school enrollment, and allows the income threshold to increase by 25% if more than 5% of available scholarships go unawarded

Expands Florida Tax Credit Scholarship initial eligibility from 185% to 260% of federal poverty level, while maintaining priority for students at or below 185% of federal poverty level or in foster/out-of-home care

Requires scholarship-funding organizations to fully exhaust all available funds for renewal scholarships before awarding any initial scholarships, and to refer unfunded eligible students to other organizations that may have available funds

Mandates that private schools report participating students' test scores to a state university by August 15 each year, and requires the Department of Education to maintain and publish a list of approved nationally norm-referenced tests