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FL H1389
Bill
Status
Failed
3/14/2022
Primary Sponsor
Christopher Benjamin
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AI Summary
- Establishes the Miami-Dade Reading Scholarship Account Pilot Program beginning in the 2022-2023 school year for a 3-year period, expiring July 1, 2025
- Expands reading scholarship account eligibility to students in grades 6 through 8 enrolled in Miami-Dade County Public Schools who scored below Level 3 on the grade 6 or grade 7 statewide standardized English Language Arts (ELA) assessment in the prior school year
- Grants priority for scholarship accounts to students classified as English Language Learners who are enrolled in programs specifically designed for their instructional needs
- Sets the scholarship account amount equal to the existing reading scholarship account amount for eligible students in grades 3 through 5, subject to appropriation and awarded on a first-come, first-served basis
- Requires eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations to directly reimburse service providers for part-time tutoring, summer education programs, or after-school education programs used by participating students
Legislative Description
Reading Scholarship Accounts
Last Action
Died in PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
3/14/2022
Committee Referrals
Prek-12 Appropriations Subcommittee1/14/2022
Full Bill Text
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