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FL S0506

Bill

Status

Failed

3/14/2022

Primary Sponsor

Manny Diaz

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Origin

Senate

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Expands Hope Scholarship Program eligibility to include students attending schools where the district school board is subject to ongoing corrective action by the State Board of Education, in addition to students who reported incidents of violence or bullying

  • Authorizes scholarship funds to be used for instructional materials, digital devices, curriculum, private school tuition and fees, standardized testing fees, and contributions to Florida Prepaid College or College Savings programs

  • Provides $750 scholarships for eligible students who transfer to a public school outside their district to cover transportation costs

  • Requires school districts to publish program information on their website homepage and notify parents of scholarship options regardless of investigation outcomes when incidents are reported

  • Establishes that scholarship accounts become inactive after 2 consecutive fiscal years without eligible expenditures, at which point remaining funds revert to the scholarship-funding organization and the student becomes ineligible for additional payments until expenditures resume

Legislative Description

Hope Scholarship Program

Last Action

Died in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education

3/14/2022

Committee Referrals

Appropriations Subcommittee on Education11/30/2021
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education11/30/2021

Full Bill Text

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