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FL S0550
Bill
Status
Failed
5/5/2023
Primary Sponsor
Military and Veterans Affairs, Space, and Domestic Security
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AI Summary
- Revises Florida residency eligibility requirements for state-funded educational benefits for dependent children and spouses of deceased or disabled servicemembers, replacing the prior 1-year state residency requirement with a 6-month listing of Florida as the servicemember's official home of record in the Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (DEERS) database, or the dependent qualifying as a Florida resident for tuition purposes
- Extends the same revised eligibility framework to dependent children of prisoners of war, persons missing in action, and servicemembers who died or became disabled in specific military operations including Operation Eagle Claw, Lebanon/Grenada, Operation Enduring Freedom, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Just Cause
- Standardizes terminology throughout the statutes by replacing "children" with "dependent child," "military personnel" with "servicemember," and "Armed Services" with "Armed Forces," aligning definitions with those in s. 250.01
- Preserves existing benefit structures including tuition, registration fees, board, room, books, and supplies for eligible dependents ages 16–22 attending eligible postsecondary institutions, and maintains the 5-year application window for unremarried spouses of deceased servicemembers
- Effective date of July 1, 2023
Legislative Description
Education of Dependents of Deceased or Disabled Servicemembers, Prisoners of War, and Persons Missing in Action
Last Action
Died in Appropriations Committee on Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 339 (Ch. 2023-279)
5/5/2023
Committee Referrals
Appropriations Subcommittee on Education3/30/2023
Full Bill Text
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