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CS/SB 960: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program

GENERAL BILL by Fiscal Policy ; Lee ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Montford

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Providing that the initial award period and the renewal period for students who are unable to accept an initial award immediately after completion of high school due to a full-time religious or service obligation begin upon the completion of the religious or service obligation; requiring a student, as a prerequisite for the Florida Academic Scholars award, the Florida Medallion Scholars award, or the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, to identify a social or civic issue or a professional area of interest and develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about the area, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2015
 Last Action: 4/28/2015 Senate - Laid on Table -SJ 692
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Higher Education (HE)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/17/2015 Senate • Filed
    2/26/2015 Senate • Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 98
    3/3/2015 Senate • Introduced -SJ 98
    3/5/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 03/10/15, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/10/2015 Senate • Favorable by Higher Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 190
    3/11/2015 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 190
    3/16/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 03/19/15, 9:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/19/2015 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: Favorable by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 227
    • Now in Fiscal Policy -SJ 227
    3/30/2015 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 04/02/15, 11:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/2/2015 Senate • CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -SJ 351
    4/3/2015 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 351
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/08/15
    4/7/2015 Senate • CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 354
    4/8/2015 Senate • Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 372
    4/14/2015 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 414
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/28/2015 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 692
    • Substituted CS/CS/HB 747 (Died on Calendar in Senate) -SJ 692
    • Laid on Table -SJ 692

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  • CS/SB 960, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/3/2015 at 3:03 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 747 (c2) Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Rooney Similar Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 3rd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    S 948 (c2) Education Gaetz Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill
    S 1140 (c1) Bright Futures Scholarship Program Montford Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 2nd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for initial awards. Page 2 (pdf)
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 5 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 7 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Page 9 (pdf)

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  • SB 960, Original Filed Version Posted 2/17/2015 at 11:40 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Higher Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/9/2015 (pdf)
    Higher Education (Post-Meeting) 3/11/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/18/2015 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting) 3/19/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2015 (pdf)
    Fiscal Policy (Post-Meeting) 4/6/2015 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 747 (c2) Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Rooney Compare Last Action: 5/1/2015 S Died on Calendar
    Location: On 3rd Reading Calendar     		Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    835856 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Fiscal Policy
    (Legg)     		4/1/2015
    11:31 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/2/2015     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/10/2015 10:00 AM Higher Education 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/19/2015 9:30 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/2/2015 11:30 AM Fiscal Policy 11 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 1 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 3 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Page 6 (pdf)

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