SENATE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1330
    Amendment No. ___   Barcode 424064
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11  Senator Sullivan moved the following amendment:
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13         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
14         On page 15, line 21, through
15            page 20, line 16, delete those lines
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18         Section 7.  Subsections (1), (2), and (4) of section
19  240.40205, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
20         240.40205  Florida Academic Scholars award.--
21         (1)  A student is eligible for a Florida Academic
22  Scholars award if the student meets the general eligibility
23  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
24  Program and the student:
25         (a)  Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as
26  calculated pursuant to s. 240.40202, or its equivalent, in
27  high school courses that are adopted by the Board of Regents
28  and recommended by the State Board of Community Colleges as
29  college-preparatory academic courses; and
30         (b)  Has attained at least the score identified by
31  rules of the Department of Education on the combined verbal
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SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1330 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 424064 1 and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the 2 Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic 3 Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an 4 equivalent score on the American College Testing Program; or 5 (c) Has attended a home education program according to 6 s. 232.0201 during grades 11 and 12 or has completed the 7 International Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the 8 International Baccalaureate Diploma, and has attained at least 9 the score identified by rules of the Department of Education 10 on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the 11 Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or 12 the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College 13 Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the American 14 College Testing Program; or 15 (d) Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate 16 Diploma from the International Baccalaureate Office; or 17 (e) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement 18 programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a 19 scholar or finalist; or 20 (f) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic 21 Recognition Program as a scholar recipient. 22 23 Effective with the 1998-1999 school year, A student must 24 complete a program of community service work, as approved by 25 the district school board or the administrators of a nonpublic 26 school, which shall include a minimum of 75 hours of service 27 work and require the student to identify a social problem that 28 interests him or her, develop a plan for his or her personal 29 involvement in addressing the problem, and, through papers or 30 other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her 31 experience. 2 8:32 PM 04/30/01 s1330c1c-22j03
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1330 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 424064 1 (2) A Florida Academic Scholar who is enrolled in a 2 public postsecondary education institution is eligible for an 3 award equal to the amount required to pay matriculation, fees, 4 and $600 for college-related expenses annually, and up to $400 5 per semester for fees other than matriculation, assessed as 6 authorized in s. 240.235, for a student at a state university. 7 For a student at a public community college or technical 8 center, the award amount for fees other than matriculation, as 9 authorized in s. 240.35(10), (11), (13), (14), (15), (16), and 10 (17), is up to $120 per semester. A student who is enrolled in 11 a nonpublic postsecondary education institution is eligible 12 for an award equal to the amount that would be required to pay 13 for the average matriculation and fees of a public 14 postsecondary education institution at the comparable level, 15 plus the annual $600. 16 (4) In each school district, the Florida Academic 17 Scholar with the highest academic ranking shall be designated 18 as an Academic Top Scholar and shall receive an additional 19 award of $1,500 for college-related expenses. This award must 20 be funded from the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. 21 Section 8. Section 240.40206, Florida Statutes, is 22 amended to read: 23 240.40206 Florida Medallion Merit Scholars award.-- 24 (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion 25 Merit Scholars award if the student meets the general 26 eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures 27 Scholarship Program and the student: 28 (a)1. Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 29 3.0 as calculated pursuant to s. 240.40202, or the equivalent, 30 in high school courses that are adopted by the Board of 31 Regents and recommended by the State Board of Community 3 8:32 PM 04/30/01 s1330c1c-22j03
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1330 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 424064 1 Colleges as college-preparatory academic courses; and 2 2.(b) Has attained at least the score identified by 3 rules of the Department of Education on the combined verbal 4 and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the 5 Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic 6 Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an 7 equivalent score on the American College Testing Program; or 8 (b)(c) Has attended a home education program according 9 to s. 232.0201 during grades 11 and 12 or has completed the 10 International Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the 11 International Baccalaureate Diploma, and has attained at least 12 the score identified by rules of the Department of Education 13 on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the 14 Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or 15 the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College 16 Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the American 17 College Testing Program;. 18 (c) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement 19 programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a 20 scholar or finalist but has not completed a program of 21 community service as provided in s. 240.40205; or 22 (d) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic 23 Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed a 24 program of community service as provided in s. 240.40205. 25 (2) A Florida Medallion Merit Scholar is eligible for 26 an award equal to the amount required to pay 75 percent of 27 matriculation and up to $300 per semester for fees, assessed 28 as authorized in s. 240.235, for a student at a state 29 university. For a student at a public community college or 30 technical center, the award amount for fees other than 31 matriculation, as authorized in s. 240.35(10), (11), (13), 4 8:32 PM 04/30/01 s1330c1c-22j03
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1330 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 424064 1 (14), (15), (16), and (17), is up to $90 per semester fees, if 2 the student is enrolled in a public postsecondary education 3 institution. A student who is enrolled in a nonpublic 4 postsecondary education institution is eligible for an award 5 equal to the amount that would be required to pay 75 percent 6 of the matriculation and mandatory fees, up to the amount 7 established in this section, of a public postsecondary 8 education institution at the comparable level. 9 (3) To be eligible for a renewal award as a Florida 10 Medallion Merit Scholar, a student must maintain the 11 equivalent of a grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale for 12 all postsecondary education work attempted, with an 13 opportunity for restoration reinstatement one time as provided 14 in this act. 15 Section 9. Section 240.40207, Florida Statutes, is 16 amended to read: 17 240.40207 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars 18 award.--The Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award is 19 created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program 20 to recognize and reward academic achievement and vocational 21 preparation by high school students who wish to continue their 22 education. 23 (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal 24 Vocational Scholars award if the student meets the general 25 eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures 26 Scholarship Program and the student: 27 (a) Completes the secondary school portion of a 28 sequential program of studies that requires at least three 29 consecutive secondary school vocational credits taken over at 30 least 2 academic years, and is continued in a planned, related 31 postsecondary education program. If the student's school does 5 8:32 PM 04/30/01 s1330c1c-22j03
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1330 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 424064 1 not offer such a two-plus-two or tech-prep program, the 2 student must complete a job-preparatory career education 3 program selected by the Workforce Estimating Conference or 4 Workforce Florida, Inc., for its ability to provide high-wage 5 employment in an occupation with high potential for employment 6 opportunities. On-the-job training may not be substituted for 7 any of the three required vocational credits. 8 (b) Demonstrates readiness for postsecondary education 9 by earning a passing score on the Florida College Entry Level 10 Placement Test or its equivalent as identified by the 11 Department of Education. 12 (c) Earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point 13 average of 3.0, as calculated pursuant to s. 240.40202, on all 14 subjects required for a standard high school diploma, 15 excluding elective courses. 16 (d) Earns a minimum unweighted grade point average of 17 3.5 on a 4.0 scale for secondary vocational courses comprising 18 the vocational program. 19 (e) Completes the requirements of a vocational-ready 20 diploma program, as defined by rules of the State Board of 21 Education. 22 (2) A Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar is eligible 23 for an award equal to the amount required to pay 75 percent of 24 matriculation and up to $300 per semester for fees, assessed 25 as authorized in s. 240.235, for a student at a state 26 university. For a student at a public community college or 27 technical center, the award amount for fees other than 28 matriculation, as authorized in s. 240.35(10), (11), (13), 29 (14), (15), (16), and (17), is up to $90 per semester fees, if 30 the student is enrolled in a public postsecondary education 31 institution. A student who is enrolled in a nonpublic 6 8:32 PM 04/30/01 s1330c1c-22j03
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1330 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 424064 1 postsecondary education institution is eligible for an award 2 equal to the amount that would be required to pay 75 percent 3 of the matriculation and mandatory fees, up to the amounts 4 established in this section, of a public postsecondary 5 education institution at the comparable level. 6 (3) To be eligible for a renewal or restoration award 7 as a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar, a student must meet 8 the requirements of s. 240.40203 and the maintain the 9 equivalent of a grade point average requirement of 2.75 on a 10 4.0 scale for all postsecondary education work attempted. A 11 student has, with an opportunity for one restoration 12 reinstatement one time as provided in this act. 13 (4) A student may earn a Florida Gold Seal Vocational 14 Scholarship for 110 percent of the number of credit hours 15 required to complete the program, up to 90 credit hours or the 16 equivalent. A Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar who meets 17 all renewal requirements for the Florida Medallion Scholars 18 award, has a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 in all 19 postsecondary education work attempted may apply for a Florida 20 Medallion Merit Scholars award at any renewal period or the 21 department may transfer the student to the Florida Medallion 22 Scholars Award during any renewal period. All other provisions 23 of that program apply, and the credit-hour limitation must be 24 calculated by subtracting from the student's total eligibility 25 the number of credit hours the student attempted while earning 26 the Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship. 27 28 29 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 30 And the title is amended as follows: 31 On page 1, line 31, and 7 8:32 PM 04/30/01 s1330c1c-22j03
SENATE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1330 Amendment No. ___ Barcode 424064 1 on page 2, line 1, after the semicolon, 2 3 insert: 4 establishing an award limit for the payment of 5 fees other than matriculation; 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 8 8:32 PM 04/30/01 s1330c1c-22j03