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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship

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Program; amending s. 1009.535, F.S.; revising the academic

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requirements for eligibility for a Florida Medallion

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Scholars award for a student who has attended a home

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education program; providing an effective date.

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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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     Section 1.  Subsection (1) of section 1009.535, Florida

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Statutes, is amended to read:

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     1009.535  Florida Medallion Scholars award.--

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     (1)  A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars

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award if the student meets the general eligibility requirements

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for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and the

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student:

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     (a)  Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0 as

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calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or the equivalent, in high

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school courses that are designated by the State Board of

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Education as college-preparatory academic courses; and has

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attained at least the score identified by rules of the State

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Board of Education on the combined verbal and quantitative parts

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of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test,

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or the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College

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Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT

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Assessment Program; or

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     (b)  Has attended a home education program according to s.

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1002.41 at least during grades 11 and 12 and has attained a score

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of at least 100 points higher than the score identified by rules

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of the State Board of Education under paragraph (a) on the

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combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude

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Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered

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Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,

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or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; or has

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attended a home education program according to s. 1002.41 at

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least during grades 11 and 12, has documented successful

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completion of a college-preparatory curriculum as outlined in

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paragraph (a) through a Florida public school, a private school

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registered with the Department of Education, or dual enrollment

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pursuant to s. 1007.271, and has attained at least the score

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identified by rules of the State Board of Education under

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paragraph (a) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of

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the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or

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the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance

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Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment

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Program; or

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     (c) Has completed the International Baccalaureate

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curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate

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Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certificate

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of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced

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International Certificate of Education Diploma, and has attained

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at least the score identified by rules of the State Board of

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Education on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the

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Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the

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recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance

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Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment

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Program; or

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     (d)(c) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement

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program of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a

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scholar or finalist but has not completed a program of community

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service as provided in s. 1009.534; or

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     (e)(d) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic

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Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed a program

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of community service as provided in s. 1009.534.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.