The Florida Senate

SB 1550: Education Savings Account Program

GENERAL BILL by Negron

Education Savings Account Program; Specifies criteria for students who are eligible to participate in the program. Identifies certain students who may not participate in the program. Provides that a parent may direct a financial institution trustee of his or her child's account to use the funds for specified costs of attending a private school or participating in a dual enrollment program or to make a contribution to the child's college savings plan or a payment to a contract under the Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  3/2/2011	Senate	• Filed
  3/9/2011	Senate	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Higher Education; Budget -SJ 174 • Introduced -SJ 174
  4/11/2011	Senate	• On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 04/14/11, 9:15 am, 301 Senate Office Building
  4/14/2011	Senate	• Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 3 NAYS 0 -SJ 469 • Now in Higher Education -SJ 469
  5/7/2011	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Higher Education

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• SB 1550, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/2/2011 at 2:09 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 4/13/2011 (pdf) Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 4/14/2011 (pdf)

  Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number	Subject	Filed By	Relationship	Last Action and Location	Track Bills
  H 1225	Education Savings Account Program	Brandes	Identical	Last Action: 5/7/2011 H Died in Education Committee Location: In committee/council (EDC)

  Committee Votes (1)

  Date	Committee	Result
  4/14/2011 9:15 AM	Education Pre-K - 12	3 Yeas - 0 Nays

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  1002.385		Page 6 (pdf)

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