CS/CS/HB 747: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
GENERAL BILL by Education Committee ; Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee ; Rooney ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Magar
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Delays initial award & renewal period for certain students; revises eligibility requirements for home education students; requires student, as prerequisite for Florida Academic Scholars award, Florida Medallion Scholars award, & Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, to identify social or civic issue or professional area of interest & develop plan for personal involvement in addressing issue or learning about area; prohibits student from receiving remuneration or academic credit for volunteer service work except in certain circumstances.
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2/13/2015 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/26/2015 | House |
• Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 61 |
| 3/3/2015 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 61 |
| 3/16/2015 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee, 03/18/15, 9:00 am, Reed Hall |
| 3/18/2015 | House |
• CS by Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -HJ 277 |
| 3/19/2015 | House |
• Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c) • CS by Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 271 |
| 3/20/2015 | House |
• Original reference(s) removed: Education Appropriations Subcommittee • CS referred to Education Committee -HJ 284 • Now in Education Committee -HJ 284 |
| 3/24/2015 | House |
• On Committee agenda-- Education Committee, 03/26/15, 9:00 am, Reed Hall |
| 3/26/2015 | House |
• CS/CS by- Education Committee; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 -HJ 351 |
| 3/30/2015 | House |
• Pending review of CS -under Rule 7.19(c) • CS/CS by Education Committee read 1st time -HJ 350 |
| 3/31/2015 | House |
• Placed on Calendar -HJ 353 |
| 4/13/2015 | House |
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/15/15 |
| 4/15/2015 | House |
• Read 2nd time -HJ 545 • Amendment(s) failed (885499) -HJ 545 • Placed on 3rd reading |
| 4/16/2015 | House |
• Read 3rd time -HJ 573 • CS passed; YEAS 111 NAYS 1 -HJ 574 |
| 4/21/2015 | Senate |
• In Messages • Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 449 • Received -SJ 449 |
| 4/28/2015 | Senate |
• Withdrawn from Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 692 • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 692 • Substituted for CS/SB 960 -SJ 692 • Read 2nd time -SJ 692 • Read 3rd time -SJ 692 • CS passed; YEAS 40 NAYS 0 -SJ 692 • Reconsidered -SJ 693 • Placed on 3rd reading -SJ 693 |
| 5/1/2015 | Senate |
• Died on Calendar |
