Florida Senate - 2016                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. PCS (426584) for SB 520
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  01/14/2016           .                                
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       The Committee on Fiscal Policy (Bradley) recommended the
       following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete lines 141 - 386
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 2. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (3) of
    6  section 1009.532, Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         1009.532 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
    8  student eligibility requirements for renewal awards.—
    9         (3)
   10         (d)1. A student who is initially eligible in the 2017-2018
   11  academic year and thereafter for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE
   12  Vocational Scholars award under s. 1009.536(2) may receive an
   13  award for a maximum of 100 percent of the number of credit hours
   14  or equivalent clock hours required to complete one of the
   15  following at a Florida public or nonpublic education institution
   16  that offers these specific programs: for an applied technology
   17  diploma program as defined in s. 1004.02(7), up to 60 credit
   18  hours or equivalent clock hours; for a technical degree
   19  education program as defined in s. 1004.02(13), up to the number
   20  of hours required for a specific degree, not to exceed 72 credit
   21  hours or equivalent clock hours; or for a career certificate
   22  program as defined in s. 1004.02(20), up to the number of hours
   23  required for a specific certificate, not to exceed 72 credit
   24  hours or equivalent clock hours. A student who transfers from
   25  one of these program levels to another program level is eligible
   26  for the higher of the two credit hour limits.
   27         2. A Florida Gold Seal CAPE-Vocational Scholar who
   28  completes a technical degree education program as defined in s.
   29  1004.02(13) may also receive an award for:
   30         a. A maximum of 60 credit hours for a bachelor of science
   31  degree program for which there is a statewide associate in
   32  science degree program to bachelor of science degree program
   33  articulation agreement; or
   34         b. A maximum of 60 credit hours for a bachelor of applied
   35  science degree program at a Florida College System institution.
   36         Section 3. Subsection (1) of section 1009.534, Florida
   37  Statutes, is amended to read:
   38         1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award.—
   39         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars
   40  award if he or she the student meets the general eligibility
   41  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
   42  and the student:
   43         (a) Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as
   44  calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high
   45  school courses that are designated by the State Board of
   46  Education as college-preparatory academic courses; and has
   47  attained at least the score required under pursuant to s.
   48  1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of
   49  the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or
   50  the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College
   51  Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
   52  Assessment Program;
   53         (b) Has attended a home education program according to s.
   54  1002.41 during grades 11 and 12, or has completed the
   55  International Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the
   56  International Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the
   57  Advanced International Certificate of Education curriculum but
   58  failed to earn the Advanced International Certificate of
   59  Education Diploma, and has attained at least the score required
   60  under pursuant to s. 1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and
   61  quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the
   62  Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic
   63  Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an
   64  equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
   65         (c) Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma
   66  from the International Baccalaureate Office or an Advanced
   67  International Certificate of Education Diploma from the
   68  University of Cambridge International Examinations Office;
   69         (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
   70  programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
   71  scholar or finalist; or
   72         (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
   73  Recognition Program as a scholar recipient.
   74  
   75  The A student must complete a program of volunteer community
   76  service work, as approved by the district school board, the
   77  administrators of a nonpublic school, or the Department of
   78  Education for home education program students, which must shall
   79  include a minimum of 75 hours of service work for high school
   80  students graduating in the 2010-2011 academic year and 100 hours
   81  of service work for high school students graduating in the 2011
   82  2012 academic year and thereafter. The student, and must
   83  identify a social or civic issue or a professional area problem
   84  that interests him or her, develop a plan for his or her
   85  personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about
   86  the area problem, and, through papers or other presentations,
   87  evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience. Except for
   88  credit earned through service-learning courses adopted pursuant
   89  to s. 1003.497, the student may not receive remuneration or
   90  academic credit for the volunteer service work performed. Such
   91  work may include, but is not limited to, a business or
   92  governmental internship, work for a nonprofit community service
   93  organization, or activities on behalf of a candidate for public
   94  office. The hours of volunteer service must be documented in
   95  writing, and the document must be signed by the student, the
   96  student’s parent or guardian, and a representative of the
   97  organization for which the student performed the volunteer
   98  service work.
   99         Section 4. Subsection (1) of section 1009.535, Florida
  100  Statutes, is amended to read:
  101         1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award.—
  102         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars
  103  award if he or she the student meets the general eligibility
  104  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
  105  and the student:
  106         (a) Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0 as
  107  calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or the equivalent, in high
  108  school courses that are designated by the State Board of
  109  Education as college-preparatory academic courses; and has
  110  attained at least the score required under pursuant to s.
  111  1009.531(6)(b) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of
  112  the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or
  113  the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College
  114  Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
  115  Assessment Program;
  116         (b) Has completed the International Baccalaureate
  117  curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate
  118  Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certificate
  119  of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced
  120  International Certificate of Education Diploma, and has attained
  121  at least the score required under pursuant to s. 1009.531(6)(b)
  122  on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
  123  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
  124  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
  125  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
  126         (c) Has attended a home education program according to s.
  127  1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 and has attained at least the
  128  score required under pursuant to s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the
  129  combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
  130  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
  131  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
  132  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program, if the
  133  student’s parent cannot document a college-preparatory
  134  curriculum as described in paragraph (a);
  135         (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement program
  136  of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a scholar or
  137  finalist but has not completed the a program of volunteer
  138  community service work required under as provided in s.
  139  1009.534; or
  140         (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
  141  Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed the a
  142  program of volunteer community service work required under as
  143  provided in s. 1009.534.
  144  
  145  A high school student graduating in the 2011-2012 academic year
  146  and thereafter must complete at least 75 hours a program of
  147  volunteer community service work approved by the district school
  148  board, the administrators of a nonpublic school, or the
  149  Department of Education for home education program students. The
  150  student, which shall include a minimum of 75 hours of service
  151  work, and must identify a social or civic issue or a
  152  professional area problem that interests him or her, develop a
  153  plan for his or her personal involvement in addressing the issue
  154  or learning about the area problem, and, through papers or other
  155  presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her experience.
  156  Except for credit earned through service-learning courses
  157  adopted pursuant to s. 1003.497, the student may not receive
  158  remuneration or academic credit for volunteer service work
  159  performed. Such work may include, but is not limited to, a
  160  business or governmental internship, work for a nonprofit
  161  community service organization, or activities on behalf of a
  162  candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer service must
  163  be documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the
  164  student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a representative
  165  of the organization for which the student performed the
  166  volunteer service work.
  167         Section 5. Section 1009.536, Florida Statutes, is amended
  168  to read:
  169         1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida
  170  Gold Seal CAPE-Vocational Scholars awards award.—The Florida
  171  Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal
  172  CAPE-Vocational Scholars award are is created within the Florida
  173  Bright Futures Scholarship Program to recognize and reward
  174  academic achievement and career preparation by high school
  175  students who wish to continue their education.
  176         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
  177  Vocational Scholars award if he or she the student meets the
  178  general eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures
  179  Scholarship Program and the student:
  180         (a) Completes the secondary school portion of a sequential
  181  program of studies that requires at least three secondary school
  182  career credits. On-the-job training may not be substituted for
  183  any of the three required career credits.
  184         (b) Demonstrates readiness for postsecondary education by
  185  earning a passing score on the Florida College Entry Level
  186  Placement Test or its equivalent as identified by the Department
  187  of Education.
  188         (c) Earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point average
  189  of 3.0, as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, on all subjects
  190  required for a standard high school diploma, excluding elective
  191  courses.
  192         (d) Earns a minimum unweighted grade point average of 3.5
  193  on a 4.0 scale for secondary career courses that comprise
  194  comprising the career program.
  195         (e) Beginning with high school students graduating in the
  196  2011-2012 academic year and thereafter, completes at least 30
  197  hours a program of volunteer community service work approved by
  198  the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic
  199  school, or the Department of Education for home education
  200  program students. The student must identify, which shall include
  201  a minimum of 30 hours of service work, and identifies a social
  202  or civic issue or a professional area problem that interests him
  203  or her, develop develops a plan for his or her personal
  204  involvement in addressing the issue or learning about the area
  205  problem, and, through papers or other presentations, evaluate
  206  evaluates and reflect reflects upon his or her experience.
  207  Except for credit earned through service-learning courses
  208  adopted pursuant to s. 1003.497, the student may not receive
  209  remuneration or academic credit for the volunteer service work
  210  performed. Such work may include, but is not limited to, a
  211  business or governmental internship, work for a nonprofit
  212  community service organization, or activities on behalf of a
  213  candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer service must
  214  be documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the
  215  student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a representative
  216  of the organization for which the student performed the
  217  volunteer service work.
  218         (2) A high school student graduating in the 2016-2017
  219  academic year and thereafter is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
  220  CAPE-Vocational Scholars award if he or she meets the general
  221  eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures
  222  Scholarship Program, and the student:
  223         (a) Earns a minimum of 5 postsecondary credit hours through
  224  CAPE industry certifications approved pursuant to s. 1008.44
  225  which articulate for college credit; and
  226         (b) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service work
  227  approved by the district school board, the administrators of a
  228  nonpublic school, or the Department of Education for home
  229  education program students. The student must identify a social
  230  or civic issue or a professional area that interests him or her,
  231  develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in addressing
  232  the issue or learning about the area, and, through papers or
  233  other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her
  234  experience. Except for credit earned through service-learning
  235  courses adopted pursuant to s. 1003.497, the student may not
  236  receive remuneration or academic credit for the volunteer
  237  service work performed. Such work may include, but is not
  238  limited to, a business or governmental internship, work for a
  239  nonprofit community service organization, or activities on
  240  behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer
  241  service work must be documented in writing, and the document
  242  must be signed by the student, the student’s parent or guardian,
  243  and a representative of the organization for which the student
  244  performed the volunteer service work.
  245         (3)(2) A Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar who is
  246  enrolled in a public or nonpublic postsecondary education
  247  institution is eligible for an award equal to the amount
  248  specified in the General Appropriations Act to assist with the
  249  payment of educational expenses.
  250         (4)(3) To be eligible for a renewal award as a Florida Gold
  251  Seal Vocational Scholar, a student must maintain the equivalent
  252  of a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale with
  253  an opportunity for restoration one time as provided in this
  254  chapter.
  255         (5)(4)(a) A student who is initially eligible prior to the
  256  2010-2011 academic year may earn a Florida Gold Seal Vocational
  257  Scholarship for 110 percent of the number of credit hours
  258  required to complete the program, up to 90 credit hours or the
  259  equivalent.
  260         (b) Students who are initially eligible in the 2010-2011
  261  and 2011-2012 academic years may earn a Florida Gold Seal
  262  Vocational Scholarship for 100 percent of the number of credit
  263  hours required to complete the program, up to 90 credit hours or
  264  the equivalent.
  265         (c) A student who is initially eligible in the 2012-2013
  266  academic year and thereafter may earn a Florida Gold Seal
  267  Vocational Scholarship for a maximum of 100 percent of the
  268  number of credit hours or equivalent clock hours required to
  269  complete one of the following at a Florida public or nonpublic
  270  education institution that offers these specific programs: for
  271  an applied technology diploma program as defined in s.
  272  1004.02(7), up to 60 credit hours or equivalent clock hours; for
  273  a technical degree education program as defined in s.
  274  1004.02(13), up to the number of hours required for a specific
  275  degree not to exceed 72 credit hours or equivalent clock hours;
  276  or for a career certificate program as defined in s.
  277  1004.02(20), up to the number of hours required for a specific
  278  certificate not to exceed 72 credit hours or equivalent clock
  279  hours.
  280         (d)1.A student who is initially eligible in the 2017-2018
  281  academic year and thereafter for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE
  282  Vocational Scholars award under subsection (2) may receive an
  283  award for a maximum of 100 percent of the number of credit hours
  284  or equivalent clock hours required to complete one of the
  285  following at a Florida public or nonpublic education institution
  286  that offers these specific programs: for an applied technology
  287  diploma program as defined in s. 1004.02(7), up to 60 credit
  288  hours or equivalent clock hours; for a technical degree
  289  education program as defined in s. 1004.02(13), up to the number
  290  of hours required for a specific degree, not to exceed 72 credit
  291  hours or equivalent clock hours; or for a career certificate
  292  program as defined in s. 1004.02(20), up to the number of hours
  293  required for a specific certificate, not to exceed 72 credit
  294  hours or equivalent clock hours. A student who transfers from
  295  one of these program levels to another program level is eligible
  296  for the higher of the two credit hour limits.
  297         2. A Florida Gold Seal CAPE-Vocational Scholar who
  298  completes a technical degree education program as defined in s.
  299  1004.02(13) may also receive an award for:
  300         a. A maximum of 60 credit hours for a bachelor of science
  301  degree program for which there is a statewide associate in
  302  science degree program to bachelor of science degree program
  303  articulation agreement; or
  304         b. A maximum of 60 credit hours for a bachelor of applied
  305  science degree program at a Florida College System institution.
  306  
  307  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  308  And the title is amended as follows:
  309         Delete lines 17 - 52
  310  and insert:
  311         of credits towards specified programs and degree
  312         programs; amending ss. 1009.534 and 1009.535, F.S.;
  313         requiring a student, as a prerequisite for the Florida
  314         Academic Scholars award or the Florida Medallion
  315         Scholars award, to identify a civic issue or a
  316         professional area of interest and develop a plan for
  317         his or her personal involvement in addressing the
  318         issue or learning about the area; prohibiting the
  319         student from receiving remuneration or academic credit
  320         for the volunteer service work performed except in
  321         certain circumstances; requiring the hours of
  322         volunteer service work to be documented in writing and
  323         signed by the student, the student’s parent or
  324         guardian, and a representative of the organization for
  325         which the student performed the volunteer service
  326         work; amending s. 1009.536, F.S.; creating the Florida
  327         Gold Seal CAPE-Vocational Scholars award within the
  328         Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; requiring
  329         a student, as a prerequisite for the Florida Gold Seal
  330         Vocational Scholars award, to identify a civic issue
  331         or a professional area of interest and develop a plan
  332         for his or her personal involvement in addressing the
  333         issue or learning about the area; prohibiting the
  334         student from receiving remuneration or academic credit
  335         for the volunteer service work performed except in
  336         certain circumstances; requiring the hours of
  337         volunteer service work to be documented in writing and
  338         signed by the student, the student’s parent or
  339         guardian, and a representative of the organization for
  340         which the student performed the volunteer service
  341         work; requiring a high school student graduating in
  342         the 2016-2017 academic year to meet certain
  343         requirements to be eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
  344         CAPE-Vocational Scholars award; providing that certain
  345         students may receive an award for a specified number
  346         of credits toward specified programs and degree