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CS/HB 793: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program

GENERAL BILL by Education Appropriations Subcommittee ; O'Toole ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Adkins ; Cortes, B. ; Harrell

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Provides that initial award period & renewal period for students who are unable to accept initial award immediately after high school due to specific obligations begins upon completion of obligation; requires student, as prerequisite for certain awards, to identify social or civic issue or professional area of interest & develop specified plan; creates Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award; provides appropriation. APPROPRIATION: $66,468

Effective Date: 3/24/2016
Last Action: 3/24/2016 - Chapter No. 2016-91
Bill Text: PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/30/2015 House • Filed
    12/10/2015 House • Referred to Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 69
    1/11/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee, 01/13/16, 1:00 pm, Reed Hall
    1/12/2016 House • Introduced -HJ 69
    1/13/2016 House • Favorable by Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 220
    1/14/2016 House • Now in Education Appropriations Subcommittee -HJ 220
    2/5/2016 House • On Committee agenda-- Education Appropriations Subcommittee, 02/09/16, 9:00 am, Morris Hall
    2/9/2016 House • CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee; YEAS 11 NAYS 0 -HJ 435
    2/10/2016 House • Pending review of CS under Rule 7.19(c)
    • CS by Education Appropriations Subcommittee read 1st time -HJ 432
    2/12/2016 House • Original reference(s) removed: Education Committee
    • Referred to- Calendar -HJ 458
    2/19/2016 House • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/23/16
    2/23/2016 House • Read 2nd time -HJ 550
    • Amendment(s) adopted (500343) -HJ 550
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    2/24/2016 House • Read 3rd time -HJ 581
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 116 NAYS 0 -HJ 581
    3/1/2016 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 516
    • Received -SJ 516
    3/2/2016 Senate • Withdrawn from Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 562
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 562
    • Substituted for CS/SB 520 -SJ 562
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 562
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    3/4/2016 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 718
    • CS passed; YEAS 38 NAYS 0 -SJ 719
    3/4/2016 House • Ordered enrolled -HJ 822
    3/9/2016 • Signed by Officers and presented to Governor -HJ 980
    3/24/2016 • Approved by Governor
    • Chapter No. 2016-91

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  • CS/HB 793, Enrolled (Current Bill Version) Posted 3/4/2016 at 5:21 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 520 (c1) Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Lee Similar Last Action: 3/2/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 793 (Ch. 2016-91) -SJ 562
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 990 Bright Futures Scholarship Program Montford Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Higher Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 793 (Ch. 2016-91)
    Location: In committee/council (HE)

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for initial awards. Page 3 (pdf)
    1009.532 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for renewal awards. Page 6 (pdf)
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 7 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 10 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 793, Engrossed 1 Posted 2/23/2016 at 5:54 PM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 520 (c1) Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Lee Similar Last Action: 3/2/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 793 (Ch. 2016-91) -SJ 562
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 990 Bright Futures Scholarship Program Montford Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Higher Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 793 (Ch. 2016-91)
    Location: In committee/council (HE)

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    2/24/2016 2:50 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays
    3/4/2016 4:20 PM Senate 38 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for initial awards. Page 3 (pdf)
    1009.532 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for renewal awards. Page 6 (pdf)
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 7 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 10 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • CS/HB 793, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/10/2016 at 9:08 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 520 (c1) Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Lee Similar Last Action: 3/2/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 793 (Ch. 2016-91) -SJ 562
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 990 Bright Futures Scholarship Program Montford Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Higher Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 793 (Ch. 2016-91)
    Location: In committee/council (HE)

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    500343 - Amendment
    Remove lines 269-271 and insert:
    O'Toole 2/19/2016
    3:38 PM
    House: Adopted
    2/23/2016
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (5)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for initial awards. Page 3 (pdf)
    1009.532 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for renewal awards. Page 6 (pdf)
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 7 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 10 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Page 12 (pdf)

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  • HB 793, Original Filed Version Posted 11/30/2015 at 9:32 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/28/2016 (pdf)
    Education Appropriations Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 2/9/2016 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 520 (c1) Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Lee Similar Last Action: 3/2/2016 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 793 (Ch. 2016-91) -SJ 562
    Location: Laid on Table
    S 990 Bright Futures Scholarship Program Montford Compare Last Action: 3/11/2016 S Died in Higher Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 793 (Ch. 2016-91)
    Location: In committee/council (HE)

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    713789 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
    O'Toole 2/8/2016
    6:19 PM
    Adopted
    2/9/2016
    PDF

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for initial awards. Page 2 (pdf)
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 5 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 8 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Page 10 (pdf)

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