HB 489: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
GENERAL BILL by Smith ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Abruzzo ; Baez ; Berman ; Cortes, J. ; Geller ; Jenne ; Mercado ; Russell ; Slosberg ; Stark
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Removes condition under which student may use Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program award for summer term enrollment; requires Legislature to appropriate additional funds necessary for use of award for summer term enrollment as provided in GAA; revises initial eligibility criteria relating to test scores & corresponding percentile ranks for certain awards under program; specifies amounts of certain awards eligible to cover tuition & other college-related expenses.
Effective Date: 7/1/2017
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Last Action: 5/5/2017 House - Died in Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee
Bill Text: PDF
Bill History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 1/24/2017 | House |
• Filed |
| 2/6/2017 | House |
• Referred to Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee; Higher Education Appropriations Subcommittee; Education Committee -HJ 67 |
| 3/7/2017 | House |
• Introduced -HJ 67 |
| 5/5/2017 | House |
• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Post-Secondary Education Subcommittee |
