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SB 1246: Dual Enrollment

GENERAL BILL by Stargel ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Harrell ; Perry

Dual Enrollment; Clarifying that secondary students eligible for dual enrollment programs include students who are enrolled in home education programs; prohibiting district school boards and Florida College System institutions from denying students who have met eligibility requirements from participating in dual enrollment except under specified circumstances; providing that certain independent colleges and universities are eligible for inclusion in the dual enrollment and early admission programs; establishing the Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2020
Last Action: 3/14/2020 Senate - Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7067 (Ch. 2020-95)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
12/13/2019 Senate • Filed
1/8/2020 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 91
1/14/2020 Senate • Introduced -SJ 91
1/16/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 01/21/20, 2:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/21/2020 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 1 -SJ 153
• Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
2/13/2020 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 02/18/20, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/18/2020 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 -SJ 347
2/20/2020 Senate • Now in Appropriations
3/14/2020 Senate • Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
• Died in Appropriations, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7067 (Ch. 2020-95)