Florida Senate - 2021 SENATOR AMENDMENT Bill No. CS/HB 1261, 2nd Eng. Ì140176)Î140176 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . Floor: 2/AD/2R . Floor: C 04/26/2021 04:48 PM . 04/28/2021 07:10 PM ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— Senator Gruters moved the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Between lines 427 and 428 4 insert: 5 Section 11. Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of section 6 1009.893, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 7 1009.893 Benacquisto Scholarship Program.— 8 (4) In order to be eligible for an initial award under the 9 scholarship program, a student must meet the requirements of 10 paragraph (a) or paragraph (b). 11 (b) A student who initially enrolls in a baccalaureate 12 degree program in the 2018-2019 through 2021-2022 academic years 13year or laterand who is not a resident of this state, as 14 determined in s. 1009.40 and rules of the State Board of 15 Education, must: 16 1. Physically reside in this state on or near the campus of 17 the postsecondary educational institution in which the student 18 is enrolled; 19 2. Earn a high school diploma from a school outside Florida 20 which is comparable to a standard Florida high school diploma or 21 its equivalent pursuant to s. 1002.3105, s. 1003.4281, s. 22 1003.4282, or s. 1003.435 or must complete a home education 23 program in another state; and 24 3. Be accepted by and enrolled full-time in a baccalaureate 25 degree program at an eligible regionally accredited Florida 26 public or independent postsecondary educational institution 27 during the fall academic term following high school graduation. 28 29 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 30 And the title is amended as follows: 31 Delete line 61 32 and insert: 33 amending s. 1009.893, F.S.; providing that the 2021 34 2022 academic year is the last year for an out-of 35 state student to be eligible to receive an initial 36 Benacquisto Scholarship award; providing an effective 37 date.