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CS/CS/SB 86: Student Financial Aid

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Education ; Baxley

Student Financial Aid; Requiring the Board of Governors of the State University System to create an online dashboard; requiring the procedures to include placing a hold on certain students’ registrations; requiring the Board of Governors, the State Board of Education, and the Independent Colleges and Universities of Florida to each approve, by a specified date, a list of career certificate and undergraduate and graduate degree programs that they determine do not lead directly to employment; revising the formula for calculating how Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program funds are distributed, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2021
 Last Action: 4/30/2021 House - Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1261 (Ch. 2021-232), CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2021-160)
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (AED)
  3. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/23/2021 Senate • Filed
    2/24/2021 Senate • Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations -SJ 44
    3/2/2021 Senate • Introduced -SJ 43
    3/9/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/09/21, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building --Temporarily Postponed
    3/11/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/16/21, 12:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/16/2021 Senate • CS by Education; YEAS 5 NAYS 4 -SJ 271
    3/17/2021 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    3/18/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 03/23/21, 10:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    • CS by Education read 1st time -SJ 273
    3/19/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 03/24/21, 4:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/23/2021 Senate • Subcommittee Recommendation: CS/CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 6 NAYS 3 -SJ 325
    3/25/2021 Senate • Now in Appropriations
    3/26/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 03/31/21, 1:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/29/2021 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/01/21, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2021 Senate • CS/CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 11 NAYS 8 -SJ 343
    4/1/2021 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/07/21 -SJ 378
    • CS/CS by Appropriations read 1st time -SJ 346
    4/7/2021 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 369
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/8/2021 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 395
    • CS passed; YEAS 22 NAYS 18 -SJ 395
    • Immediately certified -SJ 408
    4/8/2021 House • In Messages
    4/30/2021 House • Died in Messages; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1261 (Ch. 2021-232), CS/CS/SB 52 (Ch. 2021-160)

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  • CS/CS/SB 86, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/1/2021 at 12:38 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/1/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (3)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 281 (c1) Postsecondary Education Education and Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table Track This Bill
    H 1261 (er) Higher Education Education and Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 7/6/2021 Chapter No. 2021-232 Track This Bill
    S 52 (er) Postsecondary Education Rodrigues Compare Last Action: 6/28/2021 Chapter No. 2021-160, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    420832 - Amendment
    Delete lines 250 - 274.     		Taddeo 4/6/2021
    1:57 PM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/7/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    883824 - Amendment
    Delete lines 372 - 376 and insert:     		Polsky 4/7/2021
    10:52 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/7/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/8/2021 4:44 PM Senate 22 Yeas - 18 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (12)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.75 Page 4 (pdf)
    1009.25 Fee exemptions. Page 5 (pdf)
    1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. Page 6 (pdf)
    1009.46 Page 7 (pdf)
    1009.50 Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants. Page 10 (pdf)
    1009.505 Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program. Page 11 (pdf)
    1009.51 Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants. Page 11 (pdf)
    1009.52 Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants. Page 12 (pdf)
    1009.53 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Page 13 (pdf)
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 14 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 17 (pdf)
    1009.893 Benacquisto Scholarship Program. Page 20 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 86, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 3/17/2021 at 4:28 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/22/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations Subcommittee on Education (Post-Meeting) 3/24/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)
    Appropriations PCS 745108 (Pre-Meeting) 3/30/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 281 Postsecondary Education Education and Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table Track This Bill
    S 52 (e1) Postsecondary Education Rodrigues Compare Last Action: 6/28/2021 Chapter No. 2021-160, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill

    Proposed Committee Substitutes (1)

    PCS and Amendments Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    745108 - Proposed Committee Substitute Appropriations 3/24/2021
    7:53 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/1/2021    		 Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 365740 - Amendment (745108)
    Between lines 274 and 275 insert:     		Appropriations
    (Farmer)     		3/29/2021
    1:41 PM     		Unfavorable
    4/1/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 206730 - Amendment (745108)
    Delete lines 467 - 559 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Farmer)     		3/29/2021
    1:42 PM     		Unfavorable
    4/1/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    666218 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    (Baxley)     		3/22/2021
    9:42 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/24/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 394796 - Amendment to Amendment (666218)
    Between lines 183 and 184 insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    (Polsky)     		3/23/2021
    8:43 AM     		Unfavorable
    3/24/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 606296 - Amendment to Amendment (666218)
    Delete lines 376 - 468 and insert:     		Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    (Cruz)     		3/23/2021
    8:44 AM     		Unfavorable
    3/24/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/23/2021 10:30 AM Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 6 Yeas - 3 Nays
    3/31/2021 1:00 PM Appropriations 11 Yeas - 8 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1006.75 Page 7 (pdf)
    1009.25 Fee exemptions. Page 8 (pdf)
    1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. Page 9 (pdf)
    1009.46 Page 12 (pdf)
    1009.50 Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants. Page 14 (pdf)
    1009.505 Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program. Page 15 (pdf)
    1009.51 Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants. Page 16 (pdf)
    1009.52 Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants. Page 16 (pdf)
    1009.53 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Page 17 (pdf)
    1009.532 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for renewal awards. Page 19 (pdf)
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 19 (pdf)
    1009.5341 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship awards for graduate study. Page 22 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 23 (pdf)
    1009.71 Page 26 (pdf)
    1009.711 Page 28 (pdf)
    1009.893 Benacquisto Scholarship Program. Page 31 (pdf)

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  • SB 86, Original Filed Version Posted 2/23/2021 at 2:57 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/15/2021 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 3/17/2021 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 281 Postsecondary Education Education and Employment Committee Compare Last Action: 4/27/2021 H Laid on Table Track This Bill
    S 52 (c2) Postsecondary Education Rodrigues Compare Last Action: 6/28/2021 Chapter No. 2021-160, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5601 (Ch. 2021-46), CS/CS/SB 1028 (Ch. 2021-35) Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    936858 - Amendment
    Delete lines 183 - 543 and insert:     		Education
    (Thurston)     		3/8/2021
    3:36 PM     		Out of Order
    3/16/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    592876 - Amendment
    Between lines 243 and 244 insert:     		Education
    (Polsky)     		3/15/2021
    11:00 AM     		Out of Order
    3/16/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    594362 - Amendment (Delete All)
    Delete everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Education
    (Baxley)     		3/15/2021
    12:04 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    3/16/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 742634 - Amendment to Amendment (594362)
    Delete lines 103 - 141.     		Education
    (Thurston)     		3/16/2021
    8:17 AM     		Unfavorable
    3/16/2021     		Web Page
    PDF
    hierarchy 722026 - Amendment to Amendment (594362)
    Between lines 141 and 142 insert:     		Education
    (Polsky)     		3/16/2021
    7:48 AM     		Unfavorable
    3/16/2021     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/16/2021 12:30 PM Education 5 Yeas - 4 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (15)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.25 Fee exemptions. Page 6 (pdf)
    1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for state financial aid awards and tuition assistance grants. Page 7 (pdf)
    1009.46 Page 9 (pdf)
    1009.50 Florida Public Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants. Page 11 (pdf)
    1009.505 Florida Public Postsecondary Career Education Student Assistance Grant Program. Page 12 (pdf)
    1009.51 Florida Private Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants. Page 13 (pdf)
    1009.52 Florida Postsecondary Student Assistance Grant Program; eligibility for grants. Page 13 (pdf)
    1009.53 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. Page 14 (pdf)
    1009.532 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for renewal awards. Page 15 (pdf)
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 16 (pdf)
    1009.5341 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship awards for graduate study. Page 19 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 19 (pdf)
    1009.71 Page 22 (pdf)
    1009.711 Page 25 (pdf)
    1009.893 Benacquisto Scholarship Program. Page 27 (pdf)

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