Florida Senate - 2022 SB 1060
By Senator Hutson
7-01048B-22 20221060__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
3 Program student service requirements; amending ss.
4 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536, F.S.; providing that
5 students may satisfy eligibility requirements for a
6 Florida Academic Scholars, Florida Medallion Scholars,
7 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars, or a Florida
8 Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award, respectively, by
9 performing a specified number of hours of paid work;
10 authorizing, instead of requiring, such students to
11 identify a specified interest or develop a plan for
12 their service requirements under the program;
13 conforming provisions to changes by the act; providing
14 an effective date.
15
16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
17
18 Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 1009.534, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award.—
21 (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars
22 award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements
23 for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and:
24 (a) Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as
25 calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high
26 school courses that are designated by the State Board of
27 Education as college-preparatory academic courses and has
28 attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(a) on
29 the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
30 Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
31 Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
32 or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
33 (b) Has attended a home education program according to s.
34 1002.41 during grades 11 and 12, has completed the International
35 Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International
36 Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced
37 International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to
38 earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education
39 Diploma, and has attained at least the score required under s.
40 1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of
41 the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or
42 the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College
43 Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
44 Assessment Program;
45 (c) Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma
46 from the International Baccalaureate Office or an Advanced
47 International Certificate of Education Diploma from the
48 University of Cambridge International Examinations Office;
49 (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
50 programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
51 scholar or finalist; or
52 (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
53 Recognition Program as a scholar recipient.
54
55 The student must complete a program of volunteer service or,
56 beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022-2023
57 academic year and thereafter, paid work, as approved by the
58 district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school,
59 or the Department of Education for home education program
60 students, which must include a minimum of 75 hours of service
61 work for high school students graduating in the 2010-2011
62 academic year and 100 hours of volunteer service or 300 hours of
63 paid work for high school students graduating in the 2011-2012
64 academic year and thereafter. The student may must identify a
65 social or civic issue or a professional area that interests him
66 or her and, develop a plan for his or her personal involvement
67 in addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student
68 must, and, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and
69 reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid work
70 experience. Except for credit earned through service-learning
71 courses adopted pursuant to s. 1003.497, the student may not
72 receive remuneration or academic credit for the volunteer
73 service work performed. Such volunteer service or paid work may
74 include, but is not limited to, a business or governmental
75 internship, work for a nonprofit community service organization,
76 or activities on behalf of a candidate for public office. The
77 hours of volunteer service or paid work must be documented in
78 writing, and the document must be signed by the student, the
79 student’s parent or guardian, and a representative of the
80 organization for which the student performed the volunteer
81 service or paid work.
82 Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 1009.535, Florida
83 Statutes, is amended to read:
84 1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award.—
85 (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars
86 award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements
87 for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and:
88 (a) Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0 as
89 calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or the equivalent, in high
90 school courses that are designated by the State Board of
91 Education as college-preparatory academic courses and has
92 attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on
93 the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
94 Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
95 Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
96 or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
97 (b) Has completed the International Baccalaureate
98 curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate
99 Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certificate
100 of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced
101 International Certificate of Education Diploma, and has attained
102 at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the
103 combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
104 Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
105 Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
106 or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
107 (c) Has attended a home education program according to s.
108 1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 and has attained at least the
109 score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the combined verbal
110 and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the
111 Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic
112 Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an
113 equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
114 (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement program
115 of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a scholar or
116 finalist but has not completed the program of volunteer service
117 or paid work required under s. 1009.534; or
118 (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
119 Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed the
120 program of volunteer service or paid work required under s.
121 1009.534.
122
123 A high school student graduating in the 2011-2012 academic year
124 and thereafter must complete at least 75 hours of volunteer
125 service or, beginning with a high school student graduating in
126 the 2022-2023 academic year and thereafter, paid work approved
127 by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic
128 school, or the Department of Education for home education
129 program students. The student may must identify a social or
130 civic issue or a professional area that interests him or her
131 and, develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in
132 addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student
133 must, and, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and
134 reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid work
135 experience. Except for credit earned through service-learning
136 courses adopted pursuant to s. 1003.497, the student may not
137 receive remuneration or academic credit for volunteer service
138 work performed. Such volunteer service or paid work may include,
139 but is not limited to, a business or governmental internship,
140 work for a nonprofit community service organization, or
141 activities on behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours
142 of volunteer service or paid work must be documented in writing,
143 and the document must be signed by the student, the student’s
144 parent or guardian, and a representative of the organization for
145 which the student performed the volunteer service or paid work.
146 Section 3. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and subsection
147 (2) of section 1009.536, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
148 1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida
149 Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards.—The Florida Gold Seal Vocational
150 Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are
151 created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to
152 recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation
153 by high school students who wish to continue their education.
154 (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
155 Vocational Scholars award if he or she meets the general
156 eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures
157 Scholarship Program and:
158 (e) Beginning with high school students graduating in the
159 2011-2012 academic year and thereafter, Completes at least 30
160 hours of volunteer service or, beginning with high school
161 students graduating in the 2022-2023 academic year and
162 thereafter, paid work approved by the district school board, the
163 administrators of a nonpublic school, or the Department of
164 Education for home education program students. The student may
165 must identify a social or civic issue or a professional area
166 that interests him or her and, develop a plan for his or her
167 personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about
168 the area. The student must, and, through papers or other
169 presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her volunteer
170 service or paid work experience. Except for credit earned
171 through service-learning courses adopted pursuant to s.
172 1003.497, the student may not receive remuneration or academic
173 credit for the volunteer service work performed. Such volunteer
174 service or paid work may include, but is not limited to, a
175 business or governmental internship, work for a nonprofit
176 community service organization, or activities on behalf of a
177 candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer service or
178 paid work must be documented in writing, and the document must
179 be signed by the student, the student’s parent or guardian, and
180 a representative of the organization for which the student
181 performed the volunteer service or paid work.
182 (2) A high school student graduating in the 2016-2017
183 academic year and thereafter is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
184 CAPE Scholars award if he or she meets the general eligibility
185 requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program,
186 and the student:
187 (a) Earns a minimum of 5 postsecondary credit hours through
188 CAPE industry certifications approved pursuant to s. 1008.44
189 which articulate for college credit; and
190 (b) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or,
191 beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022-2023
192 academic year and thereafter, paid work, approved by the
193 district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school,
194 or the Department of Education for home education program
195 students. The student may must identify a social or civic issue
196 or a professional area that interests him or her and, develop a
197 plan for his or her personal involvement in addressing the issue
198 or learning about the area. The student must, and, through
199 papers or other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or
200 her experience. Except for credit earned through service
201 learning courses adopted pursuant to s. 1003.497, the student
202 may not receive remuneration or academic credit for the
203 volunteer service work performed. Such volunteer service or paid
204 work may include, but is not limited to, a business or
205 governmental internship, work for a nonprofit community service
206 organization, or activities on behalf of a candidate for public
207 office. The hours of volunteer service or paid work must be
208 documented in writing, and the document must be signed by the
209 student, the student’s parent or guardian, and a representative
210 of the organization for which the student performed the
211 volunteer service or paid work.
212 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.