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CS/CS/SB 508: Family Empowerment Scholarship Program

GENERAL BILL by Rules ; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education ; Jones

Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide specified information in writing to certain parents before their student’s initial enrollment in the school; providing private school requirements relating to certain services, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 4/10/2025 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Rules (RC)



Bill History

Date Chamber Action
2/5/2025 Senate • Filed
2/20/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
3/4/2025 Senate • Introduced
3/6/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
3/11/2025 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/12/2025 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
3/21/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
3/26/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
3/28/2025 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• Now in Rules
4/2/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
4/3/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
4/8/2025 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 24 NAYS 0
4/9/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
• CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
4/10/2025 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading