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CS/SB 7030: Educational Scholarship Programs

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

Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating an operating categorical fund for implementing the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; creating the educational enrollment stabilization program to provide supplemental state funds to address changes in full-time equivalent student enrollment; requiring that specified data include a verification that certain full-time equivalent student membership survey data has been cross-checked by the department; renaming the Hope Scholarship Program as the Hope Program; requiring the Department of Education to work with eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations to resolve discrepancies in certain student funding, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/10/2025 Senate - In returning messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    3/21/2025 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
    3/26/2025 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
    3/28/2025 Senate • Filed
    • Referred to Appropriations
    • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/31/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
    4/2/2025 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
    • Introduced
    4/4/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
    4/8/2025 Senate • CS by Appropriations read 1st time
    4/9/2025 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 367
    • Amendment(s) adopted (247708, 548044) -SJ 368
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 368
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 2 -SJ 368
    • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 368
    • Immediately certified -SJ 368
    4/9/2025 House • In Messages
    • Bill referred to House Calendar
    • Substituted for HB 5101
    • Read 1st time
    • Read 2nd time
    • Amendment 225079 adopted
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 27
    • Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
    4/10/2025 Senate • In returning messages

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  • CS/SB 7030, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/9/2025 at 1:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 871 (c1) Virtual Instruction Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/31/2025 H Now in Education & Employment Committee Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Budget Committee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2500 Track This Bill
    H 5101 Education PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7030 Track This Bill
    S 2500 Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/10/2025 S In returning messages Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    225079 - Strike All Amendment
    Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:     		Persons-Mulicka 4/9/2025
    2:43 PM     		House: Adopted
    4/9/2025     		PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 4:31 PM House 80 Yeas - 27 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 138 (pdf)
    212.099 Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations. Page 139 (pdf)
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 57 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 95 (pdf)
    1002.40 The Hope Scholarship Program. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.411 New Worlds Scholarship Accounts. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.421 State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 139 (pdf)
    1003.485 The New Worlds Reading Initiative. Page 130 (pdf)
    1008.25 Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements. Page 131 (pdf)
    1010.305 Audit of student enrollment. Page 133 (pdf)
    1011.61 Definitions. Page 134 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 134 (pdf)
    1011.65 Florida Education Finance Program Appropriation Allocation Conference. Page 12 (pdf)
    1011.687 Page 9 (pdf)
    1011.689 Page 10 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 7030, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 4/4/2025 at 4:37 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 871 (c1) Virtual Instruction Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/31/2025 H Now in Education & Employment Committee Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Budget Committee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2500 Track This Bill
    H 5101 Education PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7030 Track This Bill
    S 2500 Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/10/2025 S In returning messages Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    548044 - Amendment
    Delete line 1708 and insert:     		Gaetz 4/8/2025
    1:03 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/9/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    247708 - Amendment
    Between lines 4025 and 4026 insert:     		Gaetz 4/9/2025
    9:20 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/9/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/9/2025 1:34 PM Senate 35 Yeas - 2 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 138 (pdf)
    212.099 Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations. Page 139 (pdf)
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 56 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 94 (pdf)
    1002.40 The Hope Scholarship Program. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.411 New Worlds Scholarship Accounts. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.421 State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 139 (pdf)
    1003.485 The New Worlds Reading Initiative. Page 130 (pdf)
    1008.25 Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements. Page 130 (pdf)
    1010.305 Audit of student enrollment. Page 133 (pdf)
    1011.61 Definitions. Page 134 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 134 (pdf)
    1011.65 Florida Education Finance Program Appropriation Allocation Conference. Page 12 (pdf)
    1011.687 Page 8 (pdf)
    1011.689 Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SB 7030, Original Filed Version Posted 3/28/2025 at 8:11 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 4/1/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 871 (c1) Virtual Instruction Education Administration Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 3/31/2025 H Now in Education & Employment Committee Track This Bill
    H 5001 General Appropriations Act Budget Committee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2500 Track This Bill
    H 5101 Education PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7030 Track This Bill
    S 2500 Appropriations Appropriations Compare Last Action: 4/10/2025 S In returning messages Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    503386 - Amendment
    Delete line 1053 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Brodeur)     		3/31/2025
    12:36 PM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    4/3/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    4/2/2025 9:00 AM Appropriations 18 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (16)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 138 (pdf)
    212.099 Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations. Page 138 (pdf)
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 56 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 94 (pdf)
    1002.40 The Hope Scholarship Program. Page 13 (pdf)
    1002.411 New Worlds Scholarship Accounts. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.421 State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 139 (pdf)
    1003.485 The New Worlds Reading Initiative. Page 130 (pdf)
    1008.25 Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements. Page 130 (pdf)
    1010.305 Audit of student enrollment. Page 133 (pdf)
    1011.61 Definitions. Page 134 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 134 (pdf)
    1011.65 Florida Education Finance Program Appropriation Allocation Conference. Page 12 (pdf)
    1011.687 Page 8 (pdf)
    1011.689 Page 10 (pdf)

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  • SPB 7030, Proposed Bill Posted 3/21/2025 at 1:59 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/25/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting) 3/27/2025 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    3/26/2025 1:00 PM Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education 8 Yeas - 1 Nays

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