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CS/SB 318: Educational Scholarship Programs

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations ; Gaetz ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Simon ; Pizzo ; Burgess ; Osgood ; Rouson

Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating a 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; renaming the Hope Scholarship Program as the Hope Program; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to provide a parent with certain information on scholarship programs; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to create a single application for all educational scholarship programs, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 12/12/2025 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations (AP)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    11/21/2025 Senate • Filed
    • Referred to Appropriations
    12/1/2025 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 12/10/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    12/10/2025 Senate • CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 16 NAYS 0
    12/12/2025 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

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  • CS/SB 318, Committee Substitute 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/12/2025 at 3:58 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 142 (pdf)
    212.099 Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations. Page 144 (pdf)
    402.22 Education program for students who reside in residential care facilities operated by the Department of Children and Families or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Page 144 (pdf)
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 60 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 98 (pdf)
    1002.40 The Hope Scholarship Program. Page 14 (pdf)
    1002.421 State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 144 (pdf)
    1003.485 The New Worlds Reading Initiative. Page 134 (pdf)
    1003.4935 Middle grades career and professional academy courses and career-themed courses. Page 145 (pdf)
    1008.25 Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements. Page 135 (pdf)
    1010.20 Cost accounting and reporting for school districts. Page 145 (pdf)
    1010.305 Audit of student enrollment. Page 137 (pdf)
    1011.61 Definitions. Page 138 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 138 (pdf)
    1011.687 Page 9 (pdf)
    1011.689 Page 11 (pdf)

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  • SB 318, Original Filed Version Posted 11/21/2025 at 10:58 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations (Pre-Meeting) 12/9/2025 (pdf)
    Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 12/12/2025 (pdf)

    Committee Amendments (5)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    348712 - Amendment
    Delete lines 637 - 638 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Gaetz)     		12/9/2025
    8:42 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/10/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    899626 - Amendment
    Delete lines 669 - 670 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Gaetz)     		12/9/2025
    8:43 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/10/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    174286 - Amendment
    Delete lines 688 - 689 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Gaetz)     		12/9/2025
    8:43 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/10/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    884508 - Amendment
    Delete line 960 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Gaetz)     		12/9/2025
    8:42 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/10/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    442232 - Amendment
    Delete lines 4198 - 4234 and insert:     		Appropriations
    (Gaetz)     		12/9/2025
    8:42 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    12/10/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    12/10/2025 9:00 AM Appropriations 16 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (17)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    11.45 Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules. Page 142 (pdf)
    212.099 Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations. Page 143 (pdf)
    402.22 Education program for students who reside in residential care facilities operated by the Department of Children and Families or the Agency for Persons with Disabilities. Page 143 (pdf)
    1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program. Page 60 (pdf)
    1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program. Page 98 (pdf)
    1002.40 The Hope Scholarship Program. Page 14 (pdf)
    1002.421 State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight. Page 15 (pdf)
    1002.45 Virtual instruction programs. Page 144 (pdf)
    1003.485 The New Worlds Reading Initiative. Page 134 (pdf)
    1003.4935 Middle grades career and professional academy courses and career-themed courses. Page 144 (pdf)
    1008.25 Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements. Page 134 (pdf)
    1010.20 Cost accounting and reporting for school districts. Page 145 (pdf)
    1010.305 Audit of student enrollment. Page 137 (pdf)
    1011.61 Definitions. Page 138 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 138 (pdf)
    1011.687 Page 9 (pdf)
    1011.689 Page 11 (pdf)

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