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CS/CS/SB 7038: Education

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

Education; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to waive tuition and fees for members of the Florida State Guard if certain conditions are met; requiring entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the service may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; authorizing school district career centers to use alternative methods adopted by the board in lieu of common placement tests to assess students in basic communication and computation skills; providing that a fee waiver only applies to a full-time undergraduate student, beginning with a specified academic year, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/25/2026 Senate - Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    1/30/2026 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Education Postsecondary
    • On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building
    2/4/2026 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
    2/6/2026 Senate • Filed
    2/9/2026 Senate • Referred to Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
    2/10/2026 Senate • Introduced
    2/13/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
    2/18/2026 Senate • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    2/19/2026 Senate • Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Now in Rules
    • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
    2/24/2026 Senate • CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
    2/25/2026 Senate • Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading

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  • CS/CS/SB 7038, Committee Substitute 2 (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/25/2026 at 10:40 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (6)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 77 Public Postsecondary Safety Policies and Procedures Woodson Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) Track This Bill
    H 1279 (c1) Education Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 H PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda Track This Bill
    S 176 (c1) Public Postsecondary Education Safety Policies and Procedures Polsky Compare Last Action: 2/19/2026 H In Messages Track This Bill
    S 720 Resident Status for Tuition Purposes Osgood Compare Last Action: 1/30/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed Track This Bill
    S 902 (c2) Department of Health Garcia Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 Track This Bill
    S 1052 Education Grall Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (24)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    251.001 Florida State Guard Act. Page 5 (pdf)
    413.0114 Page 5 (pdf)
    413.208 Service providers; quality assurance; fitness for responsibilities; background screening. Page 6 (pdf)
    491.005 Licensure by examination. Page 7 (pdf)
    1001.7065 Preeminent state research universities program. Page 9 (pdf)
    1001.92 State University System Performance-Based Incentive. Page 10 (pdf)
    1003.437 Middle and high school grading system. Page 11 (pdf)
    1004.0983 Page 12 (pdf)
    1005.06 Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview of the commission. Page 13 (pdf)
    1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites; other degree requirements. Page 14 (pdf)
    1007.271 Dual enrollment programs. Page 16 (pdf)
    1008.30 Assessing college-level communication and computation skills for public postsecondary education. Page 17 (pdf)
    1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. Page 19 (pdf)
    1008.47 Postsecondary education institution accreditation. Page 19 (pdf)
    1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition purposes. Page 21 (pdf)
    1009.26 Fee waivers. Page 22 (pdf)
    1009.30 Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program. Page 23 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards. Page 23 (pdf)
    1009.893 Benacquisto Scholarship Program. Page 25 (pdf)
    1009.983 Direct-support organization; authority. Page 26 (pdf)
    1009.986 Florida ABLE program. Page 26 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 28 (pdf)
    1011.84 Procedure for determining state financial support and annual apportionment of state funds to each Florida College System institution district. Page 29 (pdf)
    1013.841 End of year balance of Florida College System institution funds. Page 32 (pdf)

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  • CS/SB 7038, Committee Substitute 1 Posted 2/19/2026 at 10:50 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Post-Meeting) 2/20/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 2/23/2026 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 2/25/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (4)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1279 (c1) Education Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 H PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda Track This Bill
    S 720 Resident Status for Tuition Purposes Osgood Compare Last Action: 1/30/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed Track This Bill
    S 902 (c2) Department of Health Garcia Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 S CS/CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0 Track This Bill
    S 1052 Education Grall Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    552764 - Amendment
    Delete lines 243 - 309 and insert:     		Rules
    (Calatayud)     		2/23/2026
    11:51 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/25/2026     		Web Page
    PDF
    512852 - Amendment
    Delete lines 323 - 326 and insert:     		Rules
    (Calatayud)     		2/24/2026
    9:58 AM
    (Late Filed)     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/25/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/24/2026 12:00 PM Rules 23 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (22)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    251.001 Florida State Guard Act. Page 4 (pdf)
    413.0114 Page 5 (pdf)
    413.208 Service providers; quality assurance; fitness for responsibilities; background screening. Page 6 (pdf)
    491.005 Licensure by examination. Page 7 (pdf)
    1001.92 State University System Performance-Based Incentive. Page 9 (pdf)
    1003.437 Middle and high school grading system. Page 10 (pdf)
    1005.06 Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview of the commission. Page 11 (pdf)
    1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites; other degree requirements. Page 12 (pdf)
    1007.271 Dual enrollment programs. Page 14 (pdf)
    1008.30 Assessing college-level communication and computation skills for public postsecondary education. Page 14 (pdf)
    1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. Page 17 (pdf)
    1008.47 Postsecondary education institution accreditation. Page 17 (pdf)
    1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition purposes. Page 19 (pdf)
    1009.26 Fee waivers. Page 19 (pdf)
    1009.30 Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program. Page 20 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards. Page 21 (pdf)
    1009.893 Benacquisto Scholarship Program. Page 23 (pdf)
    1009.983 Direct-support organization; authority. Page 23 (pdf)
    1009.986 Florida ABLE program. Page 24 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 26 (pdf)
    1011.84 Procedure for determining state financial support and annual apportionment of state funds to each Florida College System institution district. Page 27 (pdf)
    1013.841 End of year balance of Florida College System institution funds. Page 30 (pdf)

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  • SB 7038, Original Filed Version Posted 2/6/2026 at 1:05 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (Pre-Meeting) 2/17/2026 (pdf)

    Related Bills (2)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1279 (c1) Education Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Compare Last Action: 2/24/2026 H PCS added to Education & Employment Committee agenda Track This Bill
    S 1052 Education Grall Compare Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (1)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    941220 - Amendment
    Delete lines 138 - 416 and insert:     		Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
    (Calatayud)     		2/17/2026
    8:40 AM     		Replaced by Committee Substitute
    2/20/2026     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/18/2026 8:30 AM Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education 9 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (19)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    251.001 Florida State Guard Act. Page 4 (pdf)
    413.0114 Page 5 (pdf)
    413.208 Service providers; quality assurance; fitness for responsibilities; background screening. Page 5 (pdf)
    1003.437 Middle and high school grading system. Page 7 (pdf)
    1005.06 Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview of the commission. Page 8 (pdf)
    1007.25 General education courses; common prerequisites; other degree requirements. Page 8 (pdf)
    1007.271 Dual enrollment programs. Page 10 (pdf)
    1008.30 Assessing college-level communication and computation skills for public postsecondary education. Page 11 (pdf)
    1008.44 CAPE Industry Certification Funding List. Page 13 (pdf)
    1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition purposes. Page 14 (pdf)
    1009.26 Fee waivers. Page 14 (pdf)
    1009.30 Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program. Page 15 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards. Page 16 (pdf)
    1009.893 Benacquisto Scholarship Program. Page 17 (pdf)
    1009.983 Direct-support organization; authority. Page 18 (pdf)
    1009.986 Florida ABLE program. Page 18 (pdf)
    1011.62 Funds for operation of schools. Page 20 (pdf)
    1011.84 Procedure for determining state financial support and annual apportionment of state funds to each Florida College System institution district. Page 22 (pdf)
    1013.841 End of year balance of Florida College System institution funds. Page 24 (pdf)

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  • SPB 7038, Proposed Bill Posted 1/30/2026 at 1:42 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education Postsecondary (Pre-Meeting) 2/3/2026 (pdf)
    Education Postsecondary (Post-Meeting) 2/6/2026 (pdf)

    Committee Votes (1)

    Date Committee Result
    2/4/2026 10:30 AM Education Postsecondary 6 Yeas - 0 Nays

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