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Introduced
03/06/2019
03/06/2019
In Committee
04/26/2019
04/26/2019
Crossed Over
04/25/2019
04/25/2019
Passed
04/30/2019
04/30/2019
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
05/10/2019
05/10/2019
Introduced Session
2019 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revising the programs through which certain parents may seek private educational choice options; providing that charters may include a provision for charter schools to be held responsible for all costs incurred by the district in connection with complaints to the Office of Civil Rights or the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; establishing the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; revising eligibility requirements under the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program for certain students; creating the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher and Principal Allocation, etc.
AI Summary
This bill:
Revises the programs through which certain parents may seek private educational choice options, including by establishing the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide low-income students the opportunity to attend eligible private schools. It also revises eligibility requirements under the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, creates the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher and Principal Allocation to provide recruitment, retention, and recognition awards to teachers and principals, establishes the Community School Grant Program to fund and support community school programs, and makes various other changes related to K-12 education in Florida.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (2)
Appropriations (S), Education (S)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2019-23 (on 05/10/2019)
Official Document
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