Bill > H1403

Introduced Session

An act relating to school choice; amending s. 212.1832, F.S.; providing definitions; expanding the credit contributions for eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; providing requirements for such contributions; providing requirements for dealers, designated agents, private tag agents, and such organizations relating to such contributions; providing criminal penalties; requiring persons convicted of specified offenses to make restitutions to certain eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; requiring the Department of Revenue to notify such organizations of specified dealer information under certain circumstances; providing penalties for certain dealers, designated agents, private tag agents, and such organizations; amending s. 213.053, F.S.; conforming cross-references to changes made by the act; amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; revising eligibility requirements for the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; providing that transition services are a coordinated set of specified activities; authorizing funds to be used for certain prekindergarten programs; providing additional criteria for the closure of scholarship accounts and the reversion of funds to the2024 Legislature state; prohibiting certain eligible students from enrolling in public schools; providing an exemption to a prohibition against receiving other educational scholarships; revising the information that such organizations must include in their quarterly reports; authorizing the Department of Education to provide guidance to certain private schools; revising the documentation that private schools must provide to such organizations; revising the process for parents to provide certain notification to such organizations; prohibiting a parent from applying for multiple scholarships under specified programs for a single student at the same time; requiring such organizations to establish certain processes; requiring such organizations to submit specified information to the department; deleting a requirement that certain students be placed on a wait list; requiring such organizations to provide certain notification to parents; revising provisions relating to a specified administrative fee; revising provisions relating to increasing the number of certain scholarships; revising provisions relating to the payment and disbursement of funds; amending s. 1002.395, F.S.; revising eligibility requirements for the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program; prohibiting certain2024 Legislature eligible students from enrolling in public schools; providing an exemption to a prohibition against receiving other educational scholarships; revising the process for parents to provide certain notification to such organizations; prohibiting a parent from applying for multiple scholarships under specified programs for a single student at the same time; requiring such organizations to establish certain processes; requiring organizations to develop a purchasing handbook by a specified date; specifying minimum requirements for the handbook; requiring such organizations to assist the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities with the development of specified guidelines and to publish such guidelines on their websites; authorizing the State Board of Education to assess a financial penalty to an organization in specified circumstances; revising department notification requirements; revising the information that such organizations must include in their quarterly reports; revising provisions relating to the payment and disbursement of funds; authorizing a charitable organization to apply at any time to participate in the program as a scholarship-funding organization; requiring a renewing organization to provide documentation of compliance with specified2024 Legislature requirements; amending s. 1002.40, F.S.; revising requirements for the Hope Scholarship Program; amending s. 1002.421, F.S.; revising requirements for regular and direct contact for certain students; amending s. 1002.45, F.S.; deleting a requirement that virtual instruction program providers be nonsectarian; amending s. 1003.4156, F.S.; providing that certain requirements apply to middle grade students transferring from a personalized education program; amending s. 1003.4282, F.S.; providing that certain requirements apply to high school students transferring from a personalized education program; amending s. 1003.485, F.S.; conforming cross- references to changes made by the act; amending s. 1004.6495, F.S.; requiring the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities to develop specified purchasing guidelines by a specified date and annually revise such guidelines; providing requirements for the development and revision of such guidelines; requiring such guidelines to be provided to specified eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; providing effective dates.

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Josie Tomkow (R)*,  Melony Bell (R),  Adam Botana (R),  Kimberly Daniels (D),  Thomas Leek (R),  Jim Mooney (R),  Susan Plasencia (R),  Rick Roth (R),  Dana Trabulsy (R),  Bradford Yeager (R), 

Other Sponsors (2)

Chapter No. 2024-163; companion bill(s) passed, see CS/SB 7004 (Ch. 2024-160) (on 05/13/2024)

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