Bill > S7048

Introduced Session

An act relating to education; 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 a specified offense to make restitutions to certain eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; requiring the Department of Revenue to notify affected 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 equipment used as instructional materials may only be purchased for specified academic subjects; providing that transition services are a coordinated set of specified activities; authorizing funds to be used for certain prekindergarten programs; prohibiting certain eligible students from enrolling in public schools; providing an exemption to a prohibition against receiving other educational scholarships; providing additional criteria for the closure of scholarship accounts and the reversion of funds to the state; 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 certain eligible students from enrolling in public schools; providing an exemption to a prohibition against receiving other educational scholarships; providing that equipment used as instructional materials may only be purchased for specified academic subjects; 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 assist the Florida Center for Students with Unique Abilities with the development of specified guidelines and to publish such guidelines on their websites; 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; 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 that such guidelines be provided to specified eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations; providing effective dates.

AI Summary

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Other Sponsors (1)

Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1403 (on 03/06/2024)

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