Bill > S1620

This bill establishes the Florida Sales Tax Credit Scholarship Program, allowing taxpayers to receive a credit against their sales and use tax for contributions made to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations, which then provide scholarships to eligible students. The bill revises the criteria for disqualifying offenses for owners and operators of these scholarship organizations, expands the definition of eligible students to include those from lower-income households and those in foster care, and clarifies responsibilities for parents, students, scholarship organizations, the Department of Education, school districts, and the Commissioner of Education. It also introduces new provisions for tax credit cap limits and requires enhanced background checks for individuals involved with scholarship organizations, while also allowing for the sharing of certain tax credit information between state agencies for notification purposes.