Bill > H7167

This bill revises and creates provisions related to educational choice, primarily by expanding the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program and establishing a new Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Account Program. The Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program, which allows taxpayers to receive tax credits for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations that provide scholarships to eligible students, sees changes in student eligibility criteria, including expanded definitions of "household income" and updated income thresholds for eligibility. It also introduces new requirements for these organizations, such as surety bonds or letters of credit and more detailed reporting. The bill also creates the Florida Personal Learning Scholarship Account Program, which provides accounts for parents of students with disabilities to customize their child's education with various instructional services, including specialized instruction, private tutoring, and curriculum materials, with specific eligibility requirements and parental responsibilities outlined. Additionally, the bill makes conforming changes to other statutes, such as defining "regular school attendance" to include participation in these scholarship programs and repealing a related statute.