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Introduced
03/01/2017
03/01/2017
In Committee
03/14/2017
03/14/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
05/05/2017
05/05/2017
Introduced Session
2017 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Revising the eligibility criteria for the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program; creating the Florida Best and Brightest Principal Scholarship Program; requiring each eligible school principal to receive a scholarship, etc.
AI Summary
This bill revises the eligibility criteria for the Florida Best and Brightest Teacher Scholarship Program by lowering the required SAT/ACT percentile score from the 80th to the 75th percentile, or the 70th percentile if the teacher graduated cum laude or higher. It also allows teachers to use other standardized test scores (GRE, LSAT, GMAT, MCAT) to demonstrate eligibility. The bill creates the Florida Best and Brightest Principal Scholarship Program, which provides scholarships to school principals who have recruited and retained a high percentage of best and brightest teachers at their schools, with larger scholarships awarded to principals at Title I schools.
Committee Categories
Education
Sponsors (1)
Last Action
Died in Education, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 7069 (Ch. 2017-116) (on 05/05/2017)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1410 |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1410/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1410/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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