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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 eligibility criteria for receipt of a minority teacher education scholarship; revising the scholar awards on which the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc.'s budget projection to the Department of Education must be based, etc.
AI Summary
This bill revises the eligibility criteria for the minority teacher education scholarship program in Florida. It removes the requirement that recipients be in their junior year and have not earned more than 18 credit hours of upper-division education courses. The bill also allows recipients to pursue a graduate degree with a major in education leading to initial certification, in addition to a bachelor's degree. Additionally, the bill updates the budget projection requirements for the Florida Fund for Minority Teachers, Inc. to be based on the cost to award up to 350 new scholarships and 350 renewal scholarships, without the junior year and rising senior distinctions.
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/2017/1422 |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1422/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2017/1422/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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