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Introduced
12/07/2017
12/07/2017
In Committee
12/18/2017
12/18/2017
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
03/10/2018
03/10/2018
Introduced Session
2018 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Establishing the Hope Scholarship Program; providing Department of Education obligations relating to participating students and private schools and program requirements; authorizing certain persons to elect to direct certain state sales and use tax revenue to be transferred to a nonprofit scholarship-funding organization for the Hope Scholarship Program, etc.
AI Summary
This bill establishes the Hope Scholarship Program to provide a parent of a public school student who was the victim of a substantiated incident of violence or abuse the opportunity to transfer the student to another public school or receive a scholarship to attend an eligible private school. The bill defines key terms, establishes program eligibility and requirements, outlines school district and private school obligations, and creates a tax credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations that fund the program. The state is not liable for the award or use of the scholarship funds under this program.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (1)
Other Sponsors (1)
Education (S)
Last Action
Died in Appropriations (on 03/10/2018)
Official Document
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| Document Type | Source Location |
|---|---|
| State Bill Page | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1172 |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1172/BillText/c1/HTML |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1172/BillText/c1/PDF |
| Senate Committee Amendment #399664 | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1172/Amendment/399664/HTML |
| BillText | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1172/BillText/Filed/HTML |
| Bill | http://www.flsenate.gov/Session/Bill/2018/1172/BillText/Filed/PDF |
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