Florida 2025 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H0017 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to the Florida Bright Futures 2
16	16	Scholarship Program; amending s. 1007.27, F.S.; 3
17	17	conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 1007.35, 4
18	18	F.S.; requiring public middle schools to provide for 5
19	19	the administration of the Preliminary SAT/National 6
20	20	Merit Scholarship Qualifying Test to students who meet 7
21	21	specified criteria to help such students qualify for 8
22	22	the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 9
23	23	providing for an exemption from such test; requiring 10
24	24	specified test preparation resources and information 11
25	25	be provided to certain students for a specified time 12
26	26	period; providing continued eligibility criteria for 13
27	27	students receiving such resources and information; 14
28	28	providing for the funding for such assessments and 15
29	29	resources; amending ss. 1009.534 and 1009.535, F.S.; 16
30	30	revising the eligibility criteria for certain awards 17
31	31	under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 18
32	32	providing an effective date. 19
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34	34	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 21
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36	36	Section 1. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 23
37	37	1007.27, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 24
38	38	1007.27 Articulated acceleration mechanisms. — 25
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51	51	(1) 26
52	52	(b) The State Board of Education and the Board of 27
53	53	Governors shall identify Florida College System institutions and 28
54	54	state universities to develop courses that align with s. 1007.25 29
55	55	for students in secondary education and provide the training 30
56	56	required under s. 1007.35(7) s. 1007.35(6). 31
57	57	Section 2. Subsectio ns (6) through (10) of section 32
58	58	1007.35, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (7) 33
59	59	through (11), respectively, paragraph (a) of subsection (9) is 34
60	60	amended, and a new subsection (6) is added to that section, to 35
61	61	read: 36
62	62	1007.35 Florida Partnership fo r Minority and 37
63	63	Underrepresented Student Achievement. — 38
64	64	(6)(a) For the purpose of helping minority and 39
65	65	underrepresented students qualify for the Florida Bright Futures 40
66	66	Scholarship Program, each public middle school, including, but 41
67	67	not limited to, schools a nd alternative sites and centers of the 42
68	68	Department of Juvenile Justice, shall provide for the 43
69	69	administration of the PSAT/NMSQT to enrolled minority and 44
70	70	underrepresented students in 8th grade who have a grade point 45
71	71	average of 3.5 or higher. However, written notice shall be 46
72	72	provided to each parent which must include the opportunity to 47
73	73	exempt his or her child from taking the PSAT/NMSQT. 48
74	74	(b)1. Students with a score of 1,000 or higher shall be 49
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88	88	a. Online or in-person SAT or ACT preparation courses or 51
89	89	access to other evidence -based SAT or ACT preparation resources. 52
90	90	b. Information on all eligibility requirements for the 53
91	91	Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. 54
92	92	2. The resources provided under this paragraph shall be 55
93	93	offered to eligible students until such students are provided 56
94	94	the opportunity to take the SAT, ACT, or Classical Learning Test 57
95	95	in 11th grade pursuant to s. 1008.22(3)(c). 58
96	96	3. To remain eligible for the resources provided under 59
97	97	this paragraph, students must maintain a grade point average of 60
98	98	3.5 or higher. 61
99	99	(c) Funding for the administration of the PSAT/NMSQT and 62
100	100	the resources provided under this subsection shall be provided 63
101	101	using lottery funds deposited into the Educational Enhancement 64
102	102	Trust Fund. 65
103	103	(9)(a) Except as provided in subsection (6), funding for 66
104	104	the partnership shall be contingent upon annual funding in the 67
105	105	General Appropriations Act. 68
106	106	Section 3. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section 69
107	107	1009.534, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 70
108	108	1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. — 71
109	109	(1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars 72
110	110	award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements 73
111	111	for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and: 74
112	112	(e) Has been recognized by the College Board National 75
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125	125	Hispanic Recognition Programs Program as a scholar recipient. 76
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127	127	The student must complete a program of volunteer service or, 78
128	128	beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022 -2023 79
129	129	academic year and thereafter, paid work, as approved by the 80
130	130	district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school, 81
131	131	or the Department of Education for home education program 82
132	132	students, which must include 100 hours of volunteer service, 83
133	133	paid work, or a combination of both. Eligible paid work 84
134	134	completed on or after June 27, 2022, shall be included in the 85
135	135	student's total of paid work hours. The student may identify a 86
136	136	social or civic issue or a professional area that interests him 87
137	137	or her and develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in 88
138	138	addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student 89
139	139	must, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and 90
140	140	reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid work 91
141	141	experience. Such volunteer service or paid work may include, but 92
142	142	is not limited to, a business or go vernmental internship, work 93
143	143	for a nonprofit community service organization, or activities on 94
144	144	behalf of a candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer 95
145	145	service or paid work must be documented in writing, and the 96
146	146	document must be signed by the student, the student's parent or 97
147	147	guardian, and a representative of the organization for which the 98
148	148	student performed the volunteer service or paid work. 99
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162	162	1009.535, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 101
163	163	1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. — 102
164	164	(1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars 103
165	165	award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements 104
166	166	for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and: 105
167	167	(e) Has been recognized by the College Board National 106
168	168	Hispanic Recognition Programs Program as a scholar, but has not 107
169	169	completed the program of volunteer service or paid work required 108
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172	172	A high school student must complete a program of volunteer 111
173	173	service or, beginning with a high school student graduating in 112
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175	175	by the district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic 114
176	176	school, or the Department of Education for home education 115
177	177	program students, which must include 75 hours of volunteer 116
178	178	service, 100 hours of paid work, or 100 hours of a combination 117
179	179	of both. Eligible paid work completed on or after June 27, 2022, 118
180	180	shall be included in a student's total of required paid work 119
181	181	hours. The student may identify a social or c ivic issue or a 120
182	182	professional area that interests him or her and develop a plan 121
183	183	for his or her personal involvement in addressing the issue or 122
184	184	learning about the area. The student must, through papers or 123
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186	186	volunteer service or paid work experience. Such volunteer 125
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201	201	community service organization, or activities on behalf of a 128
202	202	candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer service or 129
203	203	paid work must be documented in writing, and the document must 130
204	204	be signed by the student, the student's parent or guardian, and 131
205	205	a representative of the organization for which the student 132
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207	207	Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 134