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| 3 | 3 | | HB 167 2025 |
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| 10 | 10 | | F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S |
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| 14 | 14 | | A bill to be entitled 1 |
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| 15 | 15 | | An act relating to the Florida Bright Futures 2 |
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| 16 | 16 | | Scholarship Program; amending s. 1009.53, F.S.; 3 |
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| 17 | 17 | | requiring public high schools to establish a Bright 4 |
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| 18 | 18 | | Futures Scholarship mentorship program for students; 5 |
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| 19 | 19 | | providing requirements for such program; providing an 6 |
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| 20 | 20 | | effective date. 7 |
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| 22 | 22 | | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9 |
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| 24 | 24 | | Section 1. Subsection (12) is added to section 1009.53, 11 |
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| 25 | 25 | | Florida Statutes, to read: 12 |
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| 26 | 26 | | 1009.53 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. — 13 |
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| 27 | 27 | | (12) Each public high school shall establish a Bright 14 |
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| 28 | 28 | | Futures Scholarship mentorship program for students enrolled in 15 |
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| 29 | 29 | | the school. The mentorship program: 16 |
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| 30 | 30 | | (a) Must provide students with access to a certified 17 |
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| 31 | 31 | | school counselor. The school counselor shall provide students 18 |
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| 32 | 32 | | with information about the eligibility requirements for each 19 |
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| 33 | 33 | | Florida Bright Futures Scholarship award and which awards the 20 |
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| 34 | 34 | | student is on track to be eligible for. 21 |
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| 35 | 35 | | (b) Must include a comprehensive outreach campaign through 22 |
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| 36 | 36 | | social media and the school's website. The campaign may include 23 |
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| 37 | 37 | | the success stories of students who were awarded a scholarship 24 |
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| 38 | 38 | | through the program, application tips, and question and answer 25 |
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| 40 | 40 | | HB 167 2025 |
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| 51 | 51 | | sessions for students and parents. 26 |
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| 52 | 52 | | (c) May connect students with mentors who have received an 27 |
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| 53 | 53 | | award through the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program. 28 |
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| 54 | 54 | | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 29 |
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