Florida Senate - 2025 SB 270 By Senator Burgess 23-00399A-25 2025270__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Florida Bright Futures 3 Scholarship Program; amending s. 1009.531, F.S.; 4 revising eligibility requirements for a student who 5 earns a high school diploma from a non-Florida school 6 under certain circumstances; providing an effective 7 date. 8 9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10 11 Section 1.Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section 12 1009.531, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 13 1009.531Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 14 student eligibility requirements for initial awards. 15 (1)In order to be eligible for an initial award from any 16 of the scholarships under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship 17 Program, a student must: 18 (b)Earn a standard Florida high school diploma pursuant to 19 s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282 or a high school 20 equivalency diploma pursuant to s. 1003.435 unless: 21 1.The student completes a home education program according 22 to s. 1002.41; 23 2.The student earns a high school diploma from a non 24 Florida school while living with a parent or guardian who is on, 25 or, within 12 months before the students high school 26 graduation, has retired from, military or public service 27 assignment away from Florida; or 28 3.The student earns a high school diploma from a Florida 29 private school operating pursuant to s. 1002.42. 30 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.