Florida Senate - 2025 SB 692 By Senator Osgood 32-01253-25 2025692__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to the Swimming Lesson Voucher 3 Program; amending s. 514.073, F.S.; revising the 4 purpose of the program; revising the contract 5 requirements for establishing a network of swimming 6 lesson vendors; revising eligibility criteria to 7 participate in the program; providing an effective 8 date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1.Subsections (1) and (2) of section 514.073, 13 Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 14 514.073Swimming Lesson Voucher Program. 15 (1)There is created within the department the Swimming 16 Lesson Voucher Program. The purpose of the program is to 17 increase water safety in this state by offering vouchers for 18 swimming lessons at no cost to families with an income of no 19 more than 200 percent of the federal poverty level who have one 20 or more children 4 years of age or younger. 21 (2)The department shall do all of the following to 22 implement the program: 23 (a)Contract with and establish a network of swimming 24 lesson vendors that will accept the vouchers offered by the 25 program in exchange for providing swimming lessons. To establish 26 the network, the department may contract directly with swimming 27 lesson vendors or contract with one or more nonprofit 28 organizations that promote swimming safety to subcontract with 29 and manage swimming lesson vendors in one or more counties, or 30 both. To ensure that swimming lessons are available throughout 31 this state, the department, either directly or through a 32 contracted nonprofit organization, must attempt to secure at 33 least one such vendor in each county. Any swimming lesson vendor 34 that offers swimming lessons at a public pool that is owned or 35 maintained by a county or municipality must, if requested by the 36 department or by a nonprofit organization contracted by the 37 department, participate in the program. 38 (b)Establish a method for members of the public to apply 39 for swimming lesson vouchers and for determining an applicants 40 eligibility. The department shall establish eligibility criteria 41 necessary for a family to receive one or more vouchers from the 42 program, including, but not limited to, the following: 43 1.The age of each child for whom a voucher is being 44 sought, who may be no more than 4 years of age. 45 2.The family income level, which may be up to 200 percent 46 of the federal poverty level. 47 3.The familys address of residency in this state. 48 (c)Subject to specific appropriation, issue vouchers to 49 eligible applicants. 50 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.