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SB 566: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program

GENERAL BILL by Lee

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Providing that the initial award and renewal period for students who are unable to accept an initial award immediately after completion of high school due to a full-time religious or service obligation begins upon the completion of the religious or service obligation; requiring a student, as a prerequisite for the Florida Academic Scholars award, the Florida Medallion Scholars award, or the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, to identify a social or civic issue or a professional area of interest and develop a plan for his or her personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about the area, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2014
 Last Action: 5/2/2014 House - Died in Messages
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Education (ED)
  2. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    12/23/2013 Senate • Filed
    1/10/2014 Senate • Referred to Education; Rules -SJ 47
    3/4/2014 Senate • Introduced -SJ 47
    3/20/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education, 03/25/14, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
    3/25/2014 Senate • Favorable by Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0 -SJ 355
    3/26/2014 Senate • Now in Rules -SJ 355
    3/28/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/02/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building --Not Considered
    4/4/2014 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/09/14, 4:00 pm, 110 Senate Office Building
    4/9/2014 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 14 NAYS 0 -SJ 459
    4/10/2014 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 459
    4/11/2014 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/23/14
    4/23/2014 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 565
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    4/24/2014 Senate • Read 3rd time -SJ 617
    • Amendment(s) adopted (877064) -SJ 617
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 36 NAYS 1 -SJ 617
    4/25/2014 House • In Messages
    5/2/2014 House • Died in Messages

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  • SB 566, Engrossed 1 (Current Bill Version) Posted 4/24/2014 at 7:09 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 557 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Rooney Similar Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HEWS)     		Track This Bill

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for initial awards. Page 2 (pdf)
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 3 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 5 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Page 7 (pdf)

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  • SB 566, Original Filed Version Posted 4/18/2014 at 1:30 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Education (Pre-Meeting) 3/24/2014 (pdf)
    Education (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2014 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/8/2014 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/9/2014 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 557 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Rooney Identical Last Action: 5/2/2014 H Died in Higher Education and Workforce Subcommittee
    Location: In committee/council (HEWS)     		Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    877064 - Amendment
    Before line 24 insert:     		Montford 4/24/2014
    10:57 AM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/24/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    972414 - Amendment
    Delete lines 79 - 80 and insert:     		Smith 4/24/2014
    8:26 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/24/2014     		Web Page
    PDF
    241808 - Amendment
    Between lines 197 and 198 insert:     		Clemens 4/23/2014
    10:46 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/23/2014     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (2)

    Date Committee Result
    3/25/2014 9:00 AM Education 8 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/9/2014 4:00 PM Rules 14 Yeas - 0 Nays

    Floor Votes (1)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/24/2014 5:40 PM Senate 36 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (3)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award. Page 1 (pdf)
    1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award. Page 3 (pdf)
    1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Page 6 (pdf)

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