Florida Senate - 2014                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 566
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Montford moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Before line 24
    4  insert:
    5         Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section
    6  1009.531, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
    8  student eligibility requirements for initial awards.—
    9         (2)
   10         (c) A student graduating from high school in the 2012-2013
   11  academic year and thereafter is eligible to accept an initial
   12  award for 2 years following high school graduation and to accept
   13  a renewal award for 5 years following high school graduation. A
   14  student who applies for an award by high school graduation and
   15  who meets all other eligibility requirements, but who does not
   16  accept his or her award, may reapply during subsequent
   17  application periods up to 2 years after high school graduation.
   18  For a student who enlists in the United States Armed Forces
   19  immediately after completion of high school, the 2-year
   20  eligibility period for his or her initial award and the 5-year
   21  renewal period shall begin upon the date of separation from
   22  active duty. For a student who is receiving a Florida Bright
   23  Futures Scholarship award and discontinues his or her education
   24  to enlist in the United States Armed Forces, the remainder of
   25  his or her 5-year renewal period shall commence upon the date of
   26  separation from active duty. For a student who is unable to
   27  accept an initial award immediately after completion of high
   28  school due to a full-time religious or service obligation for at
   29  least 18 months, the 2-year eligibility period for his or her
   30  initial award and the 5-year renewal period begin upon the
   31  completion of his or her religious or service obligation. The
   32  full-time religious or service obligation must be documented in
   33  writing and verified by the entity for which the student
   34  completed such obligation. If a course of study is not completed
   35  after 5 academic years, an exception of 1 year to the renewal
   36  timeframe may be granted due to a verifiable illness or other
   37  documented emergency pursuant to s. 1009.40(1)(b)4.
   38  
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   40  And the title is amended as follows:
   41         Delete line 3
   42  and insert:
   43         Scholarship Program; amending s. 1009.531, F.S.;
   44         providing that the initial award and renewal period
   45         for students who are unable to accept an initial award
   46         immediately after completion of high school due to a
   47         full-time religious or service obligation begins upon
   48         the completion of the religious or service obligation;
   49         requiring verification from the entity for which the
   50         student completed such obligation; amending ss.
   51         1009.534, 1009.535,