Florida Senate - 2022                             CS for SB 1060
       
       
        
       By the Committee on Education; and Senator Hutson
       
       
       
       
       
       581-02817-22                                          20221060c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
    3         Program student service requirements; amending ss.
    4         1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536, F.S.; providing that
    5         students may satisfy eligibility requirements for a
    6         Florida Academic Scholars, Florida Medallion Scholars,
    7         Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars, or a Florida
    8         Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award, respectively, by
    9         performing a specified number of hours of paid work;
   10         authorizing, instead of requiring, such students to
   11         identify a specified interest or develop a plan for
   12         their service requirements under the program;
   13         conforming provisions to changes by the act; providing
   14         an effective date.
   15          
   16  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   17  
   18         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 1009.534, Florida
   19  Statutes, is amended to read:
   20         1009.534 Florida Academic Scholars award.—
   21         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars
   22  award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements
   23  for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and:
   24         (a) Has achieved a 3.5 weighted grade point average as
   25  calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its equivalent, in high
   26  school courses that are designated by the State Board of
   27  Education as college-preparatory academic courses and has
   28  attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(a) on
   29  the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
   30  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
   31  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
   32  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
   33         (b) Has attended a home education program according to s.
   34  1002.41 during grades 11 and 12, has completed the International
   35  Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International
   36  Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced
   37  International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to
   38  earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education
   39  Diploma, and has attained at least the score required under s.
   40  1009.531(6)(a) on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of
   41  the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or
   42  the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College
   43  Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the ACT
   44  Assessment Program;
   45         (c) Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma
   46  from the International Baccalaureate Office or an Advanced
   47  International Certificate of Education Diploma from the
   48  University of Cambridge International Examinations Office;
   49         (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
   50  programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
   51  scholar or finalist; or
   52         (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
   53  Recognition Program as a scholar recipient.
   54  
   55  The student must complete a program of volunteer service or,
   56  beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022-2023
   57  academic year and thereafter, paid work, as approved by the
   58  district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school,
   59  or the Department of Education for home education program
   60  students, which must include a minimum of 75 hours of service
   61  work for high school students graduating in the 2010-2011
   62  academic year and 100 hours of volunteer service or 300 hours of
   63  paid work for high school students graduating in the 2011-2012
   64  academic year and thereafter. The student may must identify a
   65  social or civic issue or a professional area that interests him
   66  or her and, develop a plan for his or her personal involvement
   67  in addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student
   68  must, and, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and
   69  reflect upon his or her volunteer service or paid work
   70  experience. Except for credit earned through service-learning
   71  courses adopted pursuant to s. 1003.497, the student may not
   72  receive remuneration or academic credit for the volunteer
   73  service work performed. Such volunteer service or paid work may
   74  include, but is not limited to, a business or governmental
   75  internship, work for a nonprofit community service organization,
   76  or activities on behalf of a candidate for public office. The
   77  hours of volunteer service or paid work must be documented in
   78  writing, and the document must be signed by the student, the
   79  student’s parent or guardian, and a representative of the
   80  organization for which the student performed the volunteer
   81  service or paid work.
   82         Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 1009.535, Florida
   83  Statutes, is amended to read:
   84         1009.535 Florida Medallion Scholars award.—
   85         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Medallion Scholars
   86  award if he or she meets the general eligibility requirements
   87  for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program and:
   88         (a) Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0 as
   89  calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or the equivalent, in high
   90  school courses that are designated by the State Board of
   91  Education as college-preparatory academic courses and has
   92  attained at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on
   93  the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
   94  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
   95  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
   96  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
   97         (b) Has completed the International Baccalaureate
   98  curriculum but failed to earn the International Baccalaureate
   99  Diploma or has completed the Advanced International Certificate
  100  of Education curriculum but failed to earn the Advanced
  101  International Certificate of Education Diploma, and has attained
  102  at least the score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the
  103  combined verbal and quantitative parts of the Scholastic
  104  Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered
  105  Scholastic Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination,
  106  or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
  107         (c) Has attended a home education program according to s.
  108  1002.41 during grades 11 and 12 and has attained at least the
  109  score required under s. 1009.531(6)(b) on the combined verbal
  110  and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the
  111  Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic
  112  Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an
  113  equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
  114         (d) Has been recognized by the merit or achievement program
  115  of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a scholar or
  116  finalist but has not completed the program of volunteer service
  117  or paid work required under s. 1009.534; or
  118         (e) Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
  119  Recognition Program as a scholar, but has not completed the
  120  program of volunteer service or paid work required under s.
  121  1009.534.
  122  
  123  A high school student graduating in the 2011-2012 academic year
  124  and thereafter must complete at least 75 hours of volunteer
  125  service or, beginning with a high school student graduating in
  126  the 2022-2023 academic year and thereafter, at least 300 hours
  127  of paid work approved by the district school board, the
  128  administrators of a nonpublic school, or the Department of
  129  Education for home education program students. The student may
  130  must identify a social or civic issue or a professional area
  131  that interests him or her and, develop a plan for his or her
  132  personal involvement in addressing the issue or learning about
  133  the area. The student must, and, through papers or other
  134  presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or her volunteer
  135  service or paid work experience. Except for credit earned
  136  through service-learning courses adopted pursuant to s.
  137  1003.497, the student may not receive remuneration or academic
  138  credit for volunteer service work performed. Such volunteer
  139  service or paid work may include, but is not limited to, a
  140  business or governmental internship, work for a nonprofit
  141  community service organization, or activities on behalf of a
  142  candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer service or
  143  paid work must be documented in writing, and the document must
  144  be signed by the student, the student’s parent or guardian, and
  145  a representative of the organization for which the student
  146  performed the volunteer service or paid work.
  147         Section 3. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) and subsection
  148  (2) of section 1009.536, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  149         1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida
  150  Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards.—The Florida Gold Seal Vocational
  151  Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are
  152  created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to
  153  recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation
  154  by high school students who wish to continue their education.
  155         (1) A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
  156  Vocational Scholars award if he or she meets the general
  157  eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures
  158  Scholarship Program and:
  159         (e) Beginning with high school students graduating in the
  160  2011-2012 academic year and thereafter, Completes at least 30
  161  hours of volunteer service or, beginning with high school
  162  students graduating in the 2022-2023 academic year and
  163  thereafter, at least 300 hours of paid work approved by the
  164  district school board, the administrators of a nonpublic school,
  165  or the Department of Education for home education program
  166  students. The student may must identify a social or civic issue
  167  or a professional area that interests him or her and, develop a
  168  plan for his or her personal involvement in addressing the issue
  169  or learning about the area. The student must, and, through
  170  papers or other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or
  171  her volunteer service or paid work experience. Except for credit
  172  earned through service-learning courses adopted pursuant to s.
  173  1003.497, the student may not receive remuneration or academic
  174  credit for the volunteer service work performed. Such volunteer
  175  service or paid work may include, but is not limited to, a
  176  business or governmental internship, work for a nonprofit
  177  community service organization, or activities on behalf of a
  178  candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer service or
  179  paid work must be documented in writing, and the document must
  180  be signed by the student, the student’s parent or guardian, and
  181  a representative of the organization for which the student
  182  performed the volunteer service or paid work.
  183         (2) A high school student graduating in the 2016-2017
  184  academic year and thereafter is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal
  185  CAPE Scholars award if he or she meets the general eligibility
  186  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program,
  187  and the student:
  188         (a) Earns a minimum of 5 postsecondary credit hours through
  189  CAPE industry certifications approved pursuant to s. 1008.44
  190  which articulate for college credit; and
  191         (b) Completes at least 30 hours of volunteer service or,
  192  beginning with a high school student graduating in the 2022-2023
  193  academic year and thereafter, at least 300 hours of paid work,
  194  approved by the district school board, the administrators of a
  195  nonpublic school, or the Department of Education for home
  196  education program students. The student may must identify a
  197  social or civic issue or a professional area that interests him
  198  or her and, develop a plan for his or her personal involvement
  199  in addressing the issue or learning about the area. The student
  200  must, and, through papers or other presentations, evaluate and
  201  reflect upon his or her experience. Except for credit earned
  202  through service-learning courses adopted pursuant to s.
  203  1003.497, the student may not receive remuneration or academic
  204  credit for the volunteer service work performed. Such volunteer
  205  service or paid work may include, but is not limited to, a
  206  business or governmental internship, work for a nonprofit
  207  community service organization, or activities on behalf of a
  208  candidate for public office. The hours of volunteer service or
  209  paid work must be documented in writing, and the document must
  210  be signed by the student, the student’s parent or guardian, and
  211  a representative of the organization for which the student
  212  performed the volunteer service or paid work.
  213         Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.