CS/SB 520 (2016) -  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program

General Bill by Fiscal Policy and Lee (CO-SPONSORS) Gaetz; Stargel; Montford
Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program: Providing that the initial award period and the 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 begin upon the completion of the religious or service obligation; requiring a student, as a prerequisite for the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, to identify a 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: 07/01/2016
Last Event: 03/02/16 S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 793 (Ch. 2016-91) -SJ 562 on Wednesday, March 2, 2016 4:45 PM

Referred Committees and Committee Actions

Senate Referrals

  • Higher Education
    • On agenda for: 11/17/15 10:00 AM
    • Favorable (final action) Votes: Yeas 9   Nays 0
  • Appropriations Subcommittee on Education
    • On agenda for: 12/03/15 3:30 PM
    • Recommendation: Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 7   Nays 0
  • Fiscal Policy
    • On agenda for: 01/14/16 10:45 AM
    • Favorable With Committee Substitute (final action) Votes: Yeas 10   Nays 0

Related Bills

Bill # Subject Relationship
Bill #: CS/HB 793 Subject: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Relationship: Similar
Bill #: SB 990 Subject: Bright Futures Scholarship Program Relationship: Compare

Bill Text

  • Committee Substitute 1
    • A 410656 , Lee Date Filed: 03/01/16, Line#: 441 Senate: Withdrawn 3/2/2016 10:05:03 AM
  • Original Filed Version
    • P 426584 , Fiscal Policy Date Filed: 12/07/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/14/2016 04:00 PM
    • D 143430 , Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, Gaetz Date Filed: 12/02/15, Line#: 0 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 12/07/2015 01:56 PM
    • A 518168 , Fiscal Policy, Bradley Date Filed: 01/13/16, Line#: 141 Senate(c): Replaced by Committee Substitute 01/14/2016 04:00 PM

Staff Analysis

Chamber Committee
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 1/14/2016 6:15:44 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 1/13/2016 10:06:29 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Fiscal Policy 1/13/2016 11:54:20 AM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 12/18/2015 12:09:34 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education 12/2/2015 3:36:58 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 11/18/2015 12:37:35 PM
Chamber: Senate Committee: Higher Education 11/16/2015 10:13:13 AM

Vote History

(No Votes Recorded)

Bill History

Event Time Member Committee Ver.
Event: S Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 793 (Ch. 2016-91) -SJ 562 Time: 03/02/2016 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Substituted CS/HB 793 -SJ 562 Time: 03/02/2016 - 4:45 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Read 2nd time -SJ 562 Time: 03/02/2016 - 4:44 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/02/16 Time: 02/29/2016 - 5:34 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S CS by Fiscal Policy read 1st time -SJ 219 Time: 01/15/2016 - 3:43 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading -SJ 218 Time: 01/15/2016 - 2:11 PM Member: Committee: Version: c1
Event: S Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) Time: 01/15/2016 - 8:35 AM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: c1
Event: S CS by- Fiscal Policy; YEAS 10 NAYS 0 -SJ 218 Time: 01/14/2016 - 12:53 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Introduced -SJ 38 Time: 01/12/2016 - 8:00 AM Member: Committee: Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Fiscal Policy, 01/14/16, 10:45 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 01/11/2016 - 1:05 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Now in Fiscal Policy Time: 12/07/2015 - 2:50 PM Member: Committee: Fiscal Policy Version: __
Event: S Subcommittee Recommendation: CS by Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; YEAS 7 NAYS 0 Time: 12/03/2015 - 5:15 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Subcommittee on Education, 12/03/15, 3:30 pm, 412 Knott Building Time: 11/23/2015 - 4:23 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Now in Appropriations Subcommittee on Education -SJ 124 Time: 11/18/2015 - 1:30 PM Member: Committee: Appropriations Subcommittee on Education Version: __
Event: S Favorable by Higher Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0 -SJ 124 Time: 11/17/2015 - 11:54 AM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S On Committee agenda-- Higher Education, 11/17/15, 10:00 am, 412 Knott Building Time: 11/09/2015 - 2:55 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S Referred to Higher Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Fiscal Policy -SJ 38 Time: 10/21/2015 - 3:35 PM Member: Committee: Higher Education Version: __
Event: S Filed Time: 10/13/2015 - 2:35 PM Member: Committee: Version: __

Statutes Referenced by this Bill

Statute Other Bill Citations
1009.531 CS/CS/SB 468*, CS/HB 793, SB 990
1009.532 CS/HB 793
1009.534 CS/HB 693*, CS/HB 793, SB 890, SB 898
1009.535 CS/HB 793
1009.536 CS/HB 793, CS/HB 835, SB 1522

(*) Not the latest version