SB 1462: Virtual Instruction

GENERAL BILL by Burgess

Virtual Instruction; Authorizing students to enroll in virtual programs through private schools using Family Empowerment Scholarship and Florida Tax Credit Scholarship awards, respectively; authorizing public schools to operate hybrid models of education while maintaining student enrollment, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/26/2025 05:00 PM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Education Pre-K - 12 (ED)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)
  3. Fiscal Policy (FP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 871 (c1) by Education Administration Subcommittee Virtual Instruction Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  S 1608 by Martin Private Schools Last Action: 5/3/2025 S Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare

• Citations - Statute (5)

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  1002.394	The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.	Page 1 [pdf]
  1002.395	Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.	Page 6 [pdf]
  1002.421	State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight.	Page 9 [pdf]
  1002.45	Virtual instruction programs.	Page 10 [pdf]
  1003.01	Definitions.	Page 10 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  2/26/2025	S	• Filed
  3/6/2025	S	• Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Fiscal Policy
  3/10/2025	S	• Introduced
  5/3/2025	S	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration