SB 2514-E: Pre-K-12 Education

GENERAL BILL by Burgess

Pre-K-12 Education; Revising conditions under which a specified scholarship account’s funds revert to the state; providing a supplement for districts that have a decline in enrollment; requiring that fiscally constrained districts receive a higher calculation than non-fiscally constrained districts, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 5/7/2026 12:33 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (2)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 5001 by McClure General Appropriations Act Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Nathan, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright.	Compare
  S 2500 by Hooper Appropriations Last Action: 5/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 5001-E	Compare

• Floor Amendments (1)

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  182167 - Strike All Amendment by Persons-Mulicka
  Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
  Filed: 5/12/2026 10:31 AM
  Last Action: 5/12/2026 House: Adopted
  

• Analyses (1)

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  • Appropriations (Post-Meeting)   5/8/2026

• Floor Votes (2)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  5/12/2026 10:21 AM	Senate	32 Yeas - 0 Nays
  5/12/2026 10:46 AM	House	100 Yeas - 4 Nays

• Citations - Statute (2)

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  1002.411	New Worlds Scholarship Accounts.	Page 1 (pdf)
  1011.62	Funds for operation of schools.	Page 1 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  5/7/2026	S	• Filed • Referred to Appropriations
  5/12/2026	S	• Introduced • Withdrawn from Appropriations • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Read 2nd time • Read 3rd time • Passed; YEAS 32 NAYS 0 • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference
  5/12/2026	H	• In Messages • Read 1st time • Added to Second Reading Calendar • Read 2nd time • Amendment 182167 adopted • Read 3rd time • Passed as amended; YEAS 100, NAYS 4 • Refused to pass the Senate bill as passed by the Senate and acceded to the request for conference • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) • Conference Committee appointed
  5/12/2026	S	• In returning messages • Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget) • Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Nathan, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright.