CS/CS/SB 270: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, Education Postsecondary, Burgess

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; Revising eligibility requirements for a student who earns a high school diploma from a non-Florida school under certain circumstances; revising student eligibility requirements for the Florida Academic Scholars award to include earning an Advanced Placement Capstone designation from the College Board, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 3/20/2025 09:32 AM

• Senate Committee References (3)

  1. Appropriations (AP)
  2. Education Postsecondary (HE)
  3. Appropriations Committee on Higher Education (AHE)

• Related Bills (3)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 1105 (er) by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Education Last Action: 5/2/2025 H Ordered enrolled	Compare
  H 1107 by Kincart Jonsson Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  H 1255 (er) by Student Academic Success Subcommittee Education Last Action: 5/2/2025 H Ordered enrolled	Compare

• Analyses (2)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  • Appropriations (Pre-Meeting)   4/1/2025
  • Appropriations (Post-Meeting)   4/3/2025

• Committee Votes (1)

  Links in this section are PDF documents.

  Date	Version	Committee	Result
  4/2/2025 9:00 AM	S 270	Appropriations	18 Yeas - 0 Nays

• Citations - Statute (3)

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  1009.26	Fee waivers.	Page 4 [pdf]
  1009.531	Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; student eligibility requirements for initial awards.	Page 1 [pdf]
  1009.534	Florida Academic Scholars award.	Page 2 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/15/2025	S	• Filed
  1/29/2025	S	• Referred to Education Postsecondary; Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; Fiscal Policy
  2/10/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 02/18/25, 8:30 am, 301 Senate Building
  2/18/2025	S	• CS by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  2/19/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
  2/21/2025	S	• Now in Appropriations Committee on Higher Education
  3/4/2025	S	• Introduced • CS by Education Postsecondary read 1st time
  3/13/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 03/18/25, 1:00 pm, 110 Senate Building
  3/18/2025	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
  3/20/2025	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Original reference(s) removed: Fiscal Policy • Remaining references corrected to Appropriations • Now in Appropriations
  3/26/2025	S	• CS/CS by Appropriations Committee on Higher Education read 1st time
  3/28/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
  3/31/2025	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building --Meeting cancelled
  4/2/2025	S	• Favorable by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
  4/3/2025	S	• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  4/9/2025	S	• Retained on Calendar
  4/23/2025	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/25
  4/28/2025	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 597
  4/29/2025	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar -SJ 641
  4/30/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 867 • Substituted CS/CS/CS/HB 1105 -SJ 867 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/CS/HB 1105 -SJ 867