CS/SB 7030: Educational Scholarship Programs

GENERAL BILL by Appropriations, Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education

Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating an operating categorical fund for implementing the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; creating the educational enrollment stabilization program to provide supplemental state funds to address changes in full-time equivalent student enrollment; requiring that specified data include a verification that certain full-time equivalent student membership survey data has been cross-checked by the department; renaming the Hope Scholarship Program as the Hope Program; requiring the Department of Education to work with eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations to resolve discrepancies in certain student funding, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 4/9/2025 01:59 PM

• Senate Committee References (1)

  1. Appropriations (AP)

• Related Bills (5)

  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(c1) by Education Administration Subcommittee Virtual Instruction Last Action: 5/3/2025 H Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration	Compare
  H 1255 (er) by Student Academic Success Subcommittee Education Last Action: 5/30/2025 Approved by Governor	Compare
  H 5001 by Budget Committee General Appropriations Act Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to SB 2500	Compare
  H 5101 by PreK-12 Budget Subcommittee Education Last Action: 4/9/2025 H Laid on Table, refer to CS/SB 7030	Compare
  S 2500 by Appropriations Appropriations Last Action: 4/10/2025 S In returning messages	Compare

• Floor Amendments (1)

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  225079 - Strike All Amendment by Persons-Mulicka
  Remove everything after the enacting clause and insert:
  Filed: 4/9/2025 2:43 PM
  Last Action: 4/9/2025 House: Adopted
  

• Floor Votes (1)

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  Date	Chamber	Result
  4/9/2025 4:31 PM	House	80 Yeas - 27 Nays

• Citations - Statute (16)

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  11.45	Definitions; duties; authorities; reports; rules.	Page 138 [pdf]
  212.099	Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations.	Page 139 [pdf]
  1002.394	The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.	Page 57 [pdf]
  1002.395	Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.	Page 95 [pdf]
  1002.40	The Hope Scholarship Program.	Page 13 [pdf]
  1002.411	New Worlds Scholarship Accounts.	Page 15 [pdf]
  1002.421	State school choice scholarship program accountability and oversight.	Page 15 [pdf]
  1002.45	Virtual instruction programs.	Page 139 [pdf]
  1003.485	The New Worlds Reading Initiative.	Page 130 [pdf]
  1008.25	Public school student progression; student support; coordinated screening and progress monitoring; reporting requirements.	Page 131 [pdf]
  1010.305	Audit of student enrollment.	Page 133 [pdf]
  1011.61	Definitions.	Page 134 [pdf]
  1011.62	Funds for operation of schools.	Page 134 [pdf]
  1011.65	Florida Education Finance Program Appropriation Allocation Conference.	Page 12 [pdf]
  1011.687		Page 9 [pdf]
  1011.689		Page 10 [pdf]

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  3/21/2025	S	• Submitted for consideration by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
  3/26/2025	S	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 8 NAYS 1
  3/28/2025	S	• Filed • Referred to Appropriations • 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	• CS by- Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 • Introduced
  4/4/2025	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
  4/8/2025	S	• CS by Appropriations read 1st time
  4/9/2025	S	• Read 2nd time -SJ 367 • Amendment(s) adopted (247708, 548044) -SJ 368 • Read 3rd time -SJ 368 • CS passed as amended; YEAS 35 NAYS 2 -SJ 368 • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 368 • Immediately certified -SJ 368
  4/9/2025	H	• In Messages • Bill referred to House Calendar • Substituted for HB 5101 • Read 1st time • Read 2nd time • Amendment 225079 adopted • Placed on 3rd reading • Added to Third Reading Calendar • Read 3rd time • CS passed as amended; YEAS 80, NAYS 27 • Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
  4/10/2025	S	• In returning messages