CS/CS/SB 7038: Education

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

Education; Requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to waive tuition and fees for members of the Florida State Guard if certain conditions are met; requiring entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose in writing whether the service may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; authorizing school district career centers to use alternative methods adopted by the board in lieu of common placement tests to assess students in basic communication and computation skills; providing that a fee waiver only applies to a full-time undergraduate student, beginning with a specified academic year, etc.

Current Bill Version Posted: 2/25/2026 10:40 AM

• Senate Committee References (2)

  1. Rules (RC)
  2. Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education (AED)

• Related Bills (6)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  H 77 by Woodson Public Postsecondary Safety Policies and Procedures Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Education Administration Subcommittee	Compare
  H 1279 (er) by Careers & Workforce Subcommittee Education Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Ordered engrossed, then enrolled	Compare
  S 176 (c1) by Polsky Public Postsecondary Education Safety Policies and Procedures Last Action: 3/13/2026 H Died in Messages	Compare
  S 720 by Osgood Resident Status for Tuition Purposes Last Action: 1/30/2026 S On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Higher Education, 02/04/26, 3:45 pm, 110 Senate Building --Temporarily Postponed	Compare
  S 902 (c3) by Garcia Department of Health Last Action: 3/12/2026 S Laid on Table, refer to CS/HB 733	Compare
  S 1052 by Grall Education Last Action: 1/13/2026 S Introduced	Compare

• Citations - Statute (24)

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  251.001	Florida State Guard Act.	Page 5 (pdf)
  413.0114		Page 5 (pdf)
  413.208	Service providers; quality assurance; fitness for responsibilities; background screening.	Page 6 (pdf)
  491.005	Licensure by examination.	Page 7 (pdf)
  1001.7065	Preeminent state research universities program.	Page 9 (pdf)
  1001.92	State University System Performance-Based Incentive.	Page 10 (pdf)
  1003.437	Middle and high school grading system.	Page 11 (pdf)
  1004.0983		Page 12 (pdf)
  1005.06	Institutions not under the jurisdiction or purview of the commission.	Page 13 (pdf)
  1007.25	General education courses; common prerequisites; other degree requirements.	Page 14 (pdf)
  1007.271	Dual enrollment programs.	Page 16 (pdf)
  1008.30	Assessing college-level communication and computation skills for public postsecondary education.	Page 17 (pdf)
  1008.44	CAPE Industry Certification Funding List.	Page 19 (pdf)
  1008.47	Postsecondary education institution accreditation.	Page 19 (pdf)
  1009.21	Determination of resident status for tuition purposes.	Page 21 (pdf)
  1009.26	Fee waivers.	Page 22 (pdf)
  1009.30	Dual Enrollment Scholarship Program.	Page 23 (pdf)
  1009.536	Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards.	Page 23 (pdf)
  1009.893	Benacquisto Scholarship Program.	Page 25 (pdf)
  1009.983	Direct-support organization; authority.	Page 26 (pdf)
  1009.986	Florida ABLE program.	Page 26 (pdf)
  1011.62	Funds for operation of schools.	Page 28 (pdf)
  1011.84	Procedure for determining state financial support and annual apportionment of state funds to each Florida College System institution district.	Page 29 (pdf)
  1013.841	End of year balance of Florida College System institution funds.	Page 32 (pdf)

• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  1/30/2026	S	• Submitted for consideration by Education Postsecondary • On Committee agenda-- Education Postsecondary, 02/04/26, 10:30 am, 301 Senate Building
  2/4/2026	S	• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Education Postsecondary; YEAS 6 NAYS 0
  2/6/2026	S	• Filed
  2/9/2026	S	• Referred to Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
  2/10/2026	S	• Introduced
  2/13/2026	S	• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 02/18/26, 8:30 am, 37 Senate Building
  2/18/2026	S	• CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
  2/19/2026	S	• Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Now in Rules • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 02/24/26, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building • CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education read 1st time
  2/24/2026	S	• CS/CS by- Rules; YEAS 23 NAYS 0
  2/25/2026	S	• Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute) • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • CS/CS by Rules read 1st time
  3/6/2026	S	• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 03/11/26
  3/11/2026	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar
  3/12/2026	S	• Retained on Special Order Calendar
  3/13/2026	S	• Read 2nd time • Substituted CS/CS/HB 1279 • Laid on Table, refer to CS/CS/HB 1279