Bill Summary

SB 7030 Educational Scholarship Programs (2025 Session)
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Sponsors
by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education  CS Sponsors: Appropriations
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Summary
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. Effective Date: 7/1/2025
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committees of reference
   S Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
   S Appropriations
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Actions
03/21/25
SENATE
Filed
03/21/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 37 S
03/26/25
SENATE
Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; 8 Yeas, 1 Nay
03/28/25
SENATE
Committee Bill Text Filed
03/28/25
SENATE
Referred to Appropriations
03/28/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 04/02/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
03/31/25
SENATE
Meeting Canceled: Appropriations, 04/03/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
04/02/25
SENATE
Favorable with CS by Appropriations; 18 Yeas, 0 Nays
04/04/25
SENATE
Committee Substitute Text (C1) Filed
04/04/25
SENATE
Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
04/04/25
SENATE
Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/09/25
04/09/25
SENATE
Read Second Time; Amendments Adopted (548044, 247708); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 35 Yeas / 2 Nays); The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference; Immediately certified
04/09/25
SENATE
Engrossed Text (E1) Filed
04/09/25
HOUSE 
In Messages
04/09/25
HOUSE 
Bill referred to House Calendar
04/09/25
HOUSE 
Substituted for HB 5101; Read Second Time; Amendment Adopted (225079); Read Third Time; Passed (Vote: 80 Yeas / 27 Nays); Passed the Senate bill as amended by House and we accede to conference
04/10/25
SENATE
In returning messages
06/02/25
SENATE
Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
06/02/25
HOUSE 
Bill placed in Conference (Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget)
06/16/25
SENATE
Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/CS/HB 1255 (Ch. 2025-110), SB 2500 (Ch. 2025-198)
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bill text & filed amendments
7030PB
Filed on 03/21/25
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No amendments to this bill text filed.
7030
Filed on 03/28/25
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Amendment 503386
Brodeur
Filed on 03/31/25
Replaced by CS
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7030C1
Filed on 04/04/25
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Amendment 548044
Gaetz
Filed on 04/08/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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Amendment 247708
Gaetz
Filed on 04/09/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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7030E1
Filed on 04/09/25
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Amendment 225079 DE
Persons-Mulicka
Filed on 04/09/25
Adopted on 2nd Reading
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Statute Citations
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