Bill Summary

SB 318 Educational Scholarship Programs (2026 Session)
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Sponsors
by Gaetz Co Sponsors: Burgess, Pizzo, Simon, Osgood
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Summary
Educational Scholarship Programs; Creating a 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; renaming the Hope Scholarship Program as the Hope Program; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to provide a parent with certain information on scholarship programs; requiring an eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organization to create a single application for all educational scholarship programs, etc. Effective Date: 7/1/2026
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committees of reference
» S Appropriations
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Actions
11/21/25
SENATE
Filed
11/21/25
SENATE
Referred to Appropriations
12/01/25
SENATE
On Committee agenda - Appropriations, 12/10/25, 9:00 am, 412 K
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bill text & filed amendments
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Filed on 11/21/25
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Amendment 348712
Gaetz
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Amendment 884508
Gaetz
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Amendment 174286
Gaetz
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Amendment 442232
Gaetz
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Amendment 899626
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