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It also broadens Florida Academic Scholar requirements to incorporate the AP Capstone designation and clarifies related course composition. The document details the program’s current eligibility structure, award categories, and academic requirements such as GPA, exam scores, coursework, credit enrollment, service hours, and scholarship application timing, with an effective date of July 1, 2025.","The Florida Senate  \nBILL ANALYSIS AND FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT  \n(This document is based on the provisions contained in the legislation as of the latest date listed below.)  \nPrepared By: The Professional Staff of the Committee on Education Postsecondary  \nBILL: CS/SB 270  \nINTRODUCER: Education Postsecondary Committee and Senator Burgess  \nSUBJECT: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program  \nDATE: February 19, 2025 REVISED:          \nANALYST STAFF DIRECTOR REFERENCE ACTION  \n1.  Palazesi   Bouck   HE   Fav/CS   \n2.      AHE     \n3.      FP     \nPlease see Section IX. for Additional Information:  \nCOMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE-Substantial Changes  \nI. Summary:  \nCS/SB 270 expands the eligibility criteria for the Bright Futures Scholarship Program to include a student who graduated from a non-Florida school if the parent retired from military service within 12 months prior to the student’s graduation.  \nThe bill also expands eligibility for the Florida Academic Scholar (FAS) award requirements to include the Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone designation with eligible diploma options. The bill specifies the course composition ofthe AP Capstone designation.  \nThe bill is effective on July 1, 2025.  \nII. Present Situation:  \nFlorida Bright Futures Scholarship Program  \nThe Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program is a lottery-funded scholarship program for Florida high school graduates who merit high academic achievement and enroll in a degree, certificate, or applied technology program at an eligible Florida public or private postsecondary education institution.1 Since the 1997-98 academic year, the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship  \n1 Section 1009.53(1), F. S.  \nProgram has disbursed approximately $9.2 billion for over 3.3 million students to attend an eligible postsecondary institution in this state.2  \nGeneral Eligibility Requirements  \nFlorida high school students who wish to qualify for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program award must meet the following initial eligibility requirements:3  \n• Be a Florida resident for at least one year preceding an award.  \n• Earn a standard Florida high school diploma or a high school equivalency diploma unless:  \no The student completes a home education program.  \no The student earns a high school diploma from a non-Florida school while living with a parent or guardian who is on military or public service assignment away from Florida; or  \no The student earns a high school diploma from an eligible Florida private school.  \n• Be accepted by and enroll in an eligible Florida public or independent postsecondary education institution.  \n• Be enrolled for at least six semester credit hours or the equivalent in quarter hours or clock hours.  \n• Not have been found guilty of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony charge, unless the student has been granted clemency.  \n• Apply for a scholarship by high school graduation, or by December 31 for mid-year graduates.  \nAcademic Eligibility Requirements  \nThere are four awards through the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship program, including the Florida Academic Scholars award, the Florida Medallion Scholars award, the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award, and the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award.4 In the 2023-2024 academic year, 35,111 students received an initial disbursement for one of the four awards offered through the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.5  \nFlorida Academic Scholar (FAS) Award  \nIn the 2023-2024 academic year, 20,093 students received an initial disbursement for the FAS award.6 Florida high school students who wish to qualify for the FAS award must meet the following academic requirements:7  \n• Graduate from a Florida public high school with a standard diploma, from a registered private high school, earn a GED, complete a home education program, or graduate from anon-Florida high school if specific eligibility requirements are met.  \n2 Florida Department of Education, Florida Bright Futures Student Counts a","cbCaimkHH2579aLa","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimkHH2579aLa","pdf",187312,4,1,7,"English","en",105,"# Summary\n## Present Situation: Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program\n## General Eligibility Requirements\n## Academic Eligibility Requirements\n## Florida Academic Scholar (FAS) Award\n## Florida Medallion Scholar (FMS)","[{\"question\":\"CS/SB 270 how does it expand eligibility for Bright Futures scholarships?\",\"answer\":\"It expands eligibility to include a student who graduated from a non-Florida school if the parent retired from military service within 12 months prior to the student’s graduation.\"},{\"question\":\"What change does the bill make to Florida Academic Scholar (FAS) requirements?\",\"answer\":\"It expands the FAS award requirements to include the Advanced Placement (AP) Capstone designation and specifies the course composition for that designation.\"},{\"question\":\"What are key academic eligibility requirements mentioned for the FAS award?\",\"answer\":\"The document lists completing required coursework, achieving a minimum 3.5 GPA, meeting minimum ACT/CLT/SAT scores (with listed exemptions), completing 100 total service or paid work hours, and submitting a Florida Financial Aid Application by August 31 after graduation.\"}]","Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program - 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