Bill Text: FL S0190 | 2019 | Regular Session | Introduced
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Bill Title: Higher Education
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-18 - Chapter No. 2019-103, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2019-116) [S0190 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S0190-Introduced.html
Bill Title: Higher Education
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: (Passed) 2019-06-18 - Chapter No. 2019-103, companion bill(s) passed, see SB 2502 (Ch. 2019-116) [S0190 Detail]
Download: Florida-2019-S0190-Introduced.html
Florida Senate - 2019 SB 190 By Senator Stargel 22-01308B-19 2019190__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to education; amending s. 1009.215, 3 F.S.; revising the academic terms in which certain 4 students are eligible to receive Bright Futures 5 Scholarships; providing that such students may receive 6 the scholarships for the fall term for specified 7 coursework under certain circumstances; amending s. 8 1009.53, F.S.; removing a requirement for a Florida 9 high school graduate to enroll in certain programs 10 within 3 years of graduation from high school in order 11 to receive funds from the Florida Bright Futures 12 Scholarship Program; expanding the Florida Bright 13 Futures Scholarship Program to include the Florida 14 Gold Seal CAPE Scholarship; conforming provisions to 15 changes made by the act; removing a limitation of 45 16 semester credit hours or the equivalent for an annual 17 award for the scholarship program; requiring an 18 institution that receives scholarship funds for summer 19 terms to certify to the department certain funding 20 information and remit any undisbursed funds within a 21 specified period of time; amending s. 1009.531, F.S.; 22 expanding the eligibility for an initial award of a 23 scholarship under the Florida Bright Futures 24 Scholarship Program to include students who earn a 25 high school diploma from a private school; modifying 26 the date by which certain students must apply for a 27 scholarship under the program; deleting provisions 28 relating to scholarship eligibility and application 29 requirements for certain students who graduated from 30 high school during specified years; extending the 31 amount of time in which a student may reapply for an 32 award to 5 years after high school graduation; 33 extending the amount of time in which a student who 34 enlists in the United States Armed Forces immediately 35 after high school may apply for an award to 5 years 36 after separation from active duty; providing that a 37 student who is unable to accept an initial award due 38 to a religious or service obligation may apply for an 39 award within 5 years after the completion of his or 40 her religious or service obligation; requiring that 41 school districts provide a Florida Bright Futures 42 Scholarship Evaluation Report and Key only to students 43 in specified grades; allowing a student who does not 44 meet certain requirements for a program award 45 additional time to meet such requirements under 46 certain conditions; providing that such students who 47 timely meet the requirements must receive an award for 48 the full academic year; revising the minimum 49 examination scores required for a student to be 50 eligible for a Florida Academic Scholars award or a 51 Florida Medallion Scholars award; requiring the 52 Department of Education to develop a method for 53 determining the required examination scores which 54 ensures equivalency between specified examinations and 55 is consistent with specified limitations; requiring 56 the department to publish any changes to examination 57 score requirements; conforming a provision to changes 58 made by the act; amending s. 1009.532, F.S.; revising 59 student eligibility requirements for renewal of 60 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program awards; 61 removing obsolete language; conforming provisions to 62 changes made by the act; amending s. 1009.536, F.S.; 63 permitting certain Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars to 64 receive an award from a specified funding source; 65 providing grade point average requirements for Florida 66 Gold Seal CAPE Scholars; removing limitations for 67 certain academic years on the number of credit hours 68 to which a student may apply a Florida Gold Seal 69 Vocational Scholarship; reenacting and amending s. 70 1011.62, F.S.; removing a requirement that the total 71 allocation relating to the federally connected student 72 supplement be prorated under certain circumstances; 73 revising the distribution formula for a certain 74 portion of the safe schools allocation; deleting 75 obsolete language; creating the funding compression 76 allocation; providing the purpose of the allocation; 77 authorizing funding for the annual allocation for 78 specified purposes; providing the calculation for the 79 allocation; deleting obsolete language; amending s. 80 1011.80, F.S.; removing a limitation on the maximum 81 amount of funding that may be appropriated for 82 performance funding relating to funds for operation of 83 workforce education programs; amending s. 1011.81, 84 F.S.; removing a limitation on the maximum amount of 85 funding that may be appropriated for performance 86 funding relating to industry certifications for 87 Florida College System institutions; providing an 88 effective date. 89 90 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 91 92 Section 1. Effective July 1, 2019, and upon the expiration 93 and reversion of the amendment made to section 1009.215, Florida 94 Statutes, pursuant to section 13 of chapter 2018-10, Laws of 95 Florida, subsection (3) of section 1009.215, Florida Statutes, 96 is amended to read: 97 1009.215 Student enrollment pilot program for the spring 98 and summer terms.— 99 (3) Students who are enrolled in the pilot program and who 100 are eligible to receive Bright Futures Scholarships under ss. 101 1009.53-1009.536 areshall beeligible to receive the 102 scholarship award for attendance during the spring and summer 103 terms. This student cohort is also eligible to receive Bright 104 Futures Scholarships during the fall term which may be used for 105 off-campus or online coursework, if Bright Futures Scholarship 106 funding is provided by the Legislature for three terms for other 107 eligible students during that academic yearno more than 2108semesters or the equivalent in any fiscal year, including the109summer term. 110 Section 2. Subsections (1), (2), and (3), paragraph (a) of 111 subsection (4), subsection (5), and subsection (7) of section 112 1009.53, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 113 1009.53 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.— 114 (1) The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program is 115 created to establish a lottery-funded scholarship program to 116 reward any Florida high school graduate who merits recognition 117 of high academic achievement and who enrolls in a degree 118 program, certificate program, or applied technology program at 119 an eligible Florida public or private postsecondary education 120 institutionwithin 3 years of graduation from high school. 121 (2) The Bright Futures Scholarship Program consists of four 122three types ofawards: the Florida Academic Scholarship, the 123 Florida Medallion Scholarship, the Florida Gold Seal CAPE 124 Scholarship, and the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship. 125 (3) The Department of Education shall administer the Bright 126 Futures Scholarship Program according to rules and procedures 127 established by the State Board of Education. A single 128 application must be sufficient for a student to apply for any of 129 thethree types ofawards. The department shall advertise the 130 availability of the scholarship program and shall notify 131 students, teachers, parents, certified school counselors, and 132 principals or other relevant school administrators of the 133 criteria and application procedures. The department must begin 134 this process of notification no later than January 1 of each 135 year. 136 (4) Funding for the Bright Futures Scholarship Program must 137 be allocated from the Education Enhancement Trust Fund and must 138 be provided before allocations from that fund are calculated for 139 disbursement to other educational entities. 140 (a) If funds appropriated are not adequate to provide the 141 maximum allowable award to each eligible applicant, awards in 142 allthreecomponents of the program must be prorated using the 143 same percentage reduction. 144 (5) The department shall issue awards from the scholarship 145 program annually.Annual awards may be for up to 45 semester146credit hours or the equivalent.Before the registration period 147 each semester, the department shall transmit payment for each 148 award to the president or director of the postsecondary 149 education institution, or his or her representative, except that 150 the department may withhold payment if the receiving institution 151 fails to report or to make refunds to the department as required 152 in this section. 153 (a) Within 30 days after the end of regular registration 154 each semester, the educational institution shall certify to the 155 department the eligibility status of each student who receives 156 an award. After the end of the drop and add period, an 157 institution is not required to reevaluate or revise a student’s 158 eligibility status; however, an institution must make a refund 159 to the department within 30 days after the end of the semester 160 of any funds received for courses dropped by a student or 161 courses from which a student has withdrawn after the end of the 162 drop and add period, unless the student has been granted an 163 exception by the department pursuant to subsection (11). 164 (b) An institution that receives funds from the program for 165 the fall and spring terms shall certify to the department the 166 amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to the 167 department any undisbursed advances within 60 days after the end 168 of regular registration. An institution that receives funds from 169 the program for the summer term shall certify to the department 170 the amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to 171 the department any undisbursed advances within 30 days after the 172 end of the summer term. 173 (c) Each institution that receives moneys through this 174 program shall provide for a financial audit, as defined in s. 175 11.45, conducted by an independent certified public accountant 176 or the Auditor General for each fiscal year in which the 177 institution expends program moneys in excess of $100,000. At 178 least every 2 years, the audit shall include an examination of 179 the institution’s administration of the program and the 180 institution’s accounting of the moneys for the program since the 181 last examination of the institution’s administration of the 182 program. The report on the audit must be submitted to the 183 department within 9 months after the end of the fiscal year. The 184 department may conduct its own annual audit of an institution’s 185 administration of the program. The department may request a 186 refund of any moneys overpaid to the institution for the 187 program. The department may suspend or revoke an institution’s 188 eligibility to receive future moneys for the program if the 189 department finds that an institution has not complied with this 190 section. The institution must remit within 60 days any refund 191 requested in accordance with this subsection. 192 (d) Any institution that is not subject to an audit 193 pursuant to this subsection shall attest, under penalty of 194 perjury, that the moneys were used in compliance with law. The 195 attestation shall be made annually in a form and format 196 determined by the department. 197 (7) A student may receive only one type of award from the 198 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program at any givenatime, 199 but may transfer from one type of award to another through the 200 renewal application process, if the student’s eligibility status 201 changes. However, a student is not eligible to transfer from a 202 Florida Medallion Scholarship, a Florida Gold Seal CAPE 203 Scholarship, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship to a 204 Florida Academic Scholarship. A student who receives an award 205 from the program may also receive a federal family education 206 loan or a federal direct loan, and the value of the award must 207 be considered in the certification or calculation of the 208 student’s loan eligibility. 209 Section 3. Section 1009.531, Florida Statutes, is amended 210 to read: 211 1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 212 student eligibility requirements for initial awards.— 213 (1) In order to be eligible for an initial award from any 214 of thethree types ofscholarships under the Florida Bright 215 Futures Scholarship Program, a student must: 216 (a) Be a Florida resident as defined in s. 1009.40 and 217 rules of the State Board of Education. 218 (b) Earn a standard Florida high school diploma pursuant to 219 s. 1002.3105(5), s. 1003.4281, or s. 1003.4282 or a high school 220 equivalency diploma pursuant to s. 1003.435 unless: 221 1. The student completes a home education program according 222 to s. 1002.41;or223 2. The student earns a high school diploma from a non 224 Florida school while living with a parent or guardian who is on 225 military or public service assignment away from Florida; or 226 3. The student earns a high school diploma from a Florida 227 private school operating pursuant to s. 1002.42. 228 (c) Be accepted by and enroll in an eligible Florida public 229 or independent postsecondary education institution. 230 (d) Be enrolled for at least 6 semester credit hours or the 231 equivalent in quarter hours or clock hours. 232 (e) Not have been found guilty of, or entered a plea of 233 nolo contendere to, a felony charge, unless the student has been 234 granted clemency by the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the 235 Executive Office of Clemency. 236 (f) Apply for a scholarship from the program by high school 237 graduation. However, a student who graduates from high school 238 midyear must apply no later than DecemberAugust31 of the 239 student’s graduation year in order to be evaluated for and, if 240 eligible, receive an award for the current academic year. 241 (2)(a) A student graduating from high school prior to the2422010-2011 academic year is eligible to accept an initial award243for 3 years following high school graduation and to accept a244renewal award for 7 years following high school graduation. A245student who applies for an award by high school graduation and246who meets all other eligibility requirements, but who does not247accept his or her award, may reapply during subsequent248application periods up to 3 years after high school graduation.249For a student who enlists in the United States Armed Forces250immediately after completion of high school, the 3-year251eligibility period for his or her initial award shall begin upon252the date of separation from active duty. For a student who is253receiving a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship and discontinues254his or her education to enlist in the United States Armed255Forces, the remainder of his or her 7-year renewal period shall256commence upon the date of separation from active duty.257(b) Students graduating from high school in the 2010-2011258and 2011-2012 academic years are eligible to accept an initial259award for 3 years following high school graduation and to accept260a renewal award for 5 years following high school graduation. A261student who applies for an award by high school graduation and262who meets all other eligibility requirements, but who does not263accept his or her award, may reapply during subsequent264application periods up to 3 years after high school graduation.265For a student who enlists in the United States Armed Forces266immediately after completion of high school, the 3-year267eligibility period for his or her initial award and the 5-year268renewal period shall begin upon the date of separation from269active duty. For a student who is receiving a Florida Bright270Futures Scholarship award and discontinues his or her education271to enlist in the United States Armed Forces, the remainder of272his or her 5-year renewal period shall commence upon the date of273separation from active duty. If a course of study is not274completed after 5 academic years, an exception of 1 year to the275renewal timeframe may be granted due to a verifiable illness or276other documented emergency pursuant to s. 1009.40(1)(b)4.277(c)A student graduating from high school in the 2012-2013 278 academic year and thereafter is eligible to receive anaccept an279initial award for 2 years following high school graduation and280to accept a renewalaward for 5 years following high school 281 graduation. A student who applies for an award by high school 282 graduation and who meets all other eligibility requirements, but 283 who does not accept his or her award, may reapply during 284 subsequent application periods up to 52years after high school 285 graduation. For a student who enlists in the United States Armed 286 Forces immediately after completion of high school,the 2-year287eligibility period for his or her initial award andthe 5-year 288renewalperiod shall begin upon the date of separation from 289 active duty. For a student who is receiving a Florida Bright 290 Futures Scholarship award and discontinues his or her education 291 to enlist in the United States Armed Forces, the remainder of 292 his or her 5-year renewal period shall commence upon the date of 293 separation from active duty. For a student who is unable to 294 accept an initial awardimmediately after completion of high295schooldue to a full-time religious or service obligation 296 lasting at least 18 months which begins within 1 year after 297 completion of high school,the 2-year eligibility period for his298or her initial award andthe 5-yearrenewalperiod beginsbegin299 upon the completion of his or her religious or service 300 obligation. The organization sponsoring the full-time religious 301 or service obligation must meet the requirements for nonprofit 302 status under s. 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code or be a 303 federal government service organization, including, but not 304 limited to, the Peace Corps and AmeriCorps programs. The 305 obligation must be documented in writing and verified by the 306 entity for which the student completed the obligation on a 307 standardized form prescribed by the department. If a course of 308 study is not completed after 5 academic years, an exception of 1 309 year to the renewal timeframe may be granted due to a verifiable 310 illness or other documented emergency pursuant to s. 311 1009.40(1)(b)4. 312 (3) For purposes of calculating the grade point average to 313 be used in determining initial eligibility for a Florida Bright 314 Futures Scholarship, the department shall assign additional 315 weights to grades earned in the following courses: 316 (a) Courses identified in the course code directory as 317 Advanced Placement, pre-International Baccalaureate, 318 International Baccalaureate, International General Certificate 319 of Secondary Education (pre-AICE), or Advanced International 320 Certificate of Education. 321 (b) Courses designated as academic dual enrollment courses 322 in the statewide course numbering system. 323 324 The department may assign additional weights to courses, other 325 than those described in paragraphs (a) and (b), that are 326 identified by the Department of Education as containing rigorous 327 academic curriculum and performance standards. The additional 328 weight assigned to a course pursuant to this subsection shall 329 not exceed 0.5 per course. The weighted system shall be 330 developed and distributed to all high schools in the state prior 331 to January 1, 1998. The department may determine a student’s 332 eligibility status during the senior year before graduation and 333 may inform the student of the award at that time. 334 (4) Each school district shall annually provide to each 335 high school student in grade 11 or 12 a complete and accurate 336 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Evaluation Report and Key. 337 The report shall be disseminated at the beginning of each school 338 year. The report must include all high school coursework 339 attempted, the number of credits earned toward each type of 340 award, and the calculation of the grade point average for each 341 award. The report must also identify all requirements not met 342 per award, including the grade point average requirement, as 343 well as identify the awards for which the student has met the 344 academic requirements. The student report cards must contain a 345 disclosure that the grade point average calculated for purposes 346 of the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program may differ 347 from the grade point average on the report card. 348 (5) A student who wishes to qualify for a particular award 349 within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, but who 350 does not meet all of the requirements for thatlevel ofaward by 351 the applicable deadlines, may be allowed additional time to 352 complete the requirements,nevertheless, receive the awardif 353 the principal of the student’s school or the district 354 superintendent verifies that the deficiency is caused by the 355 fact that school district personnel provided inaccurate or 356 incomplete information to the student. The school district must 357 provide a means for the student to correct the deficiencies and 358 the student must correct them, either by completing comparable 359 work at the postsecondary institution or by completing a 360 directed individualized study program developed and administered 361 by the school district. If the student does not complete the 362 requirements by December 31 immediately following high school 363 graduation, the student is ineligible to participate in the 364 program. If the student completes the requirements by December 365 31, the student must receive the award for the full academic 366 year, including the fall term. 367 (6)(a) The State Board of Education shall publicize the 368 examination score required for a student to be eligible for a 369 Florida Academic Scholars award, pursuant to s. 1009.534(1)(a) 370 or (b), as follows: 371 1. For high school students graduating in the 2018-2019 and 372 2019-2020 academic years, a student must achieve an SAT combined 373 score of 1290 or an ACT composite score of 29. 374 2. For high school students graduating in the 2020-2021 375 academic year and thereafter, a student must achieve the 376 required examination scores published by the department, which 377 are determined as provided in subsection (c)High school378students must earn anSAT score of1290 which corresponds to the37989th SAT percentile rank or a concordant ACTscore of 29. 380 (b) The State Board of Education shall publicize the 381 examination score required for a student to be eligible for a 382 Florida Medallion Scholars award, pursuant to s. 1009.535(1)(a) 383 or (b), as follows: 384 1. For high school students graduating in the 2018-2019 and 385 2019-2020 academic years, a student must achieve an SAT combined 386 score of 1170 or an ACT composite score of 26. 387 2. For high school students graduating in the 2020-2021 388 academic year and thereafter, a student must achieve the 389 required examination scores published by the department, which 390 are determined as provided in subsection (c)High school391students must earn an SAT score of 1170 which corresponds to the39275th SAT percentile rank or a concordant ACT score of 26. 393 (c) To ensure that the required examination scores 394 represent top student performance and are equivalent between the 395 SAT and ACT, the department shall develop a method for 396 determining the required examination scores which incorporates 397 all of the following: 398 1. The minimum required SAT score for the Florida Academic 399 Scholarship must be set no lower than the 89th national 400 percentile on the SAT. The department may adjust the required 401 SAT score only if the required score drops below the 89th 402 national percentile, and any such adjustment must be applied to 403 the bottom of the SAT score range that is concordant to the ACT. 404 2. The minimum required SAT score for the Florida Medallion 405 Scholarship must be set no lower than the 75th national 406 percentile on the SAT. The department may adjust the required 407 SAT score only if the required score drops below the 75th 408 national percentile, and any such adjustment must be made to the 409 bottom of the SAT score range that is concordant to the ACT. 410 3. The required ACT scores must be made concordant to the 411 required SAT scores, using the latest published national 412 concordance table developed jointly by the College Board and 413 ACT, Inc. 414 (d) Before each school year, the department shall publish 415 any changes to the examination score requirements that apply to 416 students graduating in the next 2 yearsThe SAT percentile ranks417and corresponding SAT scores specified in paragraphs (a) and (b)418are based on the SAT percentile ranks for 2010 college-bound419seniors in critical reading and mathematics as reported by the420College Board.The next highest SAT score is used when the421percentile ranks do not directly correspond.422 Section 4. Section 1009.532, Florida Statutes, is amended 423 to read: 424 1009.532 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program; 425 student eligibility requirements for renewal awards.— 426 (1) To be eligible to renew a scholarship from any of the 427three types ofscholarships under the Florida Bright Futures 428 Scholarship Program, a student must: 429 (a) Effective for students funded in the 2009-2010 academic 430 year and thereafter, earn at least 24 semester credit hours or 431 the equivalent in the last academic year in which the student 432 earned a scholarship if the student was enrolled full time, or a 433 prorated number of credit hours as determined by the Department 434 of Education if the student was enrolled less than full time for 435 any part of the academic year.For students initially eligible436prior to the 2010-2011 academic term, if a student fails to earn437the minimum number of hours required to renew the scholarship,438the student shall lose his or her eligibility for renewal for a439period equivalent to 1 academic year. Such student is eligible440to restore the award the following academic year if the student441earns the hours for which he or she was enrolled at the level442defined by the department and meets the grade point average for443renewal. A student is eligible for such restoration one time.444The department shall notify eligible recipients of the445provisions of this paragraph. Each institution shall notify446award recipients of the provisions of this paragraph during the447registration process.448 (b) Maintain the cumulative grade point average required by 449 the scholarship program, except that: 450 1. If a recipient’s grades fall beneath the average 451 required to renew a Florida Academic Scholarship, but are 452 sufficient to renew a Florida Medallion Scholarship, a Florida 453 Gold Seal CAPE Scholarship, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational 454 Scholarship, the Department of Education may grant a renewal 455 from one of those other scholarship programs, if the student 456 meets the renewal eligibility requirements; 4572. For students initially eligible prior to the 2010-2011458academic term, if at any time during the eligibility period a459student’s grades are insufficient to renew the scholarship, the460student may restore eligibility by improving the grade point461average to the required level. A student is eligible for such a462restoration one time. The Legislature encourages education463institutions to assist students to calculate whether or not it464is possible to raise the grade point average during the summer465term. If the institution determines that it is possible, the466education institution may so inform the department, which may467reserve the student’s award if funds are available. The renewal,468however, must not be granted until the student achieves the469required cumulative grade point average. If the summer term is470not sufficient to raise the grade point average to the required471renewal level, the student’s next opportunity for renewal is the472fall semester of the following academic year;or 473 2.3.For students initially eligible in the 2010-2011 474 academic term and thereafter, if at any time during a student’s 475 first academic year the student’s grades are insufficient to 476 renew the scholarship, the student may restore eligibility by 477 improving the grade point average to the required level. A 478 student is eligible for such a restoration one time. The 479 Legislature encourages education institutions to assist students 480 to calculate whether or not it is possible to raise the grade 481 point average during the summer term. If the education 482 institution determines that it is possible, the institution may 483 so inform the department, which may reserve the student’s award 484 if funds are available. The renewal, however, must not be 485 granted until the student achieves the required cumulative grade 486 point average. If the summer term is not sufficient to raise the 487 grade point average to the required renewal level, the student’s 488 next opportunity for renewal is the fall semester of the 489 following academic year. 490 (c) Reimburse or make satisfactory arrangements to 491 reimburse the institution for the award amount received for 492 courses dropped after the end of the drop and add period or 493 courses from which the student withdraws after the end of the 494 drop and add period unless the student has received an exception 495 pursuant to s. 1009.53(11). 496 (2) For students initially eligible in the 2010-2011 497 academic term and thereafter, and unless otherwise provided in 498 this section, if a student does not meet the requirements for 499 renewal of a scholarship because of lack of completion of 500 sufficient credit hours or insufficient grades, the scholarship 501 shall be renewed only if the student failed to complete 502 sufficient credit hours or to meet sufficient grade requirements 503 due to verifiable illness or other documented emergency, in 504 which case the student may be granted an exception from academic 505 requirements pursuant to s. 1009.40(1)(b)4. 506 (3)(a) A student who is initially eligible prior to the5072010-2011 academic year and is enrolled in a program that508terminates in an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree may509receive an award for a maximum of 110 percent of the number of510credit hours required to complete the program. A student who is511enrolled in a program that terminates in a career certificate512may receive an award for a maximum of 110 percent of the credit513hours or clock hours required to complete the program up to 90514credit hours.515(b) Students who are initially eligible in the 2010-2011516and 2011-2012 academic years may receive an award for a maximum517of 100 percent of the number of credit hours required to518complete an associate degree program or a baccalaureate degree519program or receive an award for a maximum of 100 percent of the520credit hours or clock hours required to complete up to 90 credit521hours of a program that terminates in a career certificate.522 (a)(c)A student who is initially eligible in the 2012-2013 523 academic year and thereafter may receive an award for a maximum 524 of 100 percent of the number of credit hours required to 525 complete an associate degree program, a baccalaureate degree 526 program, or a postsecondary career certificate program or, for a 527 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award, may receive an 528 award for a maximum of 100 percent of the number of credit hours 529 or equivalent clock hours required to complete one of the 530 following at a Florida public or nonpublic education institution 531 that offers these specific programs: for an applied technology 532 diploma program as defined in s. 1004.02(7), up to 60 credit 533 hours or equivalent clock hours; for a technical degree 534 education program as defined in s. 1004.02(13), up to the number 535 of hours required for a specific degree not to exceed 72 credit 536 hours or equivalent clock hours; or for a career certificate 537 program as defined in s. 1004.02(20), up to the number of hours 538 required for a specific certificate not to exceed 72 credit 539 hours or equivalent clock hours. A student who transfers from 540 one of these program levels to another program level becomes 541 eligible for the higher of the two credit hour limits. 542 (b)(d)1. A student who is initially eligible in the 2017 543 2018 academic year and thereafter for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE 544 Scholars award under s. 1009.536(2) may receive an award for a 545 maximum of 100 percent of the number of credit hours or 546 equivalent clock hours required to complete one of the following 547 at a Florida public or nonpublic education institution that 548 offers these specific programs: for an applied technology 549 diploma program as defined in s. 1004.02(7), up to 60 credit 550 hours or equivalent clock hours; for a technical degree 551 education program as defined in s. 1004.02(13), up to the number 552 of hours required for a specific degree, not to exceed 72 credit 553 hours or equivalent clock hours; or for a career certificate 554 program as defined in s. 1004.02(20), up to the number of hours 555 required for a specific certificate, not to exceed 72 credit 556 hours or equivalent clock hours. A student who transfers from 557 one of these program levels to another program level is eligible 558 for the higher of the two credit hour limits. 559 2. A Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholar who completes a 560 technical degree education program as defined in s. 1004.02(13) 561 may also receive an award for: 562 a. A maximum of 60 credit hours for a bachelor of science 563 degree program for which there is a statewide associate in 564 science degree program to bachelor of science degree program 565 articulation agreement; or 566 b. A maximum of 60 credit hours for a bachelor of applied 567 science degree program at a Florida College System institution. 568 (4) A student who receives an initial award during the 569 spring term shall be evaluated for scholarship renewal after the 570 completion of a full academic year, which begins with the fall571term. 572 (5) A student who receives an award and is subsequently 573 determined ineligible due to updated grade or hour information 574 may not receive a disbursement for a subsequent term, unless the 575 student successfully restores the award. 576 Section 5. Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section 577 1009.536, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 578 1009.536 Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars and Florida 579 Gold Seal CAPE Scholars awards.—The Florida Gold Seal Vocational 580 Scholars award and the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award are 581 created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program to 582 recognize and reward academic achievement and career preparation 583 by high school students who wish to continue their education. 584 (3) A Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar or a Florida 585 Gold Seal CAPE Scholar who is enrolled in a public or nonpublic 586 postsecondary education institution is eligible for an award 587 equal to the amount specified in the General Appropriations Act 588 to assist with the payment of educational expenses. 589 (4) To be eligible for a renewal award as a Florida Gold 590 Seal Vocational Scholar or a Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholar, a 591 student must maintain the equivalent of a cumulative grade point 592 average of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale with an opportunity for 593 restoration one time as provided in this chapter. 594 (5)(a)A student who is initially eligible prior to the5952010-2011 academic year may earn a Florida Gold Seal Vocational596Scholarship for 110 percent of the number of credit hours597required to complete the program, up to 90 credit hours or the598equivalent.599(b) Students who are initially eligible in the 2010-2011600and 2011-2012 academic years may earn a Florida Gold Seal601Vocational Scholarship for 100 percent of the number of credit602hours required to complete the program, up to 90 credit hours or603the equivalent.604(c)A student who is initially eligible in the 2012-2013 605 academic year and thereafter may earn a Florida Gold Seal 606 Vocational Scholarship for a maximum of 100 percent of the 607 number of credit hours or equivalent clock hours required to 608 complete one of the following at a Florida public or nonpublic 609 education institution that offers these specific programs: for 610 an applied technology diploma program as defined in s. 611 1004.02(7), up to 60 credit hours or equivalent clock hours; for 612 a technical degree education program as defined in s. 613 1004.02(13), up to the number of hours required for a specific 614 degree not to exceed 72 credit hours or equivalent clock hours; 615 or for a career certificate program as defined in s. 616 1004.02(20), up to the number of hours required for a specific 617 certificate not to exceed 72 credit hours or equivalent clock 618 hours. 619 (b)(d)1. A student who is initially eligible in the 2017 620 2018 academic year and thereafter for a Florida Gold Seal CAPE 621 Scholars award under subsection (2) may receive an award for a 622 maximum of 100 percent of the number of credit hours or 623 equivalent clock hours required to complete one of the following 624 at a Florida public or nonpublic education institution that 625 offers these specific programs: for an applied technology 626 diploma program as defined in s. 1004.02(7), up to 60 credit 627 hours or equivalent clock hours; for a technical degree 628 education program as defined in s. 1004.02(13), up to the number 629 of hours required for a specific degree, not to exceed 72 credit 630 hours or equivalent clock hours; or for a career certificate 631 program as defined in s. 1004.02(20), up to the number of hours 632 required for a specific certificate, not to exceed 72 credit 633 hours or equivalent clock hours. A student who transfers from 634 one of these program levels to another program level is eligible 635 for the higher of the two credit hour limits. 636 2. A Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholar who completes a 637 technical degree education program as defined in s. 1004.02(13) 638 may also receive an award for: 639 a. A maximum of 60 credit hours for a bachelor of science 640 degree program for which there is a statewide associate in 641 science degree program to bachelor of science degree program 642 articulation agreement; or 643 b. A maximum of 60 credit hours for a bachelor of applied 644 science degree program at a Florida College System institution. 645 Section 6. Paragraph (d) of subsection (13) and subsection 646 (15) of section 1011.62, Florida Statutes, are amended, and 647 subsection (17) of that section is reenacted and amended, to 648 read: 649 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual 650 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each 651 district for operation of schools is not determined in the 652 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing 653 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as 654 follows: 655 (13) FEDERALLY CONNECTED STUDENT SUPPLEMENT.—The federally 656 connected student supplement is created to provide supplemental 657 funding for school districts to support the education of 658 students connected with federally owned military installations, 659 National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) real 660 property, and Indian lands. To be eligible for this supplement, 661 the district must be eligible for federal Impact Aid Program 662 funds under s. 8003 of Title VIII of the Elementary and 663 Secondary Education Act of 1965. The supplement shall be 664 allocated annually to each eligible school district in the 665 General Appropriations Act. The supplement shall be the sum of 666 the student allocation and an exempt property allocation. 667 (d) The amount allocated for each eligible school district 668 shall be recalculated during the year using actual student 669 membership, as amended, from the most recent February survey and 670 the tax-exempt valuation from the most recent assessment roll. 671Upon recalculation, if the total allocation is greater than the672amount provided in the General Appropriations Act, it must be673prorated to the level of the appropriation based on each674district’s share of the total recalculated amount.675 (15) SAFE SCHOOLS ALLOCATION.—A safe schools allocation is 676 created to provide funding to assist school districts in their 677 compliance with s. 1006.07, with priority given to implementing 678 the district’s school resource officer program pursuant to s. 679 1006.12. Each school district shall receive a minimum safe 680 schools allocation in an amount provided in the General 681 Appropriations Act. Of the remaining balance of the safe schools 682 allocation, one-thirdtwo-thirdsshall be allocated to school 683 districts based on the most recent official Florida Crime Index 684 provided by the Department of Law Enforcement and two-thirds 685one-thirdshall be allocated based on each school district’s 686 proportionate share of the state’s total unweighted full-time 687 equivalent student enrollment.Any additional funds appropriated688to this allocationin the 2018-2019 fiscalyear to the school689resource officer program established pursuant to s. 1006.12690shall be used exclusively for employing or contracting for691school resource officers,which shall be in addition to the692number of officers employed or contracted for in the 2017-2018693fiscal year.694 (17) FUNDING COMPRESSION ALLOCATION.—The Legislature may 695 provide an annual funding compression allocation in the General 696 Appropriations Act. The allocation is created to provide 697 additional funding to school districts and developmental 698 research schools whose total funds per FTE in the prior year 699 were less than the statewide average. Using the most recent 700 prior year FEFP calculation for each eligible school district, 701 the total funds per FTE shall be subtracted from the state 702 average funds per FTE, not including any adjustments made 703 pursuant to paragraph (18)(b). The resulting funds per FTE 704 difference, or a portion thereof, as designated in the General 705 Appropriations Act, shall then be multiplied by the school 706 district’s total unweighted FTE to provide the allocation. If 707 the calculated funds are greater than the amount included in the 708 General Appropriations Act, they must be prorated to the 709 appropriation amount based on each participating school 710 district’s share.This subsection expires July 1, 2019.711 Section 7. Paragraph (b) of subsection (6) of section 712 1011.80, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 713 1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education 714 programs.— 715 (6) 716 (b) Performance funding for industry certifications for 717 school district workforce education programs is contingent upon 718 specific appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and 719 shall be determined as follows: 720 1. Occupational areas for which industry certifications may 721 be earned, as established in the General Appropriations Act, are 722 eligible for performance funding. Priority shall be given to the 723 occupational areas emphasized in state, national, or corporate 724 grants provided to Florida educational institutions. 725 2. The Chancellor of Career and Adult Education shall 726 identify the industry certifications eligible for funding on the 727 CAPE Postsecondary Industry Certification Funding List approved 728 by the State Board of Education pursuant to s. 1008.44, based on 729 the occupational areas specified in the General Appropriations 730 Act. 731 3. Each school district shall be provided $1,000 for each 732 industry certification earned by a workforce education student. 733The maximum amount of funding appropriated for performance734funding pursuant to this paragraph shall be limited to $15735million annually.If funds are insufficient to fully fund the 736 calculated total award, such funds shall be prorated. 737 Section 8. Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section 738 1011.81, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 739 1011.81 Florida College System Program Fund.— 740 (2) Performance funding for industry certifications for 741 Florida College System institutions is contingent upon specific 742 appropriation in the General Appropriations Act and shall be 743 determined as follows: 744 (c) Each Florida College System institution shall be 745 provided $1,000 for each industry certification earned by a 746 student.The maximum amount of funding appropriated for747performance funding pursuant to this subsection shall be limited748to $15 million annually.If funds are insufficient to fully fund 749 the calculated total award, such funds shall be prorated. 750 Section 9. This act shall take effect July 1, 2019.