25205952, 6A-20.028 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 25205952

Notice of Development of Rulemaking

Department:

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

Division:

State Board of Education

Chapter:

STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE

Overview

RULE:

6A-20.028

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

PURPOSE:

To clarify current processes and statutory changes made by the Florida Legislature. The effect will be a rule which is consistent with governing law.

SUBJECT:

Remove the requirement that funding begin in the fall. Provide the option of using the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) for application to the program.  Remove language specifying grade levels for home-educated students and clarify that volunteer service hour requirements apply to students from public, private and home education settings. Articulate initial and renewal eligibility requirements for students who earn Florida Career and Professiona Education Act (CAPE) certification. Specify initial eligibility test score requirements for high school graduates. Update provisions for students who are required to fulfill religious service obligations. Provide clarification and eligibility requirements for spring/summer students. Remove scholarship length language specifying students must receive a scholarship disbursement within the first two academic years following high school graduation.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1009.53(3), F.S.

LAW:

1009.40, 1009.42, 1009.43, 1009.53, 1009.531, 1009.532, 1009.533, 1009.534, 1009.5341, 1009.535, 1009.536, 1009.538, F.S.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

11/1/2021 Vol. 47/212

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

1001.02(1), (2)(n), 1009.53(3), F.S., 1009.40, 1009.42, 1009.43, 1009.53, 1009.531, 1009.532, 1009.533, 1009.534, 1009.5341, 1009.535, 1009.536, 1009.538, F.S.

OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE:

Joint Administrative Procedures Committee
Florida Administrative Law Central Online Network (F.A.L.C.O.N.)

RELATED COURT CASES:

Division of Administrative Hearings

FEDERAL eRULEMAKING
WEB PORTAL:

Regulations.gov

HOW TO LINK TO
THIS NOTICE:

http://flrules.org/gateway/ruleno.asp?id=6A-20.028&PDate=11/1/2021&Section=1

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