12758621, 6A-20.028 - Florida Administrative Rules, Law, Code, Register

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Notice: 12758621

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:

The purpose of this rule development is to update the rule based on statutory changes and to make the following changes: clarify enrollment hour requirements to specify equivalencies to semester hours; provide a statutory reference for the military assignment definition; specify acceptable proof of public service assignment; clarify that a plea of nolo contendere to a felony will result in ineligibility for a Bright Futures scholarship award, pursuant to Section 1009.531(1)(e), Florida Statutes; add process for mid-year graduate evaluation; clarify initial academic criteria for 7th semester evaluations and world language; delete reference to CPT and add reference to PERT testing requirement; clarify mis-advisement process for high schools; clarify Academic Top Scholar requirements; clarify renewal coursework to include dual-enrolled course grades to raise the student’s GPA; provide clarification of program length, per legislative changes; remove U.S. citizenship eligibility requirement; and clarify high school counseling responsibilities.  The effect will be a rule consistent with governing law.

SUBJECT:

Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY:

1001.02(1), 1009.53(3) Florida Statutes.

LAW:

1009.40, 1009.42, 1009.43, 1009.536, 1009.531, 1009.532, 1009.533, 1009.534, 1009.5341, 1009.536, 1009.538 Florida Statutes.

PRINT PUBLISH DATE:

3/13/2013 Vol. 39/50

RELATED STATUTES
AND LAWS:

1001.02(1), 1009.53(3) Florida Statutes., 1009.40, 1009.42, 1009.43, 1009.536, 1009.531, 1009.532, 1009.533, 1009.534, 1009.5341, 1009.536, 1009.538 Florida Statutes.

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=3/13/2013&Section=1

REFERENCE MATERIALS:

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