While numerous details still need to be worked out, Senate Appropriations Chairman Rob Bradley, a Fleming Island Republican, said, in part, that lawmakers plan to provide $ 80 million in tax cuts and will fund an expansion
of the Bright Futures scholarship program, a priority of Senate President Joe Negron, a Stuart Republican.
In 2009, a graduating senior would have needed a 20 on the ACT or a 970 SAT score to qualify for the Florida Medallion Scholars, one
of the Bright Future Scholarships.
Not exact matches
Senate Bill 4 secures the permanent expansion
of the Florida
Bright Futures Scholarship and includes policy enhancements and funding investments to elevate the prominence
of state universities, while preserving access and increasing affordability for Floridians.
Home education students are able to enter institutions
of higher learning and are eligible to participate in the Florida
Bright Futures Scholarship Program.
December 16 Tuition, Access, and Affordability in Florida (PDF)
Bright Futures Scholarships Cover Less Than 23 %
of Total Cost for College
Bright Futures scholarships would expand to cover 100 percent
of tuition.
Length
of Time to Accept Initial
Bright Future's
Scholarship Award The bill shortens the length
of time that a student is eligible to accept an initial
Bright Futures Scholarship award from 3 years to 2 years after high school graduation for a student graduating from high school in the 2012 - 13 academic year and thereafter.
University
of Florida Spring / Summer Pilot Program The bill clarifies that students enrolled in the Spring / Summer University
of Florida pilot program who are eligible for a
Bright Futures scholarship are eligible to receive the
scholarship award during the summer term.
For a student who is receiving a Florida
Bright Futures Scholarship award and discontinues his or her education to enlist in the United States Armed Forces, the remainder
of his or her 5 - year renewal period shall commence upon the date
of separation from active duty.
Many feel college is not affordable or the
scholarship is out
of grasp, Miller said, as
Bright Futures changed from a relatively straightforward program to something where the rules are changing.
Our
scholarship program fuels your vision for a
bright future and ensures your dreams aren't threatened by the ever - increasing costs
of a post-secondary degree.
A listing
of the many grants and
scholarships (which do not have to be paid back) can be found here, such as the
Bright Futures Scholarship, Florida Incentive
Scholarship, and
Scholarship for Children and Spouses
of Deceased or Disabled Veterans.
Adding a mandate for an annual survey
of «intellectual freedom» on state university campuses, a House panel Wednesday approved a wide - ranging higher education package that would expand
Bright Futures merit
scholarships.
-- K - 12 & higher ed: In what was clearly a tit - for - tat yesterday between the House and the Senate, the House passed the Senate's top education priority, making
Bright Futures scholarships permanently cover full tuition, at almost the exact same time as the Senate passed the House's top education priority, more vouchers for private schools and the decertification
of some teachers unions.