Florida 2021 Regular Session Status: In Committee 1 D cosponsors

SB 888 — Sunshine Scholarship Program

Last action — Died in Education

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Sunshine Scholarship Program; Establishing the Sunshine Scholarship Program for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Education to administer the program; requiring certain financial aid to be credited to a student’s tuition and fees before award of a Sunshine Scholarship; requiring a student who receives a program scholarship and completes his or her program of study or disenrolls from an eligible postsecondary institution to reside and work within this state for a certain period of time unless a specified exception applies, etc.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Died in Education

  2. Introduced

  3. Referred to Education; Appropriations Subcommittee on Education; Appropriations

  4. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 163 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (163)

163 members have not signed on to this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

What does SB 888 do?
Sunshine Scholarship Program; Establishing the Sunshine Scholarship Program for specified purposes; requiring the Department of Education to administer the program; requiring certain financial aid to be credited to a student’s tuition and fees before award of a Sunshine Scholarship; requiring a student who receives a program scholarship and completes his or her program of study or disenrolls from an eligible postsecondary institution to reside and work within this state for a certain period of time unless a specified exception applies, etc.
Who sponsors SB 888?
SB 888 is sponsored by Jones, Shevrin D. "Shev" (Democrat).
What is the current status of SB 888?
This bill died with 2021 Regular Session. It reached “In Committee” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 888?
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