HB 1437 Florida House · 2022 Regular Session

The Hope Scholarship Program

Summary
The Hope Scholarship Program; Revises purpose of Hope Scholarship Program; revises program eligibility; provides for use of funds under program; revises term of program scholarship; revises school district, DOE, parent, & nonprofit scholarship-funding organization obligations under program; authorizes payment of scholarship funds by organizations to be made by deposit into student's account; provides that accrued interest in student's account is in addition to awarded funds; provides that program funds include both awarded funds & accrued interest; prohibits student's scholarship award from being reduced for debit card or electronic payment fees.
Bill status died 1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Jan 11, 2022 Last action Mar 14, 2022
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Jan 16, 2022
Lower · Passed
Now in Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
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Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Education & Employment Committee
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Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to PreK-12 Appropriations Subcommittee
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Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Secondary Education & Career Development Subcommittee
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Jan 16, 2022
Committee
Referred to Early Learning & Elementary Education Subcommittee
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Mike Giallombardo
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