Florida SB 690: Criminal History Records

Bill Text

690 
Family Empowerment Scholarship Program 
2025-12-02T03:12:29Z 
Requiring a private school participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide specified information in writing to certain parents before a student’s initial enrollment in the school, etc. 
Original Filed Version 
2026 
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2026-07-01T00:00:00Z 
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General Bill 
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 Florida Senate - 2026 SB 690 

 By Senator Jones 

 34-00255A-26 2026690__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the Family Empowerment Scholarship 
 3 Program; amending s. 1002.394, F.S.; requiring a 
 4 private school participating in the Family Empowerment 
 5 Scholarship Program to provide specified information 
 6 in writing to certain parents before a student’s 
 7 initial enrollment in the school; providing private 
 8 school requirements relating to certain services; 
 9 providing an effective date. 
 10 
 11 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
 12 
 13 Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (9) of section 
 14 1002.394, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 
 15 1002.394 The Family Empowerment Scholarship Program.— 
 16 (9) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.—To be 
 17 eligible to participate in the Family Empowerment Scholarship 
 18 Program, a private school may be sectarian or nonsectarian and 
 19 must: 
 20 (d) Before a student’s initial enrollment, provide to the 
 21 parent in writing For a student determined eligible pursuant to 
 22 paragraph (3)(b), discuss the school’s academic programs and 
 23 policies, specialized services, code of conduct, and attendance 
 24 policies, and specialized services and therapies offered at the 
 25 school. A private school may update the specialized services and 
 26 therapies offered once per school year or if the school district 
 27 updates its list of equitable services offered, whichever comes 
 28 first. In addition, within 30 days after the school district 
 29 provides the student with a private school services plan, each 
 30 parent of a student with an individualized education plan, 
 31 education plan, English language learner plan, or 504 plan must 
 32 be informed of what modifications, accommodations, and therapies 
 33 included in the student’s plan will be honored before enrollment 
 34 with the parent to determine which programs and services may 
 35 meet the student’s individual needs. 
 36 
 37 If a private school fails to meet the requirements of this 
 38 subsection or s. 1002.421, the commissioner may determine that 
 39 the private school is ineligible to participate in the 
 40 scholarship program. 
 41 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.