Florida SB 1318: Licensing and Training

Bill Text

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Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program 
2026-01-07T06:40:35Z 
Removing language requiring certain program funds to revert to the state, 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 1318 

 By Senator Rodriguez 

 40-00284A-26 20261318__ 
 1 A bill to be entitled 
 2 An act relating to the Florida Tax Credit Scholarship 
 3 Program; amending s. 1002.395, F.S.; removing language 
 4 requiring certain program funds to revert to the 
 5 state; providing an effective date. 
 6 
 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 
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 9 Section 1. Paragraphs (g) and (h) of subsection (11) of 
 10 section 1002.395, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 
 11 1002.395 Florida Tax Credit Scholarship Program.— 
 12 (11) SCHOLARSHIP AMOUNT AND PAYMENT.— 
 13 (g) Reimbursements for program expenditures may continue 
 14 until the account balance is expended or remaining funds have 
 15 reverted to the state. 
 16 (h) A student’s scholarship account must be closed and any 
 17 remaining funds shall revert to the state after: 
 18 1. Denial or revocation of program eligibility by the 
 19 commissioner for fraud or abuse, including, but not limited to, 
 20 the student or student’s parent accepting any payment, refund, 
 21 or rebate, in any manner, from a provider of any services 
 22 received pursuant to paragraph (6)(d); 
 23 2. Two consecutive fiscal years in which an account has 
 24 been inactive; or 
 25 3. The student remains unenrolled in an eligible private 
 26 school for 30 days while receiving a scholarship that requires 
 27 full-time enrollment. 
 28 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.