Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-20.028Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

NOTICE OF CHANGE

Notice is hereby given that the following changes have been made to the proposed rule in accordance with subparagraph 120.54(3)(d)1., F.S., published in Vol. 39, No. 181, September 17, 2013 issue of the Florida Administrative Register.

(3)(e) A candidate for initial eligibility for the scholarship may be evaluated following the seventh semester in high school based on his/her grade point average (GPA) in completed courses and in courses- in-progress. Courses-in-Progress may include with up to one (1) credit per required academic unit as outlined in subparagraph (3)(g)1. of this section rule, as specified in Rule 6A-1.09441, F.A.C. If this student is found eligible, the student will not be re-evaluated for the same award and will not lose the award unless the student does not earn a standard high school diploma or its equivalent from a Florida public or FDOE registered private high school, or has committed a felony as defined in paragraph (3)(b) of this rule. An eligible seventh semester student will be re-evaluated on an eighth semester final transcript to validate high school graduation with a standard diploma and only may improve his/her award if applicable upon eighth semester information.

(g)1. For the purposes of student eligibility, in accordance with Sections 1009.534(1)(a) and 1009.535(1)(a), F.S., coursework must include a minimum of four (4) credits in English, four (4) credits in mathematics, three (3) credits in science, three (3) credits in social science, and completion of the foreign language component of the scholar designation pursuant to Section 1003.4285, F.S two (2) credits in the same world language, unless the student has a credit in a world language completer course.

(h) For the purposes of student eligibility, in accordance with Section 1009.531(5), F.S., a student who wishes to qualify for any Bright Futures Scholarship award but does not meet all of the requirements may receive the award if the principal of the student’s school or the district superintendent verifies on letterhead that deficiencies are due to school personnel providing inaccurate or incomplete information. The public or private high school may and the principal or public school district shall will allow the student to correct the deficiencies and the public or private high school principal or public school district will provide an updated high school transcript as necessary. The student is required to submit official postsecondary transcript(s) to the FDOE with any postsecondary coursework taken to satisfy deficiencies. The student must complete receive all requirements required documentation of deficiencies for re-evaluation by December 31 of the student’s spring high school graduation year, or June 30 of the student’s mid-year high school graduation year, and FDOE must receive all required documents postmarked within thirty (30) days of December 31 or June 30 of the student’s high school graduation year.

(4)(b)1. Attended any public school or FDOE public or registered private high school, or be home-educated or a GED student who has completed the minimum required coursework as listed in subparagraph (3)(g)1., of this rule, and earned a standard high school diploma, or the equivalent, during the last year of high school.

(8)(d)3. Actively participate in counseling high school students toward Florida Bright Futures Scholarship requirements in compliance with Sections 1009.531(4) and (5), F.S.