To propose the following changes related to the administration of the Gardiner Scholarship Program: 1) Clarify that if a Scholarship Funding Organization (SFO) returns funds for a student, the SFO must include the 3% administrative fee if no ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

State Board of Education

RULE NO.:RULE TITLE:

6A-6.0961Gardiner Scholarship Program

PURPOSE AND EFFECT: To propose the following changes related to the administration of the Gardiner Scholarship Program: 1) Clarify that if a Scholarship Funding Organization (SFO) returns funds for a student, the SFO must include the 3% administrative fee if no reimbursements were made in the year in which the scholarship was awarded; and 2) remove language related to the complaint and inquiry process. The process for submitting a complaint and initiating an inquiry are addressed in rule 6A-6.03315, F.A.C.

SUBJECT AREA TO BE ADDRESSED: Gardiner Scholarship Program.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY: 1002.385, FS.

LAW IMPLEMENTED: 1002.385, FS.

IF REQUESTED IN WRITING AND NOT DEEMED UNNECESSARY BY THE AGENCY HEAD, A RULE DEVELOPMENT WORKSHOP WILL BE NOTICED IN THE NEXT AVAILABLE FLORIDA ADMINISTRATIVE REGISTER.

THE PERSON TO BE CONTACTED REGARDING THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT AND A COPY OF THE PRELIMINARY DRAFT, IF AVAILABLE, IS: Adam Miller, Executive Director, Office of Independent Education and Parental Choice, 325 W. Gaines Street, Suite 1044, Tallahassee, Florida 32399. To request a rule development workshop or to comment on this rule development, please go to https://web02.fldoe.org/rules or contact: Chris Emerson, Director, Office of Executive Management, Department of Education, [phone] or email [e-mail].

THE PRELIMINARY TEXT OF THE PROPOSED RULE DEVELOPMENT IS NOT AVAILABLE.