F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
HB 671 2021
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the Florida Bright Futures
3 Scholarship Program; amending s. 1009.531, F.S.;
4 deleting a provision prohibiting a student from being
5 eligible for an initial award from any of the
6 scholarships under the Florida Bright Futures
7 Scholarship Program if the student was found guilty
8 of, or entered a plea of nolo contendere to, a felony
9 charge, unless the student had been granted clemency;
10 providing an effective date.
11
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section
15 1009.531, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
16 1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
17 student eligibility requirements for initial awards.—
18 (1) In order to be eligible for an initial award from any
19 of the scholarships under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
20 Program, a student must:
21 (e) Not have been found guilty of, or entered a plea of
22 nolo contendere to, a felony charge, unless the student has been
23 granted clemency by the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the
24 Executive Office of Clemency.
25 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
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Statutes affected:
H 671 Filed: 1009.531