SB 508 Florida Senate · 2025 Regular Session

Family Empowerment Scholarship Program

Summary
Family Empowerment Scholarship Program; Requiring private schools participating in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to provide specified information in writing to certain parents before their student’s initial enrollment in the school; providing private school requirements relating to certain services, etc.
Bill status died 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action Jun 16, 2025
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What changed between versions

S 508 c1 S 508 c2 · 4 edits
MODERATE
This bill amends requirements for private schools participating in Florida's Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, specifically regarding information disclosure to parents of students with special needs. The changes clarify when schools must provide information and update the language around service modifications and accommodations.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on private schools in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program, with no change to applicability.
REQUIREMENT

Changed the timing for providing information from 'before a student with an Individualized Education Plan, Education Plan, English Learner Plan, or 504 plan's initial enrollment or grade level transition' to simply 'before a student's initial enrollment'

Updated the update frequency for specialized services from 'whichever comes first' after district updates to 'once per school year or, if a school district updates its list of equitable services offered, whichever comes first'

Reorganized the language around informing parents about modifications and accommodations, clarifying that parents must be informed within 30 days after the school district provides a private school services plan

TECHNICAL

Changed the bill's committee attribution from Appropriations Committee to include the Committee on Rules, and updated version markers from c1 to c2

Floor votes · Senate Apr 23, 2025

How they voted

371
Passed
Total votes 38
Apr 23, 2025
D Democratic10
10 Yea
100% Yea
I Independent1
1 Yea
100% Yea
R Republican27
26 Yea 1 Nay
96% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
9
Committee
9
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 1
upper
Apr 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review -under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Apr 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/08/25, 9:00 am, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Pending reference review under Rule 4.7(2) - (Committee Substitute)
upper
Mar 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
CS by Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education, 03/26/25, 1:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
upper
Mar 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
upper
Mar 11, 2025
Upper · Passed
Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
upper
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 03/11/25, 4:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Introduced
Introduced
upper
Feb 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Shev Jones
Shev Jones
DDemocratic
FL
34