SB2514 • 2026

Pre-K-12 Education

Budget Education

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor: Appropriations
Last action: 2026-03-13
Official status: House - Died in Messages
Effective date: 2026-07-01

Plain English Breakdown

The bill summary and text do not provide specific details about how much more funding fiscally constrained districts will receive or what criteria determine if a district is fiscally constrained.

Pre-K-12 Education Changes

This bill revises conditions under which scholarship funds revert to the state and provides additional funding for districts with declining enrollment.

What This Bill Does

Revises when a student's scholarship account closes if it is inactive or due to fraud or abuse.
Provides extra funding to school districts experiencing a decline in enrollment.

Who It Names or Affects

Students who receive scholarship funds for Pre-K-12 education
School districts with declining enrollment

Terms To Know

scholarship account: A fund that provides money to help pay for a student's education.

Limits and Unknowns

The bill does not specify the exact percentage increase in funding for fiscally constrained districts compared to non-fiscally constrained districts.
It is unclear what specific criteria determine if a district is considered fiscally constrained.

Bill History

2026-03-13 House
• Died in Messages
2026-02-20 Senate
• Read 2nd time -SJ 416 • Read 3rd time -SJ 416 • Passed; YEAS 37 NAYS 0 -SJ 416 • The Senate requests that the House pass the bill as passed by the Senate or agree to include the bill in the Budget Conference -SJ 416 • Immediately certified -SJ 419
2026-02-20 House
• In Messages
2026-02-19 Senate
• Introduced
2026-02-18 Senate
• Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0 • Filed • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
2026-02-13 Senate
• Submitted for consideration by Appropriations • On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building

Official Summary Text

Pre-K-12 Education; Revising conditions under which a specified scholarship account’s funds revert to the state; providing a supplement for districts that have a decline in enrollment; requiring that fiscally constrained districts receive a higher calculation than non-fiscally constrained districts, etc.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text

Florida Senate
-
2026

SB 2514

By
the Committee on Appropriations

576-03001-26 20262514__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to Pre-K-12 education; amending s.
3 1002.411, F.S.; revising conditions under which a
4 specified scholarship account’s funds revert to the
5 state; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; providing a
6 supplement for districts that have a decline in
7 enrollment; requiring that fiscally constrained
8 districts receive a higher calculation than non
9 fiscally constrained districts; providing an effective
10 date.
11
12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
13
14 Section 1. Paragraph (f) of subsection (5) of section
15 1002.411, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
16 1002.411 New Worlds Scholarship Accounts.—
17 (5) ACCOUNT FUNDING AND PAYMENT.—
18 (f) A student’s scholarship account must be closed and any
19 remaining funds shall revert to the state after:
20 1. Denial or revocation of scholarship eligibility by the
21 commissioner for fraud or abuse, including, but not limited to,
22 the student or student’s parent accepting any payment, refund,
23 or rebate, in any manner, from a provider of any services
24 received pursuant to subsection (2); or
25 2.
December 31, 2026

One consecutive fiscal year in which

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an account has been inactive
.
27 Section 2. Subsection (20) is added to section 1011.62,
28 Florida Statutes, to read:
29 1011.62 Funds for operation of schools.—If the annual
30 allocation from the Florida Education Finance Program to each
31 district for operation of schools is not determined in the
32 annual appropriations act or the substantive bill implementing
33 the annual appropriations act, it shall be determined as
34 follows:
35
(20)
DECLINING ENROLLMENT SUPPLEMENT.—In those districts

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where there is a decline between prior year and current year

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unweighted FTE students, the percentage of the decline in the

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unweighted FTE students, as specified in the General

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Appropriations Act, shall be multiplied by the current year base

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amount for the Florida Education Finance Program, as determined

41
in paragraph (1)(n), per unweighted FTE student and shall be

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added to the allocation for that district. The percentage used

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for districts that are fiscally constrained must be greater than

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the percentage used for
non-fiscally constrained districts
.

45 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.