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SB 2514EFLORIDA · STATEWIDESession 2026E
High Impact

Changes to School Funding and Scholarship Rules

Original title: Pre-K-12 Education

May 12, 2026

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The Frame

What this does

School districts facing student population loss will receive additional state funding, with a priority for s, while scholarship account holders face stricter deadlines for fund usage.

Who is mentioned in the record

Potentially affected actors named in the source documents. Mention is not a position.

School districts

Districts with declining enrollment will receive supplemental funding, with higher rates for fiscally constrained districts.

New Worlds Scholarship recipients

Recipients face new conditions for account closure based on inactivity or program abuse.

What changed

Last recorded activity May 12, 2026.

What's next

Introduced.

Summary

This bill updates rules for New Worlds Scholarship accounts and creates a new funding supplement for school districts experiencing declining student enrollment. It also mandates that districts with limited tax bases receive higher funding percentages than other districts when enrollment drops.

Key Facts

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Why It Matters

School districts facing student population loss will receive additional state funding, with a priority for s, while scholarship account holders face stricter deadlines for fund usage.

Frequently Asked Questions

What happens to my New Worlds Scholarship account if I don't use it?
If the account remains inactive for one consecutive fiscal year, it will be closed and the funds will , starting December 31, 2026.
How does the new declining enrollment supplement work?
Districts with fewer students than the previous year will receive extra funding calculated by multiplying the percentage of student decline by the base funding amount per student.

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Voting Record

Motion succeededlower5/12/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Passage, Third Reading

Total

119

Yes

100

No

4

Present

0

Not Voting

15

Abstain

0

Motion succeededupper5/12/2026openstates_bulkOfficial roll call ↗

Third Reading

Total

40

Yes

32

No

0

Present

0

Not Voting

0

Abstain

0

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Sponsors

Discoveries

Patterns POLISCOPE noticed across the record. These are observations to investigate, not conclusions.

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Prioritization of Fiscally Constrained Districts

The bill explicitly mandates a tiered funding approach that favors fiscally constrained districts over others in the event of enrollment decline.

Florida Education Finance Program

Connected Entities

organizationFlorida Education Finance ProgramMap →
otherNew Worlds Scholarship AccountsMap →

Sources

Open source document

openstates.org

Analysis Score

0–100
  • Significance80
    How much this matters to a regular citizen
  • Controversy30
    Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
  • Entertainment5
    Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
  • Buzz20
    Current news / social attention level

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