Florida · 2025 Regular Session · Bill
SB 1608: Private Schools
Did not advance Official data
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed one chamber
- Passed both chambers
- Enacted
- Did not advance
Last official action: ·Record last updated:
Plain-language summary
SB 1608 is a bill introduced in the Florida Senate on February 27, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Private Schools. Primary sponsor: Jonathan Martin (Republican). Most recent recorded action (June 16, 2025): Died in Education Pre-K - 12.
Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written
Official summary
Abstract published by the legislature (via Open States). Text as published by the legislature; reproduced verbatim.
Private Schools; Providing that a specified maximum number of full-time virtual students of private schools may be approved to participate in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program under certain conditions for specified fiscal years; requiring eligible private schools that enroll certain students to offer and give notice of a student orientation course; providing methods for private schools participating in an education scholarship program to meet a requirement that students maintain regular and direct contact with teachers of online courses, etc.
Sponsors
Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 1
| Name | Role | Party | Chamber | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonathan Martin | Primary sponsor | Republican | Senate | 33 |
“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.
Recent official actions
- Died in Education Pre-K - 12
- Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration
- Introduced
- Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Appropriations
- Filed