{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1009.538","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 1009.538","heading":"Bright Futures Scholarship recipients attending nonpublic institutions; calculation of awards.","body":"Notwithstanding ss. 1009.53, 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536, a student who receives any award under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, who is enrolled in a nonpublic postsecondary education institution, and who is assessed tuition and fees that are the same as those of a full-time student at that institution, shall receive a fixed award calculated by using the average tuition and fee calculation as prescribed by the Department of Education for full-time attendance at a public postsecondary education institution at the comparable level. If the student is enrolled part-time and is assessed tuition and fees at a reduced level, the award shall be either one-half of the maximum award or three-fourths of the maximum award, depending on the level of fees assessed.\nHistory.—s. 430, ch. 2002-387.","path":["CHAPTER 1009 EDUCATIONAL SCHOLARSHIPS, FEES, AND FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=1000-1099/1009/1009.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:17:37Z","sha256":"96463e82038d6d30debd90e74f2ec6ce2b02178c0c706c9bc0f5cabf2e7d5e3d","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1009.536","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-1009.55"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}