http://www.northescambia.com/2017/12/lawmakers-look-to-boost-scholarship-programs Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:54:58 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://www.northescambia.com/2017/12/lawmakers-look-to-boost-scholarship-programs/comment-page-1#comment-356062 Lisa Fuller Sat, 30 Dec 2017 20:51:28 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=308955#comment-356062 In fact, this proposal is not an expansion of Bright Futures. The program originally paid 100% of tuition plus $600 per year for books for students who qualified as Academic Scholars, and 75% of tuition plus $300 per year for books for Medallion Scholars. This program is completely funded by the Florida Lottery. Several years ago, the state legislature cut the benefits of the program. I guess they wanted to use that money somewhere else because I seriously doubt the problem was funding. I haven't notice any decrease in the number of people buying lottery tickets. In fact, this proposal is not an expansion of Bright Futures. The program originally paid 100% of tuition plus $600 per year for books for students who qualified as Academic Scholars, and 75% of tuition plus $300 per year for books for Medallion Scholars. This program is completely funded by the Florida Lottery. Several years ago, the state legislature cut the benefits of the program. I guess they wanted to use that money somewhere else because I seriously doubt the problem was funding. I haven’t notice any decrease in the number of people buying lottery tickets.

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