PROVIDED SUMMARY
Swimming Lesson Voucher Program; Revises age requirements for children receiving voucher through Swimming Lesson Voucher Program.
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Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATED
Expands swim voucher eligibility to age 7, drops children under 1.
The Swimming Lesson Voucher Program currently serves children age 4 and younger from families earning up to 200 percent of the federal poverty level. This bill redefines eligibility as children between 1 and 7 years old.
That change raises the upper age limit from 4 to 7, letting more school-age children qualify. It also sets a floor of age 1, so infants younger than that no longer qualify for a voucher.
The income limit and residency requirement are unchanged. The program still caps eligibility at 200 percent of the federal poverty level for a family living in Florida.
KEY PROVISIONS
§ 1
Raises the voucher program's upper age limit to 7
moderates. 514.073(1)
AIEligibility currently stops at a child '4 years of age or younger.' The bill raises that ceiling so a child qualifies through age 7, adding several more years of eligibility for school-age children.
“one or more children between 1 and 7 years of age”
AIThe old rule covered any child '4 years of age or younger,' including infants from birth. The new range starts at age 1, so a family whose only child is younger than 1 no longer qualifies for a voucher.
“must be between 1 and 7 years of age”
TIMELINE
3/9/2026
Laid on Table; Companion bill(s) passed, see SB 428 (Ch. 2026-38 )
1/21/2026
Added to Second Reading Calendar
1/21/2026
Bill released to House Calendar
1/21/2026
Reported out of Health & Human Services Committee
1/21/2026
Favorable by Health & Human Services Committee
1/16/2026
Added to Health & Human Services Committee agenda
1/14/2026
Now in Health & Human Services Committee
1/14/2026
Reported out of Health Care Budget Subcommittee
1/14/2026
Favorable by Health Care Budget Subcommittee
1/13/2026
1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
1/12/2026
Added to Health Care Budget Subcommittee agenda
12/9/2025
Now in Health Care Budget Subcommittee
12/9/2025
Reported out of Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
12/9/2025
Favorable by Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
12/2/2025
Added to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee agenda
10/14/2025
Now in Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
10/14/2025
Referred to Health & Human Services Committee
10/14/2025
Referred to Health Care Budget Subcommittee
10/14/2025
Referred to Health Professions & Programs Subcommittee
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