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John McKay Scholarship
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This information is from the Florida Department of Education:
Effective July 1, 2022, the McKay Scholarship Program will join the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program under the Unique Abilities category (FES UA).
House Bill 7045, signed into law in May 2021, expanded eligibility in the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program to include students with disabilities. Effective July 1, 2022, students currently participating in the McKay Scholarship Program will join the Family Empowerment Scholarship Program under the Unique Abilities category (FES UA).
As long as your private school continues to be approved to participate in state scholarship programs, your student can continue to attend using FES UA funds. You will need to select one of the two Scholarship Funding Organizations (SFOs) to manage your FES UA funds. Watch for additional information on the selection process by email from the Florida Department of Education (department), from your private school, and from the SFOs.
The phone number for the Department of Education - School Choice is 1-800-447-1636 The phone number for Step up for Students (who will be taking over the scholarships) is 1-877-735-7837
