Senate GOP advances Bright Futures redesign Students seeking degrees that are on a list of majors that donât lead directly to a job would get smaller scholarship amounts under a bill proposed by Sen. Dennis Baxley. Â Updated Mar. 16 TALLAHASSEE â Following a rewrite and uproar from dozens of students and parents, Senate Republicans on Tuesday advanced legislation that could reduce amounts covered under the stateâs popular Bright Futures college scholarship program. The largely unpopular bill was pulled from the Senate Education Committee agenda a week ago to give its sponsor more time to adjust some of the more contentious items.