The Florida Senate

445.0123  Eligible postsecondary education institutions.--A student is eligible for an award or the renewal of an award from the Careers for Florida's Future Incentive Grant Program if the student meets the requirements for the program as described in ss. 445.012-445.0125 and is enrolled in a postsecondary education institution that meets the description of any one of the following:

(1)  A public university, community college, or technical center in this state.

(2)  An independent college or university in this state which is recognized by the United States Department of Education and has operated in this state for at least 3 years.

(3)  An independent postsecondary education institution in this state which is chartered in Florida and accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.

(4)  An independent postsecondary education institution in this state which is licensed by the State Board of Independent Colleges and Universities and which:

(a)  Shows evidence of sound financial condition; and

(b)  Has operated in this state for at least 3 years without having its approval, accreditation, or license placed on probation.

(5)  An independent postsecondary education institution in this state which is licensed by the State Board of Nonpublic Career Education and which:

(a)  Has a program-completion and placement rate of at least the rate required by current state law, the Florida Administrative Code, or the Department of Education for an institution at its level;

(b)  Shows evidence of sound financial condition; and

(c)1.  Is accredited at the institutional level by an accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department of Education and has operated in this state for at least 3 years during which there has been no complaint for which probable cause has been found; or

2.  Has operated in this state for 5 years during which there has been no complaint for which probable cause has been found.

History.--s. 158, ch. 2000-165.