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2007 Florida Statutes

SECTION 264
Impaired and learning disabled persons; admission to postsecondary educational institutions; substitute requirements; rules.
Section 1007.264, Florida Statutes 2007

1007.264  Impaired and learning disabled persons; admission to postsecondary educational institutions; substitute requirements; rules.--

(1)  Any student with a disability, as defined in s. 1007.02(2), except those students who have been documented as having mental retardation, shall be eligible for reasonable substitution for any requirement for admission into a public postsecondary educational institution where documentation can be provided that the person's failure to meet the admission requirement is related to the disability.

(2)  The State Board of Education, in consultation with the Board of Governors, shall adopt rules to implement this section for community colleges and shall develop substitute admission requirements where appropriate.

(3)  The Board of Governors, in consultation with the State Board of Education, shall adopt rules to implement this section for state universities and shall develop substitute admission requirements where appropriate.

History.--s. 355, ch. 2002-387; s. 4, ch. 2003-8; s. 118, ch. 2007-217.