The Florida Senate

240.321  Community college district board of trustees; rules for admissions of students.--The board of trustees shall make rules governing admissions of students. These rules shall include the following:

(1)  Admissions counseling shall be provided to all students entering college credit programs, which counseling shall utilize tests to measure achievement of college-level communication and computation competencies by all students entering college credit programs.

(2)  Admission to associate degree programs is subject to minimum standards adopted by the State Board of Education and shall require:

(a)  A standard high school diploma, a high school equivalency diploma as prescribed in s. 229.814, previously demonstrated competency in college credit postsecondary coursework, or, in the case of a student who is home educated, a signed affidavit submitted by the student's parent or legal guardian attesting that the student has completed a home education program pursuant to the requirements of s. 232.0201. Students who are enrolled in a dual enrollment or early admission program pursuant to s. 240.116 and secondary students enrolled in college-level instruction creditable toward the associate degree, but not toward the high school diploma, shall be exempt from this requirement.

(b)  A demonstrated level of achievement of college-level communication and computation skills. Students entering a postsecondary education program within 2 years of graduation from high school with an earned college-ready diploma issued pursuant to s. 232.2466 shall be exempt from this testing requirement.

(c)  Any other requirements established by the board of trustees.

(3)  Admission to other programs within the community college shall include education requirements as established by the board of trustees.

Each board of trustees shall establish policies that notify students about, and place students into, adult basic education, adult secondary education, or other instructional programs that provide students with alternatives to traditional college-preparatory instruction, including private provider instruction. Such notification shall include a written listing or a prominent display of information on alternative remedial options that must be available to each student who scores below college level in any area on the common placement test. The list or display shall include, but is not limited to, options provided by the community college, adult education programs, and programs provided by private sector providers. The college shall not endorse, recommend, evaluate, or rank any of the providers. The list of providers or the display materials shall include all those providers that request to be included. The written list must provide students with specific contact information and disclose the full costs of the course tuition, laboratory fees, and instructional materials of each option listed. A student who elects a private provider for remedial instruction is entitled to enroll in up to 12 credits of college-level courses in skill areas other than those for which the student is being remediated. A student is prohibited from enrolling in additional college-level courses until the student scores above the cut-score on all sections of the common placement test.

History.--s. 51, ch. 79-222; s. 16, ch. 83-325; s. 22, ch. 83-326; s. 12, ch. 87-212; s. 30, ch. 89-381; s. 4, ch. 93-234; s. 49, ch. 95-148; s. 13, ch. 97-246; s. 9, ch. 98-272; s. 8, ch. 98-421.