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Florida House of Representatives - 1997 HB 1669
By Representative Murman
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to postsecondary student fees;
3 amending ss. 239.117, 240.235, and 240.35,
4 F.S.; providing an exemption from the payment
5 of fees for students who are adopted from the
6 Department of Children and Family Services;
7 providing restrictions; providing an effective
8 date.
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10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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12 Section 1. Paragraph (e) of subsection (2) of section
13 239.117, Florida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, is amended to
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15 239.117 Postsecondary student fees.--
16 (2) The following students are exempt from any
17 requirement for the payment of registration, matriculation,
18 and laboratory fees for instruction:
19 (e) A student for whom the state is paying a foster
20 care board payment pursuant to s. 409.145(3) or pursuant to
21 parts III and V of chapter 39, for whom the permanency
22 planning goal pursuant to part V of chapter 39, is long-term
23 foster care or independent living, or who is adopted from the
24 Department of Children and Family Services after December 31,
25 1997. Such exemption includes fees associated with enrollment
26 in college-preparatory instruction and completion of the
27 college-level communication and computation skills testing
28 program. A student adopted from the Department of Children
29 and Family Services must apply for the fee exemption not more
30 than 4 years after the date of high school graduation.
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1 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
2 240.235, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
3 240.235 Fees.--
4 (5)(a) Any student for whom the state is paying a
5 foster care board payment pursuant to s. 409.145(3) or parts
6 III and V of chapter 39, for whom the permanency planning goal
7 pursuant to part V of chapter 39 is long-term foster care or
8 independent living, or who is adopted from the Department of
9 Children and Family Services after December 31, 1997, shall be
10 exempt from the payment of all undergraduate fees, including
11 fees associated with enrollment in college-preparatory
12 instruction or completion of college-level communication and
13 computation skills testing programs. A student adopted from
14 the Department of Children and Family Services must apply for
15 the fee exemption not more than 4 years after the date of high
16 school graduation. Before a fee exemption can be given, the
17 student shall have applied for and been denied financial aid,
18 pursuant to s. 240.404, which would have provided, at a
19 minimum, payment of all undergraduate fees.
20 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
21 240.35, Florida Statutes, 1996 Supplement, is amended to read:
22 240.35 Student fees.--Unless otherwise provided, the
23 provisions of this section apply only to fees charged for
24 college credit instruction.
25 (2)(a) Any student for whom the state is paying a
26 foster care board payment pursuant to s. 409.145(3) or parts
27 III and V of chapter 39, for whom the permanency planning goal
28 pursuant to part V of chapter 39 is long-term foster care or
29 independent living, or who is adopted from the Department of
30 Children and Family Services after December 31, 1997, is
31 exempt from the payment of all undergraduate fees, including
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1 fees associated with enrollment in college-preparatory
2 instruction or completion of the college-level communication
3 and computation skills testing program. A student adopted
4 from the Department of Children and Family Services must apply
5 for the fee exemption not more than 4 years after the date of
6 high school graduation. Before a fee exemption can be given,
7 the student shall have applied for and been denied financial
8 aid, pursuant to s. 240.404, which would have provided, at a
9 minimum, payment of all student fees.
10 Section 4. This act shall take effect July 1, 1997.
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13 HOUSE SUMMARY
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Provides an exemption from payment of specified
15 postsecondary education fees for students who are adopted
from the Department of Children and Family Services if
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high school graduation.
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