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By the Committees on Governmental Reform and Oversight,
Education and Senators Grant, Lee, Kirkpatrick, Meadows and
Bronson
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to educational fees; amending
3 ss. 239.117, 240.235, 240.35, F.S.; revising
4 the effective date of certain fee exemptions
5 that are provided for students who are placed
6 in foster care or in an independent living
7 arrangement or who are adopted from the
8 Department of Children and Family Services;
9 providing for retroactive application;
10 providing an effective date.
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12 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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14 Section 1. Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) of section
15 239.117, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
16 239.117 Postsecondary student fees.--
17 (4) The following students are exempt from the payment
18 of registration, matriculation, and laboratory fees:
19 (c) 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 May 5
25 December 31, 1997. Such exemption includes fees associated
26 with enrollment in college-preparatory instruction and
27 completion of the college-level communication and computation
28 skills testing program. Such exemption shall be available to
29 any student adopted from the Department of Children and Family
30 Services after May 5 December 31, 1997; however, the exemption
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1 shall be valid for no more than 4 years after the date of
2 graduation from high school.
3 Section 2. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
4 240.235, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
5 240.235 Fees.--
6 (5)(a) Any student for whom the state is paying a
7 foster care board payment pursuant to s. 409.145(3) or parts
8 III and V of chapter 39, for whom the permanency planning goal
9 pursuant to part V of chapter 39 is long-term foster care or
10 independent living, or who is adopted from the Department of
11 Children and Family Services after May 5 December 31, 1997,
12 shall be exempt from the payment of all undergraduate fees,
13 including fees associated with enrollment in
14 college-preparatory instruction or completion of college-level
15 communication and computation skills testing programs. Before
16 a fee exemption can be given, the student shall have applied
17 for and been denied financial aid, pursuant to s. 240.404,
18 which would have provided, at a minimum, payment of all
19 undergraduate fees. Such exemption shall be available to any
20 student adopted from the Department of Children and Family
21 Services after May 5 December 31, 1997; however, the exemption
22 shall be valid for no more than 4 years after the date of
23 graduation from high school.
24 Section 3. Paragraph (a) of subsection (2) of section
25 240.35, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
26 240.35 Student fees.--Unless otherwise provided, the
27 provisions of this section apply only to fees charged for
28 college credit instruction leading to an associate degree,
29 including college-preparatory courses defined in s. 239.105.
30 (2)(a) Any student for whom the state is paying a
31 foster care board payment pursuant to s. 409.145(3) or parts
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1 III and V of chapter 39, for whom the permanency planning goal
2 pursuant to part V of chapter 39 is long-term foster care or
3 independent living, or who is adopted from the Department of
4 Children and Family Services after May 5 December 31, 1997,
5 shall be exempt from the payment of all undergraduate fees,
6 including fees associated with enrollment in
7 college-preparatory instruction or completion of the
8 college-level communication and computation skills testing
9 program. Before a fee exemption can be given, the student
10 shall have applied for and been denied financial aid, pursuant
11 to s. 240.404, which would have provided, at a minimum,
12 payment of all student fees. Such exemption shall be available
13 to any student adopted from the Department of Children and
14 Family Services after May 5 December 31, 1997; however, the
15 exemption shall be valid for no more than 4 years after the
16 date of graduation from high school.
17 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
18 law and shall apply retroactively to May 5, 1997.
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20 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
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23 The committee substitute removes the language permitting the
State University System and the Board of Regents to establish
24 independent policy with regard to use of credit cards, debit
cards, and charge cards in lieu of payment for tuition,
25 nonresident tuition, and fees without collecting a service fee
or surcharge.
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