House Bill 4163e1

                                          HB 4163, First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to postsecondary education;

  3         amending s. 240.61, F.S., relating to the

  4         college reach-out program; revising the

  5         criteria for participating in the college

  6         reach-out program; requiring the Postsecondary

  7         Education Planning Commission to determine the

  8         frequency of certain assessments; revising the

  9         reporting date; repealing ss. 240.154 and

10         240.278, F.S., relating to proposals for

11         undergraduate enhancement and the Quality

12         Assurance Fund; providing an effective date.

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14  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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16         Section 1.  Subsections (3) and (13) of section 240.61,

17  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

18         240.61  College reach-out program.--

19         (3)  To participate in the college reach-out program, a

20  community college, a public university, or an independent

21  postsecondary institution that is participating in a special

22  program for students from disadvantaged backgrounds pursuant

23  to 20 U.S.C., ss. 1070d et seq. may submit a proposal to the

24  Department of Education. The State Board of Education shall

25  consider the proposals and determine which proposals to

26  implement as programs that will strengthen the educational

27  motivation and preparation of low-income educationally

28  disadvantaged students.

29         (13)  By February January 15 of each year, the

30  Postsecondary Education Planning Commission shall submit to

31  the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of


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                                          HB 4163, First Engrossed



  1  Representatives, the Commissioner of Education, and the

  2  Governor a report that evaluates the effectiveness of the

  3  college reach-out program. The report must be based upon

  4  information provided by participating institutions, the

  5  Division of Universities, the Division of Community Colleges,

  6  and the Division of Workforce Development pursuant to

  7  subsections (7) and (12). The evaluation must include

  8  longitudinal cohort assessments of college reach-out program

  9  participants from their entry into the program to their

10  graduation from postsecondary institutions. The Postsecondary

11  Education Planning Commission shall determine how frequently

12  to conduct the assessment of each cohort. To the extent

13  feasible, the performance of college reach-out program

14  participants must be compared to the performance of comparable

15  cohorts of students in public school and postsecondary

16  education.

17         Section 2.  Sections 240.154 and 240.278, Florida

18  Statutes, are repealed.

19         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1 of the

20  year in which enacted.

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