House Bill 1819

    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1819

        By Representative Melvin






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to community colleges;

  3         requiring each community college to determine

  4         the number of matriculated, degree-seeking

  5         students enrolled at the community college;

  6         providing requirements for classifying a

  7         student as matriculated and degree-seeking;

  8         requiring the classification to be used only

  9         for specified purposes; providing an effective

10         date.

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

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14         Section 1.  (1)  Beginning in the 1999-2000 school

15  year, each state community college shall determine the number

16  of students enrolled at the community college who are

17  matriculated, degree-seeking students. A student shall be

18  classified as matriculated and degree-seeking if the student:

19         (a)  Is not enrolled in a program of advanced placement

20  or early admission;

21         (b)  Has met the testing requirements of section

22  240.117, Florida Statutes; and

23         (c)  Has been classified by the community college as a

24  matriculated, degree-seeking student.

25         (2)  The community college shall use the classification

26  of students as matriculated and degree-seeking for reports

27  required by section 240.324, Florida Statutes, the community

28  college accountability process. A student may maintain the

29  status of a degree-seeking student for other purposes, such as

30  eligibility for financial aid, even if the college has not

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    Florida House of Representatives - 1999                HB 1819

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  1  classified the student as a matriculated student for

  2  accountability purposes.

  3         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

  4  law.

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      Requires each community college to determine the number
  9    of matriculated, degree-seeking students enrolled at the
      community college.  Provides requirements for classifying
10    a student as matriculated and degree-seeking.  Requires
      the classification to be used only for specified
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