HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                 Bill No. CS for SB 2050, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)

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11  Representative(s) Rayson and Hart offered the following:

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13         Amendment to Amendment (282713) 

14         On page 281, lines 22-31, and on page 282, lines 1-29,

15  remove from the bill:  all of said lines

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17  and insert in lieu thereof:

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19         (a)1.  Have been a resident of this state for no less

20  than 1 year for purposes other than to obtain an education; or

21         2.  Have received a standard Florida high school

22  diploma, as provided in s. 232.246, or its equivalent, as

23  described in s. 229.814, unless:

24         a.  The student is enrolled full-time in the

25  early-admission program of an eligible postsecondary education

26  institution or completes a home-education program in

27  accordance with s. 232.0201; or

28         b.  The student earns a high school diploma from a

29  non-Florida school while living with a parent or guardian who

30  is on military or public service assignment outside this

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                                                   HOUSE AMENDMENT

                                 Bill No. CS for SB 2050, 1st Eng.

    Amendment No.     (for drafter's use only)





 1         (b)  In addition to the residency requirements in

 2  paragraph (a), an eligible lower-division, baccalaureate

 3  degree-seeking student must:

 4         1.  Have earned a cumulative grade point average of at

 5  least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale in postsecondary coursework.

 6         2.  Have earned at least 18 credit hours at the

 7  postsecondary level.

 8         3.  Be enrolled in an eligible public or independent

 9  postsecondary educational institution in this state for at

10  least 6 semester credit hours or the equivalent.

11         (2)  To be eligible for an initial award for

12  upper-division courses, a student must:

13         (a)  Have been a resident of this state for the

14  previous 3 years for purposes other than to obtain an

15  education.

16         (b)  Be enrolled in an eligible baccalaureate degree

17  program, as specified in s. 445.0124, for at least 6 semester

18  credit hours or the equivalent.

19         (c)  Have earned a cumulative grade point average of at

20  least 2.75 on a 4.0 scale in all postsecondary coursework.

21         (3)  To be eligible for an initial award for an applied

22  technology diploma program or a certificate or degree career

23  education program that does not articulate into a

24  baccalaureate degree program, a student must:

25         (a)  Have been a resident of this state for not less

26  than 1 year for noneducational purposes.

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