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11  Representative(s) Casey offered the following:

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13         Amendment (with title amendment) 

14         On page 19, between lines 28 and 29, of the bill

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16  insert:

17         Section 15.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (2) of section

18  231.621, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         231.621  Critical Teacher Shortage Student Loan

20  Forgiveness Program.--

21         (2)  From the funds available, the Department of

22  Education is authorized to make loan principal repayments as

23  follows:

24         (c)  All repayments shall be contingent on continued

25  proof of employment in the designated subject areas in this

26  state and shall be made directly to the holder of the loan.

27  The state shall not bear responsibility for the collection of

28  any interest charges or other remaining balance.  In the event

29  that designated critical teacher shortage subject areas are

30  changed by the State Board of Education, a teacher shall

31  continue to be eligible for loan forgiveness as long as he or

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 1  she continues to teach in the subject area for which the

 2  original loan repayment was made and otherwise meets all

 3  conditions of eligibility.

 4         Section 16.  Subsection (1) of section 240.40201,

 5  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 6         240.40201  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship

 7  Program.--

 8         (1)  The Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program is

 9  created to establish a lottery-funded scholarship program to

10  reward any Florida high school graduate who merits recognition

11  of high academic achievement and who enrolls in a degree

12  program, certificate program, or applied technology diploma

13  program at an eligible Florida public or private postsecondary

14  education institution within 7 3 years of graduation from high

15  school. Regardless of the year in which the student first

16  receives scholarship funding, all eligibility will end 7 years

17  after high school graduation. However, an eligible student who

18  enlists in the United States Armed Forces within 6 months of

19  high school graduation maintains eligibility for 4 years

20  following his or her discharge from military service, provided

21  that all other eligibility criteria apply.

22         Section 17.  Paragraphs (b), (e), and (f) of subsection

23  (1) and subsection (2) of section 240.40202, Florida Statutes,

24  are amended to read:

25         240.40202  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;

26  student eligibility requirements for initial awards.--

27         (1)  To be eligible for an initial award from any of

28  the three types of scholarships under the Florida Bright

29  Futures Scholarship Program, a student must:

30         (b)  Earn a standard Florida high school diploma or its

31  equivalent as described in s. 232.246 or s. 229.814 unless:

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 1         1.  The student is enrolled full time in the early

 2  admission program of an eligible postsecondary education

 3  institution or completes a home education program according to

 4  s. 232.0201; or

 5         2.  The student earns a high school diploma from a

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

 7  is on military or public service assignment away from Florida.

 8  "Public service assignment," as used in this subparagraph,

 9  means the occupational assignment outside of Florida of a

10  person who is a permanent resident of Florida and who is

11  employed by the United States Government or the State of

12  Florida, a condition of which employment is assignment outside

13  of Florida.

14         (e)  Not have been found guilty of, or pled plead nolo

15  contendere or guilty to, a felony charge, unless the student

16  has been granted clemency by the Governor and Cabinet sitting

17  as the Executive Office of Clemency.

18         (f)  Apply for a scholarship from the program by

19  December 31 after April 1 of the last semester before high

20  school graduation. There is no application deadline for a

21  student graduating from a non-Florida school, pursuant to

22  subparagraph (1)(b)2.

23         (2)  A student is eligible to accept an initial award

24  for 3 years following high school graduation and to accept a

25  renewal award for 7 years following high school graduation. A

26  student who applies for an award by April 1 and who meets all

27  other eligibility requirements, but who does not accept his or

28  her award during the first year of eligibility after high

29  school graduation, may apply for reinstatement of the award

30  for use within 7 reapply during subsequent application periods

31  up to 3 years after high school graduation. Reinstatement

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 1  applications must be received by the deadline established by

 2  the Department of Education.

 3         Section 18.  Section 240.40203, Florida Statutes, is

 4  amended to read:

 5         240.40203  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;

 6  student eligibility requirements for renewal, reinstatement,

 7  and restoration awards.--

 8         (1)  To be eligible to receive renew a scholarship from

 9  any of the three types of scholarships under the Florida

10  Bright Futures Scholarship Program after the first year of

11  eligibility, a student must meet the following requirements

12  for either renewal, reinstatement, or restoration:

13         (a)  Renewal applies to students who receive an award

14  for at least one term during the academic year. For renewal, a

15  student must complete at least 12 semester credit hours or the

16  equivalent in the last academic year in which the student

17  earned a scholarship.

18         (b)  and maintain the cumulative grade point average

19  required by the scholarship program, except that:

20         1.  If a recipient's grades fall beneath the average

21  required to renew a Florida Academic Scholarship, but are

22  sufficient to renew a Florida Merit Scholarship or a Florida

23  Vocational Gold Seal Scholarship, the Department of Education

24  may grant a renewal from one of those other scholarship

25  programs, if the student meets the renewal eligibility

26  requirements.; or

27         2.  If, upon renewal evaluation at any time during the

28  eligibility period, a student's grades or hours, or both, are

29  not sufficient insufficient to renew the scholarship, the

30  student may use grades or hours, or both, earned during the

31  following summer to renew the scholarship restore eligibility

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 1  by improving the grade point average to the required level. A

 2  student is eligible for such a reinstatement only once. The

 3  Legislature encourages education institutions to assist

 4  students to calculate whether or not it is possible to raise

 5  the grade point average during the summer term. If the

 6  institution determines that it is possible, the education

 7  institution may so inform the department, which may reserve

 8  the student's award if funds are available. The renewal,

 9  however, must not be granted until the student achieves the

10  required cumulative grade point average and earns the required

11  number of hours. If, during the summer term, a student does

12  not earn is not sufficient hours or to raise the grade point

13  average to the required renewal level, the student will not be

14  eligible for an award student's next opportunity for renewal

15  is the fall semester of the following academic year.

16         (b)  Reinstatement applies to students who were

17  eligible but did not receive an award during the previous

18  academic year or years, and who may apply to reestablish use

19  of the scholarship. For reinstatement, a student must have

20  been eligible at the time of the student's most recent Bright

21  Futures eligibility determination.  The student must apply for

22  reinstatement by submitting a reinstatement application by the

23  deadline established by the Department of Education.

24         (c)  Restoration applies to students who lost

25  scholarship eligibility due to a low renewal grade point

26  average, but earned the required grade point average in a

27  subsequent academic year, and who may apply to receive awards

28  in the future. For restoration, a student who did not meet

29  renewal requirements during a prior evaluation period may

30  restore eligibility by meeting the required grade point

31  average during a subsequent renewal evaluation period.  A

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 1  student is eligible to receive such restoration only once.

 2  The student must submit an application for restoration by the

 3  deadline established by the Department of Education.

 4         (2)  A student who is enrolled in a program that

 5  terminates in an associate degree or a baccalaureate degree

 6  may receive an award for a maximum of 110 percent of the

 7  number of credit hours required to complete the program. A

 8  student who is enrolled in an undergraduate program that

 9  terminates in the award of a postbaccalaureate degree, or the

10  simultaneous award of baccalaureate and postbaccalaureate

11  degrees, may receive an award for a maximum of 132 semester

12  hours, or the equivalent, at the undergraduate rate. A student

13  who is enrolled in a program that terminates in a technical

14  certificate may receive an award for a maximum of 110 percent

15  of the credit hours or clock hours required to complete the

16  program up to 90 credit hours. A student who transfers from

17  one of these program levels to another becomes eligible for

18  the higher of the two credit hour limits.

19         Section 19.  Subsection (2) of section 240.40204,

20  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

21         240.40204  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;

22  eligible postsecondary education institutions.--A student is

23  eligible for an award or the renewal of an award from the

24  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program if the student

25  meets the requirements for the program as described in this

26  act and is enrolled in a postsecondary education institution

27  that meets the description in any one of the following

28  subsections:

29         (2)  An independent Florida college or university that

30  is accredited by a member of the Commission on Recognition of

31  Postsecondary Accreditation and which has operated in the

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 1  state for at least 3 years and is accredited by an accrediting

 2  agency recognized by the United States Department of

 3  Education.

 4         Section 20.  Subsections (2), (3), and (4) of section

 5  240.40205, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

 6         240.40205  Florida Academic Scholars award.--

 7         (2)  A Florida Academic Scholar who is enrolled in a

 8  public postsecondary education institution is eligible for an

 9  award equal to the amount required to pay matriculation and,

10  fees, as defined by the Department of Education, and $300 per

11  semester or the equivalent $600 for college-related expenses

12  annually. A student who is enrolled in a nonpublic

13  postsecondary education institution is eligible for an award

14  equal to the amount that would be required to pay for the

15  average matriculation and fees of a public postsecondary

16  education institution at the comparable level, plus the amount

17  provided for college-related expenses annual $600.

18         (3)  To be eligible for a renewal or restoration award

19  as a Florida Academic Scholar, a student must meet the

20  requirements of s. 240.40203 and the maintain the equivalent

21  of a grade point average requirement of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale, or

22  the equivalent, for all postsecondary education work

23  attempted. A student may have, with an opportunity for one

24  restoration reinstatement as provided in this act.

25         (4)  In each school district, the Florida Academic

26  Scholar with the highest academic ranking shall receive an

27  additional award of $750 per semester or the equivalent $1,500

28  for college-related expenses. This award must be funded from

29  the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

30         Section 21.  Section 240.40206, Florida Statutes, is

31  amended to read:

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 1         240.40206  Florida Merit Scholars award.--

 2         (1)  A student is eligible for a Florida Merit Scholars

 3  award if the student meets the general eligibility

 4  requirements for the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship

 5  Program and the student:

 6         (a)  Has achieved a weighted grade point average of 3.0

 7  as calculated pursuant to s. 240.40202, or the equivalent, in

 8  high school courses that are adopted by the Board of Regents

 9  and recommended by the State Board of Community Colleges as

10  college-preparatory academic courses; and

11         (b)  Has attained at least the score identified by

12  rules of the Department of Education on the combined verbal

13  and quantitative parts of the Scholastic Aptitude Test, the

14  Scholastic Assessment Test, or the recentered Scholastic

15  Assessment Test of the College Entrance Examination, or an

16  equivalent score on the American College Testing Program; or

17         (c)  Has attended a home education program according to

18  s. 232.0201 during grades 11 and 12 or has completed the

19  International Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the

20  International Baccalaureate Diploma, and has attained at least

21  the score identified by rules of the Department of Education

22  on the combined verbal and quantitative parts of the

23  Scholastic Aptitude Test, the Scholastic Assessment Test, or

24  the recentered Scholastic Assessment Test of the College

25  Entrance Examination, or an equivalent score on the American

26  College Testing Program; or.

27         (d)  Has been recognized by the merit or achievement

28  programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a

29  scholar or finalist, but has not completed a program of

30  community service as provided by s. 240.40205.

31         (2)  A Florida Merit Scholar is eligible for an award

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 1  equal to the amount required to pay 75 percent of

 2  matriculation and fees, as defined by the department, if the

 3  student is enrolled in a public postsecondary education

 4  institution. A student who is enrolled in a nonpublic

 5  postsecondary education institution is eligible for an award

 6  equal to the amount that would be required to pay 75 percent

 7  of the matriculation and fees of a public postsecondary

 8  education institution at the comparable level.

 9         (3)  To be eligible for a renewal or restoration award

10  as a Florida Merit Scholar, a student must meet the

11  requirements of s. 240.40203 and the maintain the equivalent

12  of a grade point average requirement of 2.75 on a 4.0 scale,

13  or the equivalent, for all postsecondary education work

14  attempted. A student may have, with an opportunity for

15  reinstatement one restoration time as provided in this act.

16         Section 22.  Section 240.40207, Florida Statutes, is

17  amended to read:

18         240.40207  Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars

19  award.--The Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award is

20  created within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program

21  to recognize and reward academic achievement and vocational

22  preparation by high school students who wish to continue their

23  education.

24         (1)  A student is eligible for a Florida Gold Seal

25  Vocational Scholars award if the student meets the general

26  eligibility requirements for the Florida Bright Futures

27  Scholarship Program and the student:

28         (a)  Successfully completes the secondary school

29  portion of a sequential program of studies that requires at

30  least three secondary school vocational credits in one program

31  of study identified by the Department of Education taken over

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 1  at least 2 academic years, and is continued in a planned,

 2  related postsecondary education program. If the student's

 3  school does not offer such a two-plus-two or tech-prep

 4  program, the student must complete a job-preparatory career

 5  education program selected by the Occupational Forecasting

 6  Conference or the Workforce Development Board of Enterprise

 7  Florida for its ability to provide high-wage employment in an

 8  occupation with high potential for employment opportunities.

 9  On-the-job training may not be substituted for any of the

10  three required vocational credits.

11         (b)  Demonstrates readiness for postsecondary education

12  by earning a passing score on the Florida College Entry Level

13  Placement Test or its equivalent as identified by the

14  Department of Education.

15         (c)  Earns a minimum cumulative weighted grade point

16  average of 3.0, as calculated pursuant to s. 240.40202, on all

17  subjects required for a standard high school diploma,

18  excluding elective courses.

19         (d)  Earns a minimum unweighted grade point average of

20  3.5 on a 4.0 scale for secondary vocational courses comprising

21  the vocational program.

22         (e)  Completes the requirements of a vocational-ready

23  diploma program, as defined by rules of the State Board of

24  Education.

25         (2)  A Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar is eligible

26  for an award equal to the amount required to pay 75 percent of

27  matriculation and fees, as defined by the Department of

28  Education, if the student is enrolled in a public

29  postsecondary education institution. A student who is enrolled

30  in a nonpublic postsecondary education institution is eligible

31  for an award equal to the amount that would be required to pay

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 1  75 percent of the matriculation and mandatory fees of a public

 2  postsecondary education institution at the comparable level.

 3         (3)  To be eligible for a renewal or restoration award

 4  as a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholar, a student must meet

 5  the requirements of s. 240.40203 and the maintain the

 6  equivalent of a grade point average requirement of 2.75 on a

 7  4.0 scale, or the equivalent, for all postsecondary education

 8  work attempted. A student may have, with an opportunity for

 9  reinstatement one restoration time as provided in this act.

10         (4)  A student may earn a Florida Gold Seal Vocational

11  Scholarship for 110 percent of the number of credit hours

12  required to complete the program, up to 90 credit hours or the

13  equivalent. A Florida Gold Seal Scholar who has a cumulative

14  grade point average of 2.75 in all postsecondary education

15  work attempted may apply for a Florida Merit Scholars award at

16  any renewal period. All other provisions of that program

17  apply, and the credit-hour limitation must be calculated by

18  subtracting from the student's total eligibility the number of

19  credit hours the student attempted while earning the Gold Seal

20  Vocational Scholarship.

21         (5)  Beginning with the fall term of 2002, a Florida

22  Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award may not be used at an

23  institution that grants baccalaureate degrees unless the award

24  is a renewal of an initial award issued prior to the fall term

25  of 2002, or as otherwise provided for in this section.

26         (6)  Upon successful completion of an an associate

27  degree program, an award recipient who meets the renewal

28  criteria in subsection (3) and enrolls in a baccalaureate

29  degree program at an eligible postsecondary education

30  institution is eligible to transfer to the Florida Merit

31  Scholars award component of the Bright Futures Scholarship

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 1  Program. If the student receives an associate degree prior to

 2  the end of an academic year and enrolls in the baccalaureate

 3  degree program during a subsequent term of the same academic

 4  year, the student may continue to receive the Gold Seal

 5  Scholars award for the duration of that academic year. If

 6  necessary, the department may provide an exception to the

 7  90-semester-hour limit, or the equivalent, through the end of

 8  that academic year. Other than initial eligibility criteria,

 9  all other requirements of the Florida Merit Scholars award

10  apply to a student who transfers to that program under this

11  section. The credit-hour limitation must be calculated by

12  subtracting from the student's total eligibility the number of

13  credit hours for which the student has already received

14  funding under the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

15         (7)  If a Florida Gold Seal Scholar received an initial

16  Gold Seal Scholars award prior to the fall term of 2002 and

17  has a cumulative grade point average of 2.75 in all

18  postsecondary education work attempted, the Department of

19  Education may transfer the student to the Florida Merit

20  Scholars award component of the Bright Futures Scholarship

21  Program during any renewal period. All other provisions of

22  that program apply, and the credit-hour limitation must be

23  calculated by subtracting from the student's total eligibility

24  the number of credit hours for which the student has already

25  received funding under the Bright Futures Scholarship Program.

26         Section 23.  Section 240.40209, Florida Statutes, is

27  amended to read:

28         240.40209  Bright Futures Scholarship recipients

29  attending nonpublic institutions; calculation of

30  awards.--Notwithstanding ss. 240.40201, 240.40205, 240.40206,

31  and 240.40207, a student who receives any award under the

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 1  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program, who is enrolled in

 2  a nonpublic postsecondary education institution, and who is

 3  assessed tuition and fees that are the same as those of a

 4  full-time student at that institution, shall receive a fixed

 5  award calculated by using the average matriculation and fee

 6  calculation, as defined by the Department of Education, for

 7  full-time attendance at a public postsecondary educational

 8  education institution at the comparable level. If the student

 9  is enrolled part-time and is assessed tuition and fees at a

10  reduced level, the award shall be either one-half of the

11  maximum award or three-fourths of the maximum award, depending

12  on the level of fees assessed.

13         Section 24.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

14  240.404, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

15         240.404  General requirements for student eligibility

16  for state financial aid.--

17         (1)(a)  The general requirements for eligibility of

18  students for state financial aid awards consist of the

19  following:

20         1.  Achievement of the academic requirements of and

21  acceptance at a state university or community college; a

22  nursing diploma school approved by the Florida Board of

23  Nursing; a Florida college, university, or community college

24  which is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the

25  United States Department of Education a member of the

26  Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation; any

27  Florida institution the credits of which are acceptable for

28  transfer to state universities; any area technical center; or

29  any private vocational-technical institution accredited by an

30  accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department

31  of Education a member of the Commission on Recognition of

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 1  Postsecondary Accreditation.

 2         2.a.  Residency in this state for no less than 1 year

 3  preceding the award of aid for a program established pursuant

 4  to s. 240.409, s. 240.4095, s. 240.4097, s. 240.412, s.

 5  240.4125, s. 240.413, s. 240.4987, s. 240.605, or s. 240.606.

 6  Residency in this state must be for purposes other than to

 7  obtain an education. Resident status for purposes of receiving

 8  state financial aid awards shall be determined in the same

 9  manner as resident status for tuition purposes pursuant to s.

10  240.1201 and rules of the State Board of Education.

11         b.  A person who has been properly classified as a

12  resident by a postsecondary institution for initial receipt of

13  state-funded student financial assistance and has been

14  determined eligible to participate in a financial assistance

15  program may continue to qualify as a resident for state-funded

16  financial aid programs if he or she maintains continuous

17  enrollment at the postsecondary institution, with no break in

18  enrollment greater than 12 consecutive months.

19         3.  Submission of certification attesting to the

20  accuracy, completeness, and correctness of information

21  provided to demonstrate a student's eligibility to receive

22  state financial aid awards. Falsification of such information

23  shall result in the denial of any pending application and

24  revocation of any award currently held to the extent that no

25  further payments shall be made. Additionally, students who

26  knowingly make false statements in order to receive state

27  financial aid awards shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the

28  second degree subject to the provisions of s. 837.06 and shall

29  be required to return all state financial aid awards

30  wrongfully obtained.

31         Section 25.  Subsection (3) of section 240.4064,

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 1  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 2         240.4064  Critical teacher shortage tuition

 3  reimbursement program.--

 4         (3)  Participants may receive tuition reimbursement

 5  payments for up to 9 semester hours, or the equivalent in

 6  quarter hours, per year, at a rate not to exceed $115 $78 per

 7  semester hour, up to a total of 36 semester hours.  All

 8  tuition reimbursements shall be contingent on passing an

 9  approved course with a minimum grade of 3.0 or its equivalent.

10         Section 26.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) and

11  subsection (6) of section 240.412, Florida Statutes, are

12  amended to read:

13         240.412  Jose Marti Scholarship Challenge Grant

14  Program.--

15         (5)(a)  In order to be eligible to receive a

16  scholarship pursuant to this section, an applicant shall:

17         1.  Be a Hispanic-American, or a person of Spanish

18  culture with origins in Mexico, South America, Central

19  America, or the Caribbean, regardless of race.

20         2.  Be a citizen of the United States and meet the

21  general requirements for student eligibility as provided in s.

22  240.404, except as otherwise provided in this section.

23         3.  Be accepted at a state university or community

24  college or any Florida college or university accredited by an

25  accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department

26  of Education a member of the Commission on Recognition of

27  Postsecondary Accreditation the credits of which are

28  acceptable without qualification for transfer to state

29  universities.

30         4.  Enroll as a full-time undergraduate or graduate

31  student.

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 1         5.  Earn a 3.0 unweighted grade point average on a 4.0

 2  scale, or the equivalent for high school subjects creditable

 3  toward a diploma. If an applicant applies as a graduate

 4  student, he or she shall have earned a 3.0 cumulative grade

 5  point average for undergraduate college-level courses.

 6         (6)  The annual scholarship to each recipient shall be

 7  $2,000. Priority in the distribution of scholarships shall be

 8  given to students with the lowest total family resources.

 9  Renewal scholarships shall take precedence over new awards in

10  any year in which funds are not sufficient to meet the total

11  need.  No undergraduate student shall receive an award for

12  more than the equivalent of 8 semesters or 12 quarters over a

13  period of no more than 6 consecutive years, except as

14  otherwise provided in s. 240.404(3). No graduate student shall

15  receive an award for more than the equivalent of 4 semesters

16  or 6 quarters.

17         Section 27.  Subsection (2) of section 240.413, Florida

18  Statutes, is amended to read:

19         240.413  Seminole and Miccosukee Indian Scholarships.--

20         (2)  Scholarships shall be awarded by the department to

21  students who:

22         (a)  Have graduated from high school, have earned an

23  equivalency diploma issued by the Department of Education

24  pursuant to s. 229.814, have earned an equivalency diploma

25  issued by the United States Armed Forces Institute, or have

26  been accepted through an early admission program;

27         (b)  Are enrolled at a state university or community

28  college authorized by Florida law; a nursing diploma school

29  approved by the Board of Nursing; any Florida college,

30  university, or community college which is accredited by an

31  accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department

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 1  of Education a member of the Commission on Recognition of

 2  Postsecondary Accreditation; or any Florida institution the

 3  credits of which are acceptable for transfer to state

 4  universities;

 5         (c)  Are enrolled as either full-time or part-time

 6  undergraduate or graduate students and make satisfactory

 7  academic progress as defined by the college or university;

 8         (d)  Have been recommended by the Seminole Tribe of

 9  Florida or the Miccosukee Tribe of Indians of Florida; and

10         (e)  Meet the general requirements for student

11  eligibility as provided in s. 240.404, except as otherwise

12  provided in this section.

13         Section 28.  Subsection (6) of section 240.437, Florida

14  Statutes, is amended to read:

15         240.437  Student financial aid planning and

16  development.--

17         (6)  Any Effective July 1, 1992, all new and existing

18  financial assistance programs authorized by state law that are

19  administered by the Bureau of Student Financial Assistance of

20  the Department of Education, and that under this part which

21  are not funded for 3 consecutive years after enactment shall

22  stand repealed.  Financial aid programs provided under this

23  part on July 1, 1992, which lose funding for 3 consecutive

24  years shall stand repealed.  The Bureau Office of Student

25  Financial Assistance of the Department of Education shall

26  annually review the legislative appropriation of financial aid

27  to identify such programs.

28         Section 29.  Subsection (5) of section 240.465, Florida

29  Statutes, is repealed.

30         Section 30.  Subsection (13) of section 240.472,

31  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

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 1         240.472  Definitions.--As used in this act:

 2         (13)  "Institution" means any college or university

 3  which, by virtue of law or charter, is accredited by an

 4  accrediting agency recognized by the United States Department

 5  of Education and holds membership in the Commission on

 6  Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation; which grants

 7  baccalaureate or associate degrees; which is not a pervasively

 8  sectarian institution; and which does not discriminate in the

 9  admission of students on the basis of race, color, religion,

10  sex, or creed.

11         Section 31.  Subsection (1) of section 295.01, Florida

12  Statutes, is amended to read:

13         295.01  Children of deceased or disabled veterans;

14  education.--

15         (1)  It is hereby declared to be the policy of the

16  state to provide educational opportunity at state expense for

17  dependent children either of whose parents was a resident of

18  the state at the time such parent entered the Armed Forces,

19  had been a bona fide resident of the state for 5 years

20  preceding the child's application for benefits under this

21  section, and who:

22         (a)  Died in that service or from injuries sustained or

23  disease contracted during a period of wartime service as

24  defined in s. 1.01(14) or has died since or may hereafter die

25  from diseases or disability resulting from such war service,

26  or

27         (b)  Participated during a period of wartime service,

28  as provided for in this chapter, and has been:

29         1.  Determined by the United States Department of

30  Veterans Affairs or its predecessor to have a

31  service-connected 100-percent total and permanent disability

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 1  rating for compensation,

 2         2.  Determined to have a service-connected total and

 3  permanent disability rating of 100 percent and is in receipt

 4  of disability retirement pay from any branch of the United

 5  States Armed Services, or

 6         3.  Issued a valid identification card by the

 7  Department of Veterans' Affairs in accordance with s. 295.17,

 8

 9  when the parents of such children have been bona fide

10  residents of the state for 5 years next preceding their

11  application for the benefits hereof, and subject to the rules,

12  restrictions, and limitations hereof.

13         Section 32.  Section 295.02, Florida Statutes, is

14  amended to read:

15         295.02  Use of funds; age, etc.--

16         (1)  All sums appropriated and expended under this

17  chapter shall be used to pay tuition and registration fees, as

18  defined by the Department of Education; board;, and room rent

19  and to buy books and supplies for the children of:

20         (a)  Deceased or disabled veterans or service members,

21  as defined and limited in s. 295.01, s. 295.016, s. 295.017,

22  s. 295.018, or s. 295.0195., or of

23         (b)  Parents classified as prisoners of war or missing

24  in action, as defined and limited in s. 295.015.,

25         (2)  Such children must be who are between the ages of

26  16 and 22 years, and who are in attendance at:

27         (a)  A state-supported institution of higher learning,

28  including a community college or vocational-technical school,

29  or

30         (b)  Any postsecondary institution eligible to

31  participate in the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship program.

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 1

 2  A student attending an eligible private postsecondary

 3  institution may receive an award equivalent to the average

 4  matriculation and fees calculated for full-time attendance at

 5  a public postsecondary institution at the comparable level.

 6  Any child having entered upon a course of training or

 7  education under the provisions of this chapter, consisting of

 8  a course of not more than 4 years, and arriving at the age of

 9  22 years before the completion of such course may continue the

10  course and receive all benefits of the provisions of this

11  chapter until the course is completed. The Department of

12  Education shall administer this educational program subject to

13  regulations of the department. The State Board of Education is

14  authorized to adopt rules to implement this program.

15         Section 33.  Sections 228.502, 240.40242, and 240.6055,

16  Florida Statutes, are repealed.

17         Section 34.  Paragraph (r) of subsection (1) of section

18  246.041, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         246.041  Powers and duties of board.--

20         (1)  The board shall:

21         (r)  Provide information and documentation on an annual

22  basis to the Office of Student Financial Assistance of the

23  Department of Education regarding the requirements set forth

24  for nonpublic colleges in s. 240.605, relating to William L.

25  Boyd, IV, Florida resident access grants, s. 240.6055,

26  relating to access grants for community college graduates, and

27  s. 240.609, relating to Florida postsecondary endowment

28  grants.

29         Section 35.  Section 240.409, Florida Statutes, is

30  amended to read:

31         240.409  Florida Public Student Assistance Grant

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 1  Program; eligibility for grants.--

 2         (1)  There is hereby created a Florida Public Student

 3  Assistance Grant Program. The program shall be administered by

 4  the participating institutions in accordance with rules of the

 5  state board.

 6         (2)  The department is directed to establish an initial

 7  application deadline for funds administered pursuant to this

 8  section. 

 9         (3)  Using the priorities established in this section

10  and in s. 240.4099, institutions shall first award funds

11  administered pursuant to this section to students who meet the

12  initial application deadline established pursuant to

13  subsection (2).  An institution may, at its discretion, award

14  any remaining funds from this program to students who apply

15  after the deadline date and who are otherwise eligible

16  pursuant to this section.

17         (4)(2)(a)  State student assistance grants through the

18  program may be made only to full-time degree-seeking students

19  who enroll in at least 6 semester hours, or the equivalent,

20  per term and who meet the general requirements for student

21  eligibility as provided in s. 240.404, except as otherwise

22  provided in this section.  Such grants shall be awarded

23  annually for the amount of demonstrated unmet need for the

24  cost of education and may not exceed an amount equal to the

25  average prior academic year cost of matriculation fees and

26  other registration fees for 30 credit hours at state

27  universities or such other amount as specified in the General

28  Appropriations Act, to any recipient. A demonstrated unmet

29  need of less than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible

30  for a state student assistance grant. Recipients of such

31  grants must have been accepted at a state university or

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 1  community college authorized by Florida law.  No student may

 2  receive an award for more than the equivalent of 9 semesters

 3  or 14 quarters of full-time enrollment, except as otherwise

 4  provided in s. 240.404(3).

 5         (b)  A student applying for a Florida public student

 6  assistance grant shall be required to apply for the Pell

 7  Grant. The Pell Grant entitlement shall be considered when

 8  conducting an assessment of the financial resources available

 9  to each student.

10         (c)  Priority in the distribution of grant moneys shall

11  be given to students with the lowest total family resources,

12  in accordance with a nationally recognized system of need

13  analysis. Using the system of need analysis, the department

14  shall establish a maximum expected family contribution. An

15  institution may not make a grant from this program to a

16  student whose expected family contribution exceeds the level

17  established by the department.  An institution may not impose

18  additional criteria to determine a student's eligibility to

19  receive a grant award.

20         (d)  Each participating institution shall report, to

21  the department by the established date, the eligible students

22  to whom grant moneys are disbursed each academic term and

23  indicate whether or not the student met the application

24  deadline established pursuant to subsection (2). Each

25  institution shall also report to the department necessary

26  demographic and eligibility data for such students.

27         (5)(3)  Based on the unmet financial need of an

28  eligible applicant, the amount of a Florida public student

29  assistance grant must be between $200 and the weighted average

30  of the cost of matriculation and other registration fees for

31  30 credit hours at state universities per academic year or the

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 1  amount specified in the General Appropriations Act.

 2         (6)(4)(a)  The funds appropriated for the Florida

 3  Public Student Assistance Grant shall be distributed to

 4  eligible institutions in accordance with a formula recommended

 5  by the Department of Education's Florida Council of Student

 6  Financial Aid Advisors and reviewed by the Postsecondary

 7  Education Planning Commission, the State Board of Community

 8  Colleges, and the Board of Regents. The formula shall consider

 9  at least the prior year's distribution of funds to award

10  recipients who met the application deadline, the number of

11  full-time eligible applicants who met the application deadline

12  who did not receive awards, the standardization of the

13  expected family contribution, and provisions for unused funds.

14         (b)  Payment of Florida public student assistance

15  grants shall be transmitted to the president of the state

16  university or community college, or to his or her

17  representative, in advance of the registration period.

18  Institutions shall notify students of the amount of their

19  awards.

20         (c)  The eligibility status of each student to receive

21  a disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of

22  the end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a

23  drop-add period.  Institutions shall not be required to

24  reevaluate a student's eligibility status after this date for

25  purposes of changing eligibility determinations previously

26  made.

27         (d)  Institutions shall certify to the department the

28  amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit to

29  the department any undisbursed advances by June 1 of each

30  year.

31         (7)(5)  Funds appropriated by the Legislature for state

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 1  student assistance grants shall be deposited in the State

 2  Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund. Notwithstanding the

 3  provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any

 4  balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year that

 5  has been allocated to the Florida Public Student Assistance

 6  Grant Program shall remain therein and shall be available for

 7  carrying out the purposes of this section.

 8         (8)(6)  The State Board of Education shall establish

 9  rules necessary to implement this section.

10         Section 36.  Section 240.4095, Florida Statutes, is

11  amended to read:

12         240.4095  Florida Private Student Assistance Grant

13  Program; eligibility for grants.--

14         (1)  There is hereby created a Florida Private Student

15  Assistance Grant Program. The program shall be administered by

16  the participating institutions in accordance with rules of the

17  state board.

18         (2)  The department is directed to establish an initial

19  application deadline for funds administered pursuant to this

20  section.

21         (3)  Using the priorities established in this section

22  and in s. 240.4099, institutions shall first award funds

23  administered pursuant to this section to students who meet the

24  initial application deadline established pursuant to

25  subsection (2). An institution may, at its discretion, award

26  any remaining funds from this program to students who apply

27  after the deadline date and who are otherwise eligible

28  pursuant to this section.

29         (4)(a)  Florida private student assistance grants from

30  the State Student Financial Assistance Trust Fund may be made

31  only to full-time degree-seeking students who enroll in at

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 1  least 6 semester hours, or the equivalent, per term and who

 2  meet the general requirements for student eligibility as

 3  provided in s. 240.404, except as otherwise provided in this

 4  section.  Such grants shall be awarded for the amount of

 5  demonstrated unmet need for tuition and fees and may not

 6  exceed an amount equal to the average matriculation and other

 7  registration fees for 30 credit hours at state universities

 8  plus $1,000 per academic year, or as specified in the General

 9  Appropriations Act, to any applicant.  A demonstrated unmet

10  need of less than $200 shall render the applicant ineligible

11  for a Florida private student assistance grant. Recipients of

12  such grants must have been accepted at a

13  baccalaureate-degree-granting independent nonprofit college or

14  university, which is accredited by the Commission on Colleges

15  of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and which

16  is located in and chartered as a domestic corporation by the

17  state.  No student may receive an award for more than the

18  equivalent of 9 semesters or 14 quarters of full-time

19  enrollment, except as otherwise provided in s. 240.404(3).

20         (b)  A student applying for a Florida private student

21  assistance grant shall be required to apply for the Pell

22  Grant. The Pell Grant entitlement shall be considered when

23  conducting an assessment of the financial resources available

24  to each student.

25         (c)  Priority in the distribution of grant moneys shall

26  be given to students with the lowest total family resources,

27  in accordance with a nationally recognized system of need

28  analysis. Using the system of need analysis, the department

29  shall establish a maximum expected family contribution. An

30  institution may not make a grant from this program to a

31  student whose expected family contribution exceeds the level

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 1  established by the department.  An institution may not impose

 2  additional criteria to determine a student's eligibility to

 3  receive a grant award.

 4         (d)  Each participating institution shall report, to