HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1413
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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11 The Council for Smarter Government offered the following:
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17 Section 4. Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of section
18 240.235, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
19 240.235 Fees.--
20 (5)(a) Any student for whom the state is paying a
21 foster care board payment pursuant to s. 409.145(3) or parts
22 II and III of chapter 39, for whom the permanency planning
23 goal pursuant to part III of chapter 39 is long-term foster
24 care or independent living, who is or was at the time he or
25 she turned 18 years old in the custody of a relative under s.
26 39.5085, or who is adopted from the Department of Children and
27 Family Services after May 5, 1997, shall be exempt from the
28 payment of all undergraduate fees, including fees associated
29 with enrollment in college-preparatory instruction or
30 completion of college-level communication and computation
31 skills testing programs. Before a fee exemption can be given,
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HOUSE AMENDMENT
Bill No. HB 1413
Amendment No. ___ (for drafter's use only)
1 the student shall have applied for and been denied financial
2 aid, pursuant to s. 240.404, which would have provided, at a
3 minimum, payment of all undergraduate fees. Such exemption
4 shall be available to any student who was in the custody of a
5 relative under s. 39.5085 at the time he or she turned 18
6 years old or was adopted from the Department of Children and
7 Family Services after May 5, 1997; however, the exemption
8 shall be valid for no more than 4 years after the date of
9 graduation from high school.
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13 And the title is amended as follows:
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18 amending s. 240.235, F.S.; exempting certain
19 children in the custody of a relative at the
20 time of reaching age 18 from payment of
21 postsecondary undergraduate fees;
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