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HB 465, First Engrossed
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to determinations of residency
3 for tuition purposes; amending s. 240.1201,
4 F.S.; revising provisions relating to
5 determinations of residency for tuition
6 purposes to classify members of the active
7 Florida National Guard as residents for tuition
8 purposes; amending s. 240.2099, F.S.; providing
9 additional authority of the Board of Regents
10 and the State Board of Community Colleges with
11 respect to the implementation of the statewide
12 computer-assisted student advising system;
13 providing for expenditure of specified
14 proceeds; providing an effective date.
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16 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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18 Section 1. Paragraph (k) is added to subsection (10)
19 of section 240.1201, Florida Statutes, to read:
20 240.1201 Determination of resident status for tuition
21 purposes.--Students shall be classified as residents or
22 nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition fees in
23 public community colleges and universities.
24 (10) The following persons shall be classified as
25 residents for tuition purposes:
26 (k) Members of the active Florida National Guard that
27 meet the requirements of s. 250.10(7) and (8).
28 Section 2. Section 240.2099, Florida Statutes, is
29 amended to read:
30 240.2099 Computer-assisted student advising system;
31 plans.--The Board of Regents and State Board of Community
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HB 465, First Engrossed
1 Colleges shall develop plans for implementing a single,
2 statewide computer-assisted student advising system, which
3 must be an integral part of the process of advising,
4 registering, and certifying students for graduation. Plans
5 shall include timelines for the implementation of the system
6 and shall be submitted to the Legislature by October 1, 1996.
7 It is intended that an advising system be the primary advising
8 and tracking tool for students enrolled in community colleges
9 and universities and be accessible to students enrolled in
10 each of the state universities, community colleges, and public
11 secondary schools. The State University System and the
12 community college system shall establish a committee to
13 oversee the development and maintenance of the advising
14 system. The system shall consist of a degree audit and an
15 articulation component that includes the following
16 characteristics provided in subsections (1), (2), and (3):
17 (1) The system shall constitute an integral part of
18 the process of advising students and assisting them in course
19 selection. The system shall be accessible to students in the
20 following ways:
21 (a) A student must be able to access the system, at
22 any time, to identify course options that will meet the
23 requirements of a selected path toward a degree.
24 (b) A status report from the system shall be generated
25 and sent with each grade report to each student with a
26 declared major.
27 (2) The system shall be an integral part of the
28 registration process. As part of the process, the system
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30 (a) Provide reports that document each student's
31 status toward completion of a degree.
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1 (b) Verify that a student has completed requirements
2 for graduation.
3 (3) The system must provide management information to
4 decisionmakers, including information relating student
5 enrollment patterns and course demands to plans for
6 corresponding course offerings and information useful in
7 planning the student registration process.
8 (4) In implementing the single, statewide,
9 computer-assisted student advising system required under
10 section 240.2099, Florida Statutes, the Board of Regents and
11 the State Board of Community Colleges may:
12 (a) Perform all things necessary to secure letters of
13 patent, copyrights, and trademarks on any work products and
14 enforce their rights with respect thereto;
15 (b) Enter into binding agreements with organizations,
16 corporations, or government entities to license, lease,
17 assign, or otherwise give written consent to any person, firm,
18 corporation, or agency for the use of the single, statewide,
19 computer-assisted student advising system and collect
20 royalties or any other consideration that the boards find
21 proper; and
22 (c) Sell or license any such work products and execute
23 all instruments necessary to consummate the sale or license.
24 Subject to the terms and conditions of any applicable license
25 agreement or similar arrangement, the State shall retain
26 ownership of all intellectual property and all interests
27 therein, and shall have full right to use of such intellectual
28 property. All of the proceeds derived from activities
29 authorized under this section shall be expended for the costs
30 incurred in developing, maintaining, and improving the single,
31 statewide, computer-assisted student advising system.
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1 (d) Final actions taken by the Board of Regents and
2 the State Board of Community Colleges or their successor,
3 related to the agreement, are subject to the notice review and
4 objection procedure established in s. 216.177, Florida
5 Statutes.
6 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2001.
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