House Bill hb0043B

    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 43-B

        By Representative Arza






  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to student withdrawal from

  3         courses due to military service; requiring

  4         rules by district school boards, community

  5         college district boards of trustees, and

  6         university boards of trustees; providing that a

  7         student shall not suffer academic or financial

  8         penalties; authorizing the refund of fees;

  9         providing an effective date.

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

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13         Section 1.  Each district school board, community

14  college district board of trustees, and university board of

15  trustees shall establish, by rule and pursuant to guidelines

16  of the Florida Board of Education, policies regarding the

17  withdrawal from courses and refund of any matriculation and

18  fees paid by a student who withdraws or drops one or more

19  courses due to call to or enlistment in active military

20  service. Such policies shall provide that no student enrolled

21  in a postsecondary course or courses at an area technical

22  center, a public community college, a public college, or a

23  state university shall suffer academic or financial penalties

24  by virtue of performing military service on behalf of our

25  country. A student shall be permitted the option of either

26  completing the course or courses at a later date without

27  penalty or withdrawing from the course or courses with a full

28  refund of fees paid. If the student chooses to withdraw, the

29  student's record shall reflect that the withdrawal is due to

30  active military service.

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    Florida House of Representatives - 2001                HB 43-B

    742-121-01






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

  2  law.

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      Requires rules by district school boards, community
  7    college district boards of trustees, and university
      boards of trustees relating to student withdrawal from
  8    courses due to call to or enlistment in active military
      service. Provides that academic or financial penalties
  9    shall not be applied.

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