House Bill hb0007c1

    Florida House of Representatives - 2002                CS/HB 7

        By the Committee on Colleges & Universities and
    Representatives Baker, Bean, Wiles, Cantens and Harrington





  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to determination of residency

  3         for tuition purposes; providing a title;

  4         amending s. 240.1201, F.S.; revising provisions

  5         relating to determination of residency for

  6         tuition purposes to classify certain members of

  7         the Florida National Guard as residents for

  8         tuition purposes; providing an effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  This act may be cited as the "Sergeant

13  Larry Bowman Act."

14         Section 2.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (10) of section

15  240.1201, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

16         240.1201  Determination of resident status for tuition

17  purposes.--Students shall be classified as residents or

18  nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition fees in

19  public community colleges and universities.

20         (10)  The following persons shall be classified as

21  residents for tuition purposes:

22         (a)  Active duty members of the Armed Services of the

23  United States residing or stationed in this state, their

24  spouses, and dependent children, and active members of the

25  Florida National Guard who qualify under s. 250.10(7) and (8)

26  for the tuition assistance program.

27         Section 3.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2002.

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