SENATE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for CS for SB 1520
Amendment No. ___ Barcode 913114
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11 Senator Constantine moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Subsection (12) of section 1009.24, Florida
18 Statutes, is amended to read:
19 1009.24 State university student fees.--
20 (12) Each university board of trustees is authorized
21 to establish the following fees:
22 (a) A nonrefundable application fee in an amount not
23 to exceed $30.
24 (b) A nonrefundable admissions deposit for
25 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in an amount not to
26 exceed $200. The admissions deposit shall be imposed at the
27 time of a student's acceptance to the university and shall be
28 applied to the student's tuition upon enrollment. In the event
29 that a student does not enroll in the university, the
30 admissions deposit shall be deposited in an auxiliary account
31 of the university and used to expand financial aid,
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1 scholarships, financial assistance, and student academic and
2 career counseling services at the university.
3 (c)(b) An orientation fee in an amount not to exceed
4 $35.
5 (d)(c) A fee for security, access, or identification
6 cards. The annual fee for such a card may not exceed $10 per
7 card. The maximum amount charged for a replacement card may
8 not exceed $15.
9 (e)(d) Registration fees for audit and zero-hours
10 registration; a service charge, which may not exceed $15, for
11 the payment of tuition in installments; and a
12 late-registration fee in an amount not less than $50 nor more
13 than $100 to be imposed on students who fail to initiate
14 registration during the regular registration period.
15 (f)(e) A late-payment fee in an amount not less than
16 $50 nor more than $100 to be imposed on students who fail to
17 pay or fail to make appropriate arrangements to pay (by means
18 of installment payment, deferment, or third-party billing)
19 tuition by the deadline set by each university. Each
20 university may adopt specific procedures or policies for
21 waiving the late-payment fee for minor underpayments.
22 (g)(f) A fee for miscellaneous health-related charges
23 for services provided at cost by the university health center
24 which are not covered by the health fee set under subsection
25 (10).
26 (h)(g) Materials and supplies fees to offset the cost
27 of materials or supplies that are consumed in the course of
28 the student's instructional activities, excluding the cost of
29 equipment replacement, repairs, and maintenance.
30 (i)(h) Housing rental rates and miscellaneous housing
31 charges for services provided by the university at the request
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1 of the student.
2 (j)(i) A charge representing the reasonable cost of
3 efforts to collect payment of overdue accounts.
4 (k)(j) A service charge on university loans in lieu of
5 interest and administrative handling charges.
6 (l)(k) A fee for off-campus course offerings when the
7 location results in specific, identifiable increased costs to
8 the university.
9 (m)(l) Library fees and fines, including charges for
10 damaged and lost library materials, overdue reserve library
11 books, interlibrary loans, and literature searches.
12 (n)(m) Fees relating to duplicating, photocopying,
13 binding, and microfilming; copyright services; and
14 standardized testing. These fees may be charged only to those
15 who receive the services.
16 (o)(n) Fees and fines relating to the use, late
17 return, and loss and damage of facilities and equipment.
18 (p)(o) A returned-check fee as authorized by s.
19 832.07(1) for unpaid checks returned to the university.
20 (q)(p) Traffic and parking fines, charges for parking
21 decals, and transportation access fees.
22 (r)(q) An Educational Research Center for Child
23 Development fee for child care and services offered by the
24 center.
25 (s)(r) Fees for transcripts and diploma replacement,
26 not to exceed $10 per item.
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30 And the title is amended as follows:
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