HOUSE AMENDMENT Bill No. HB 1831
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2	Senate House
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12	Representative Mealor offered the following:
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14	Amendment (with title amendments)
15	Between line(s) 3040 and 3041, insert:
16	Section 103. Subsections (5) through (13) of section
17	1005.31, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (6)
18	through (14), respectively, subsection (4) of said section is
19	amended, and a new subsection (5) is added to said section, to
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21	1005.31 Licensure of institutions.--
22	(4) Approved-applicant status shall be extended to all
23	institutions that have submitted a complete application, as
24	defined in rule, for provisional licensure and paid all
25	attendant fees. An incomplete application shall expire 1 year
26	after initial filing.In granting approved-applicant status, the
27	commission shall provide to commission staff and the institution
28	a list of specific omissions or deficiencies.Institutions
29	granted approved-applicant status may not advertise, offer
30	programs of study, collect tuition or fees, or engage in any
31	other activities not specifically approved by the commission. If
32	the commission, or the commission staff if specifically directed
33	by the commission, determines that the omissions or deficiencies
34	have been provided for or corrected, the institution may be
35	awarded a provisional license.
36	(5) The commission shall ensure that applicants for
37	licensure meet the standards as defined in rule through an
38	investigative process. When the investigative process is not
39	completed within the time set out in s. 120.60(1) and the
40	commission has reason to believe that the applicant does not
41	meet the criteria, the commission or commission staff may issue
42	a 90-day licensure delay which shall be in writing and
43	sufficient to notify the applicant of the reason for the delay.
44	The provisions of this subsection shall control over any
45	conflicting provisions of s. 120.60(1).
46	Section 104. Subsection (7) of section 1005.32, Florida
47	Statutes, is amended to read:
48	1005.32 Licensure by means of accreditation.--
49	(7) A license by means of accreditation may be denied,
50	placed on probation, or revoked for repeated failure to comply
51	with the requirements of this section, or for violation of any
52	provision of this chapter pertaining to discipline or violation
53	of any rules promulgated pursuant to this chapter pertaining to
54	discipline. The commission shall adopt rules for these actions.
55	Revocation or denial of a license by means of accreditation
56	requires that the institution immediately obtain a provisional
57	an annuallicense.
58	Section 105. Subsections (5) through (8) of section
59	1005.38, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (6)
60	through (9), respectively, and a new subsection (5) is added to
61	said section to read:
62	1005.38 Actions against a licensee and other penalties.--
63	(5) The commission may refuse to issue an initial license
64	to any applicant who is under investigation or prosecution in
65	any jurisdiction for an action that would constitute a violation
66	of this chapter or the professional practice acts administered
67	by the commission, until such time as the investigation or
68	prosecution is complete, and the time period in which the
69	licensure application must be granted or denied shall be tolled
70	until 15 days after the receipt of the final results of the
71	investigation or prosecution.
72	Section 106. Paragraph (b) of subsection (1) of section
73	1009.531, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:
74	1009.531 Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
75	student eligibility requirements for initial awards.--
76	(1) To be eligible for an initial award from any of the
77	three types of scholarships under the Florida Bright Futures
78	Scholarship Program, a student must:
79	(b) Earn a standard Florida high school diploma or its
80	equivalent as described in s. 1003.43 or s. 1003.4351003.45
81	unless:
82	1. The student is enrolled full time in the early
83	admission program of an eligible postsecondary education
84	institution or completes a home education program according to
85	s. 1002.41; or
86	2. The student earns a high school diploma from a non-
87	Florida school while living with a parent or guardian who is on
88	military or public service assignment away from Florida.
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92	Remove line(s) 213, and insert:
93	an annual report by the Department of Education; amending s.
94	1005.31, F.S.; revising provisions relating to licensure of
95	institutions by the Commission for Independent Education;
96	amending s. 1005.32, F.S.; providing for revocation or denial of
97	license for violation of provisions relating to discipline;
98	amending s. 1005.38, F.S.; providing for licensure activities of
99	the commission during certain investigations or prosecution;
100	amending s. 1009.531, F.S.; correcting a cross reference;
101	providing an
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