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Florida Senate - 2003 SB 2136
By Senator Wasserman Schultz
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to postsecondary student fees;
3 amending s. 1009.24, F.S.; providing that each
4 university board of trustees is authorized to
5 establish a nonrefundable admissions deposit
6 for degree programs; deleting authorization to
7 impose a charge for overdue accounts; providing
8 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. Subsection (12) of section 1009.24, Florida
13 Statutes, is amended to read:
14 1009.24 State university student fees.--
15 (12) Each university board of trustees is authorized
16 to establish the following fees:
17 (a) A nonrefundable application fee in an amount not
18 to exceed $30.
19 (b) A nonrefundable admissions deposit for
20 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in an amount not to
21 exceed $200. The admissions deposit shall be imposed at the
22 time of a student's acceptance to the university and shall be
23 applied to the student's tuition upon enrollment. In the event
24 that a student does not enroll in the university, the
25 admissions deposit shall be deposited in an auxiliary account
26 of the university and used to expand financial aid,
27 scholarships, financial assistance, and student academic and
28 career counseling services at the university.
29 (c)(b) An orientation fee in an amount not to exceed
30 $35.
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1 (d)(c) A fee for security, access, or identification
2 cards. The annual fee for such a card may not exceed $10 per
3 card. The maximum amount charged for a replacement card may
4 not exceed $15.
5 (e)(d) Registration fees for audit and zero-hours
6 registration; a service charge, which may not exceed $15, for
7 the payment of tuition in installments; and a
8 late-registration fee in an amount not less than $50 nor more
9 than $100 to be imposed on students who fail to initiate
10 registration during the regular registration period.
11 (f)(e) A late-payment fee in an amount not less than
12 $50 nor more than $100 to be imposed on students who fail to
13 pay or fail to make appropriate arrangements to pay (by means
14 of installment payment, deferment, or third-party billing)
15 tuition by the deadline set by each university. Each
16 university may adopt specific procedures or policies for
17 waiving the late-payment fee for minor underpayments.
18 (g)(f) A fee for miscellaneous health-related charges
19 for services provided at cost by the university health center
20 which are not covered by the health fee set under subsection
21 (10).
22 (h)(g) Materials and supplies fees to offset the cost
23 of materials or supplies that are consumed in the course of
24 the student's instructional activities, excluding the cost of
25 equipment replacement, repairs, and maintenance.
26 (i)(h) Housing rental rates and miscellaneous housing
27 charges for services provided by the university at the request
28 of the student.
29 (i) A charge representing the reasonable cost of
30 efforts to collect payment of overdue accounts.
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1 (j) A service charge on university loans in lieu of
2 interest and administrative handling charges.
3 (k) A fee for off-campus course offerings when the
4 location results in specific, identifiable increased costs to
5 the university.
6 (l) Library fees and fines, including charges for
7 damaged and lost library materials, overdue reserve library
8 books, interlibrary loans, and literature searches.
9 (m) Fees relating to duplicating, photocopying,
10 binding, and microfilming; copyright services; and
11 standardized testing. These fees may be charged only to those
12 who receive the services.
13 (n) Fees and fines relating to the use, late return,
14 and loss and damage of facilities and equipment.
15 (o) A returned-check fee as authorized by s. 832.07(1)
16 for unpaid checks returned to the university.
17 (p) Traffic and parking fines, charges for parking
18 decals, and transportation access fees.
19 (q) An Educational Research Center for Child
20 Development fee for child care and services offered by the
21 center.
22 (r) Fees for transcripts and diploma replacement, not
23 to exceed $10 per item.
24 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.
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27 SENATE SUMMARY
28 Authorizes university boards of trustees to impose a
nonrefundable admissions deposit. Provides for use of the
29 deposit if the student fails to enroll following
admission. Removes provisions authorizing a charge for
30 the costs of collecting payment on an overdue account.
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