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| 1 | A bill to be entitled | ||
| 2 | An act relating to postsecondary student fees; amending s. | ||
| 3 | 1009.21, F.S.; classifying certain nonresident aliens as | ||
| 4 | residents for tuition purposes; providing an effective | ||
| 5 | date. | ||
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: | ||
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| 9 | Section 1. Paragraph (k) is added to subsection (10) of | ||
| 10 | section 1009.21, Florida Statutes, to read: | ||
| 11 | 1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition | ||
| 12 | purposes.--Students shall be classified as residents or | ||
| 13 | nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in community | ||
| 14 | colleges and state universities. | ||
| 15 | (10) The following persons shall be classified as | ||
| 16 | residents for tuition purposes: | ||
| 17 | (k) Nonresident aliens who: | ||
| 18 | 1. Have resided in Florida for at least 2 years. | ||
| 19 | 2. Have attended a State Board of Education approved | ||
| 20 | Florida high school. | ||
| 21 | 3. Have graduated from a State Board of Education approved | ||
| 22 | Florida high school or have received a high school equivalency | ||
| 23 | diploma in Florida. | ||
| 24 | 4. Have filed an affidavit with a community college or a | ||
| 25 | state university which states that the student has applied for | ||
| 26 | legal immigrant status or will apply when the student becomes | ||
| 27 | eligible for such application. | ||
| 28 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003. | ||
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