SENATE AMENDMENT
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11 Senator Diaz de la Portilla moved the following amendment to
12 amendment (234806):
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 20. Present subsection (11) of section
19 1009.21, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (12)
20 and a new subsection (11) is added to that section to read:
21 1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition
22 purposes.--Students shall be classified as residents or
23 nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in community
24 colleges and state universities.
25 (11) A student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within
26 the meaning of Title 8 U.S.C. s. 1101(a)(15), who meets all of
27 the following requirements shall be exempt from paying
28 nonresident tuition at community colleges and state
29 universities:
30 (a) Has resided in Florida with a parent as defined in
31 paragraph (1)(d) for at least 3 consecutive years immediately
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1 preceding the date the student received a high school diploma
2 or its equivalent and has attended a Florida high school for
3 at least 3 consecutive school years during such time.
4 (b) Has provided to a community college or a state
5 university an affidavit stating that the student will file an
6 application to become a permanent resident of the United
7 States at the earliest opportunity he or she is eligible to do
8 so.
9 Section 21. For the purpose of incorporating the
10 amendment to section 1009.21, Florida Statutes, in a reference
11 thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 1009.40,
12 Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
13 1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility
14 for state financial aid.--
15 (1)(a) The general requirements for eligibility of
16 students for state financial aid awards consist of the
17 following:
18 1. Achievement of the academic requirements of and
19 acceptance at a state university or community college; a
20 nursing diploma school approved by the Florida Board of
21 Nursing; a Florida college, university, or community college
22 which is accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the
23 State Board of Education; any Florida institution the credits
24 of which are acceptable for transfer to state universities;
25 any technical center; or any private technical institution
26 accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the State
27 Board of Education.
28 2. Residency in this state for no less than 1 year
29 preceding the award of aid for a program established pursuant
30 to s. 1009.50, s. 1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.54,
31 s. 1009.56, s. 1009.57, s. 1009.60, s. 1009.62, s. 1009.63, s.
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1 1009.68, s. 1009.72, s. 1009.73, s. 1009.76, s. 1009.77, or s.
2 1009.89. Residency in this state must be for purposes other
3 than to obtain an education. Resident status for purposes of
4 receiving state financial aid awards shall be determined in
5 the same manner as resident status for tuition purposes
6 pursuant to s. 1009.21 and rules of the State Board of
7 Education.
8 3. Submission of certification attesting to the
9 accuracy, completeness, and correctness of information
10 provided to demonstrate a student's eligibility to receive
11 state financial aid awards. Falsification of such information
12 shall result in the denial of any pending application and
13 revocation of any award currently held to the extent that no
14 further payments shall be made. Additionally, students who
15 knowingly make false statements in order to receive state
16 financial aid awards shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the
17 second degree subject to the provisions of s. 837.06 and shall
18 be required to return all state financial aid awards
19 wrongfully obtained.
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25 And the title is amended as follows:
26 On page 29, line 21, after the semicolon,
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29 amending s. 1009.21, F.S.; providing an
30 exemption from payment of nonresident tuition
31 at community colleges and state universities
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1 for certain students meeting eligibility
2 criteria; reenacting s. 1009.40(1)(a), F.S.,
3 relating to general requirements for
4 eligibility for state financial aid, to
5 incorporate the amendment to s. 1009.21, F.S.,
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