HB 0619 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to postsecondary student fees; amending s.
3	1009.24, F.S.; providing that each university board of
4	trustees is authorized to establish a nonrefundable
5	admissions deposit for degree programs; providing an
6	effective date.
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8	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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10	Section 1. Paragraphs (b) through (r) of subsection (12)
11	of section 1009.24, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
12	paragraphs (c) through (s), respectively, and a new paragraph
13	(b) is added to said subsection to read:
14	1009.24 State university student fees.--
15	(12) Each university board of trustees is authorized to
16	establish the following fees:
17	(b) A nonrefundable admissions deposit for undergraduate
18	and graduate degree programs in an amount not to exceed $200.
19	The admissions deposit shall be imposed at the time of a
20	student’s acceptance to the university and shall be applied to
21	the student’s tuition upon enrollment. In the event that a
22	student does not enroll in the university, the admissions
23	deposit shall be deposited in an auxiliary account of the
24	university and used to expand financial assistance,
25	scholarships, and student academic and career counseling
26	services at the university.
27	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.