HB 0013C 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to resident status for tuition purposes;
3	amending s. 1009.21, F.S.; providing an exemption from
4	payment of nonresident tuition at community colleges and
5	state universities for certain students meeting
6	eligibility criteria; reenacting s. 1009.40(1)(a), F.S.,
7	relating to general requirements for eligibility for state
8	financial aid, to incorporate the amendment to s. 1009.21,
9	F.S., in a reference; providing for construction of the
10	act in pari materia with laws enacted during the 2003
11	Regular Session, the 2003 Special Session A, or the 2003
12	Special Session B of the Legislature; providing an
13	effective date.
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15	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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17	Section 1. Subsection (11) of section 1009.21, Florida
18	Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (12) and a new subsection
19	(11) is added to said section to read:
20	1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition
21	purposes; exemption.--Students shall be classified as residents
22	or nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in
23	community colleges and state universities.
24	(11) A student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the
25	meaning of Title 8 U.S.C. s. 1101(a)(15), who meets all of the
26	following requirements shall be exempt from paying nonresident
27	tuition at community colleges and state universities:
28	(a) Has resided in Florida with a parent as defined in
29	paragraph (1)(d) for at least 3 consecutive years immediately
30	preceding the date the student received a high school diploma or
31	its equivalent and has attended a Florida high school for at
32	least 3 consecutive school years during such time.
33	(b) Has provided to a community college or a state
34	university an affidavit stating that the student will file an
35	application to become a permanent resident of the United States
36	at the earliest opportunity he or she is eligible to do so.
37	Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
38	to section 1009.21, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto,
39	paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 1009.40, Florida
40	Statutes, is reenacted to read:
41	1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for
42	state financial aid.--
43	(1)(a) The general requirements for eligibility of
44	students for state financial aid awards consist of the
45	following:
46	1. Achievement of the academic requirements of and
47	acceptance at a state university or community college; a nursing
48	diploma school approved by the Florida Board of Nursing; a
49	Florida college, university, or community college which is
50	accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the State
51	Board of Education; any Florida institution the credits of which
52	are acceptable for transfer to state universities; any technical
53	center; or any private technical institution accredited by an
54	accrediting agency recognized by the State Board of Education.
55	2. Residency in this state for no less than 1 year
56	preceding the award of aid for a program established pursuant to
57	s. 1009.50, s. 1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.54, s.
58	1009.56, s. 1009.57, s. 1009.60, s. 1009.62, s. 1009.63, s.
59	1009.68, s. 1009.72, s. 1009.73, s. 1009.76, s. 1009.77, or s.
60	1009.89. Residency in this state must be for purposes other than
61	to obtain an education. Resident status for purposes of
62	receiving state financial aid awards shall be determined in the
63	same manner as resident status for tuition purposes pursuant to
64	s. 1009.21 and rules of the State Board of Education.
65	3. Submission of certification attesting to the accuracy,
66	completeness, and correctness of information provided to
67	demonstrate a student's eligibility to receive state financial
68	aid awards. Falsification of such information shall result in
69	the denial of any pending application and revocation of any
70	award currently held to the extent that no further payments
71	shall be made. Additionally, students who knowingly make false
72	statements in order to receive state financial aid awards shall
73	be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree subject to the
74	provisions of s. 837.06 and shall be required to return all
75	state financial aid awards wrongfully obtained.
76	Section 3. If any law amended by this act was also amended
77	by a law enacted at the 2003 Regular Session, the 2003 Special
78	Session A, or the 2003 Special Session B of the Legislature,
79	such laws shall be construed as if they had been enacted at the
80	same session of the Legislature, and full effect shall be given
81	to each if possible.
82	Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.