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A bill to be entitled |
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An act relating to community college student fees; |
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amending s. 1009.23, F.S.; revising the amount of the fee |
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for capital improvements, technology enhancements, or |
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equipping student buildings; revising the allocation for |
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certain child care centers; providing an effective date. |
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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Section 1. Subsection (11) of section 1009.23, Florida |
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Statutes, is amended to read: |
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1009.23 Community college student fees.-- |
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(11) Each community college board of trustees may |
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establish a separate fee for capital improvements, technology |
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enhancements, or equipping student buildings which may not |
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exceed 10 percent of tuition for resident students or 10 percent |
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of the sum of tuition and out-of-state fees for nonresident |
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students. The fee for resident students shall be limited to an |
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increase of $2 per credit hour over the prior year $1 per credit |
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hour or credit-hour equivalent for residents and which equals or |
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exceeds $3 per credit hour for nonresidents. Funds collected by |
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community colleges through these fees may be bonded only for the |
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purpose of financing or refinancing new construction and |
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equipment, renovation, or remodeling of educational facilities. |
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The fee shall be collected as a component part of the tuition |
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and fees, paid into a separate account, and expended only to |
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construct and equip, maintain, improve, or enhance the |
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educational facilities of the community college. Projects funded |
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through the use of the capital improvement fee shall meet the |
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survey and construction requirements of chapter 1013. Pursuant |
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to s. 216.0158, each community college shall identify each |
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project, including maintenance projects, proposed to be funded |
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in whole or in part by such fee. Capital improvement fee |
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revenues may be pledged by a board of trustees as a dedicated |
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revenue source to the repayment of debt, including lease- |
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purchase agreements and revenue bonds, with a term not to exceed |
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20 years, and not to exceed the useful life of the asset being |
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financed, only for the new construction and equipment, |
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renovation, or remodeling of educational facilities. Community |
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colleges may use the services of the Division of Bond Finance of |
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the State Board of Administration to issue any bonds authorized |
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through the provisions of this subsection. Any such bonds issued |
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by the Division of Bond Finance shall be in compliance with the |
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provisions of the State Bond Act. Bonds issued pursuant to the |
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State Bond Act shall be validated in the manner provided by |
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chapter 75. The complaint for such validation shall be filed in |
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the circuit court of the county where the seat of state |
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government is situated, the notice required to be published by |
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s. 75.06 shall be published only in the county where the |
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complaint is filed, and the complaint and order of the circuit |
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court shall be served only on the state attorney of the circuit |
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in which the action is pending. A maximum of 15 percent cents |
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per credit hourmay be allocated from the capital improvement |
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fee for child care centers conducted by the community college. |
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Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. |