Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1256
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11  The Committee on Education Appropriations (Wise) recommended
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14         Senate Amendment 
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19         (b)  Is enrolled as a full-time undergraduate student
20  in a Florida campus-based program at an eligible nonpublic
21  institution of higher education as defined in this section and
22  is seeking an associate's degree or higher;
23         (c)  Is making satisfactory academic progress as
24  defined by the nonpublic institution of higher education in
25  which the student is enrolled; and
26         (d)  Is enrolled in an undergraduate degree program
27  that leads to employment in one of the top fifteen
28  occupations, in numbers of annual openings, as listed on the
29  Florida Statewide Targeted Occupations List of the Agency for
30  Workforce Innovation, at the time of initial enrollment. The
31  Commission for Independent Education shall develop the
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    Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 1256
                        Barcode 411294
 1  criteria and priorities by rule for the list of top 15
 2  occupations and eligibility requirements and shall match
 3  standard occupational classification titles on the lists of
 4  the Agency for Workforce Innovation with Classification of
 5  Instructional Programs codes for licensed training programs.
 6         (5)  DEFINITION.--As used in this section, the term
 7  "eligible nonpublic institution of higher education" means an
 8  institution:
 9         (a)  That is licensed by the Commission for Independent
10  Education under chapter 1005, Florida Statutes, is accredited
11  by an accrediting agency that is recognized by the United
12  States Secretary of Education as a reliable authority as to
13  the quality of education or training offered at its accredited
14  institutions, and has established performance requirements for
15  student achievement, which shall include minimum objective
16  quantitative standards, including completion rates and
17  placement rates as determined by its accrediting agency or the
18  Commission for Independent Education; and
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