Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. CS for SB 2264
                        Barcode 331478
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11  The Committee on Education Appropriations (Lynn) recommended
12  the following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 4, between lines 18 and 19,
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18         Section 2.  Subsection (3) of section 1009.24, Florida
19  Statutes, is amended to read:
20         1009.24  State university student fees.--
21         (3)(a)  The Legislature has the responsibility to
22  establish tuition and fees.
23         (b)  Undergraduate tuition and fees for state
24  university resident students are established within proviso in
25  the General Appropriations Act or law.
26         (c)  Except as otherwise provided by law, each board of
27  trustees shall set university tuition and fees for graduate,
28  graduate professional, and nonresident students. Tuition and
29  fees for graduate, graduate professional, and nonresident
30  students may not exceed the average full-time tuition and fees
31  for corresponding programs at public institutions that are
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2264 Barcode 331478 1 members of the Association of American Universities. The 2 annual percentage increase in tuition and fees established by 3 each board of trustees pursuant to this paragraph for students 4 enrolled prior to the fall of 2005 shall not exceed the annual 5 percentage increase approved by the legislature for resident 6 undergraduate students. At least 20 percent of the amount 7 raised by tuition increases imposed pursuant to this paragraph 8 shall be allocated by each university to need-based financial 9 aid for students. 10 (d) Within proviso in the General Appropriations Act 11 and law, each board of trustees shall set university tuition 12 and fees. The sum of the activity and service, health, and 13 athletic fees a student is required to pay to register for a 14 course shall not exceed 40 percent of the tuition established 15 in law or in the General Appropriations Act. The tuition and 16 fees established in paragraph (c) for graduate, graduate 17 professional, or nonresident students are not subject to the 18 40 percent cap. A No university is not shall be required to 19 lower any fee in effect on the effective date of this act in 20 order to comply with this subsection. Within the 40 percent 21 cap, universities may not increase the aggregate sum of 22 activity and service, health, and athletic fees more than 5 23 percent per year unless specifically authorized in law or in 24 the General Appropriations Act. A university may increase its 25 athletic fee to defray the costs associated with changing 26 National Collegiate Athletic Association divisions. Any such 27 increase in the athletic fee may exceed both the 40 percent 28 cap and the 5 percent cap imposed by this subsection. Any such 29 increase must be approved by the athletic fee committee in the 30 process outlined in subsection (11) and cannot exceed $2 per 31 credit hour. Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1009.534, 2 2:13 PM 04/25/05 s2264.ea07.03a
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2264 Barcode 331478 1 1009.535, and 1009.536, that portion of any increase in an 2 athletic fee pursuant to this subsection that causes the sum 3 of the activity and service, health, and athletic fees to 4 exceed the 40 percent cap or the annual increase in such fees 5 to exceed the 5 percent cap shall not be included in 6 calculating the amount a student receives for a Florida 7 Academic Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars award, 8 or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. This 9 subsection does not prohibit a university from increasing or 10 assessing optional fees related to specific activities if 11 payment of such fees is not required as a part of registration 12 for courses. 13 14 (Redesignate subsequent sections.) 15 16 17 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 18 And the title is amended as follows: 19 On page 1, line 15, after the semicolon, 20 21 insert: 22 amending s. 1009.24, F.S.; providing that the 23 Legislature has the responsibility to establish 24 tuition and fees; providing that tuition and 25 fees for certain state university resident 26 students are established within the General 27 Appropriations Act or law; requiring each board 28 of trustees to set university tuition and fees 29 under certain circumstances; providing that 30 such tuition and fees may not exceed tuition 31 and fees for corresponding programs at certain 3 2:13 PM 04/25/05 s2264.ea07.03a
Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 2264 Barcode 331478 1 public institutions; requiring each university 2 to allocate a certain percentage amount raised 3 by tuition increases to financial aid for 4 students; providing that tuition and fees for 5 certain students are not subject to a cap; 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 4 2:13 PM 04/25/05 s2264.ea07.03a