| 1 | Representative(s) Zapata offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with directory and title amendments) |
| 4 | On page 5, between line(s) 10 and 11, insert: |
| 5 | (11) A student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the |
| 6 | meaning of 8 U.S.C. s. 1101(a)(15), who meets all of the |
| 7 | following requirements may apply for an exemption from paying |
| 8 | nonresident tuition at community colleges and state |
| 9 | universities: |
| 10 | (a) The student has resided in Florida with a parent, as |
| 11 | defined in paragraph (1)(f), for at least 3 consecutive years |
| 12 | immediately preceding the date the student received a high |
| 13 | school diploma or its equivalent and has attended a Florida high |
| 14 | school for at least 3 consecutive school years during such time. |
| 15 | (b) The student has registered and enrolled in a community |
| 16 | college or a state university. The student may apply for a term |
| 17 | deferral of any out-of-state fee assessed by the institution |
| 18 | until eligibility for the exemption is determined. |
| 19 | (c) The student has provided the community college or |
| 20 | state university an affidavit stating that the student will file |
| 21 | an application to become a permanent resident of the United |
| 22 | States at the earliest opportunity he or she is eligible to do |
| 23 | so. |
| 24 | (d) The student has submitted an application for the |
| 25 | exemption to the community college or state university in the |
| 26 | manner prescribed by the Department of Education. |
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| 28 | The exemption authorized pursuant to this subsection shall be |
| 29 | limited to the top 2,000 students in academic performance in |
| 30 | Florida high schools who register and enroll at a community |
| 31 | college or state university under the exemption. The Department |
| 32 | of Education shall administer the exemption program and shall |
| 33 | develop an application form and guidelines for student |
| 34 | participation. The community college or state university shall |
| 35 | enter all application criteria submitted by the student into the |
| 36 | department's online database, in the manner and timeframe |
| 37 | prescribed by the department, for final determination by the |
| 38 | department of the student's eligibility to receive the |
| 39 | exemption. |
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| 41 | ============= D I R E C T O R Y A M E N D M E N T ============= |
| 42 | On page 2, remove line(s) 6 and 7, and insert: |
| 43 | Section 1. Subsections (1), (2), and (3) of section |
| 44 | 1009.21, Florida Statutes, are amended, subsection (11) is |
| 45 | renumbered as subsection (12), and a new subsection (11) is |
| 46 | added to said section, to read: |
| 47 | ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================= |
| 48 | On page 1, line(s) 14, after the semicolon, insert: |
| 49 | providing eligibility criteria for certain students who are not |
| 50 | permanent residents of the United States for exemption from |
| 51 | payment of nonresident tuition; limiting enrollment; requiring |
| 52 | the Department of Education to administer the exemption program; |