| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to tuition waivers; amending s. 1009.26, |
| 3 | F.S.; requiring community colleges and state universities |
| 4 | to waive tuition for a recipient of a Purple Heart who |
| 5 | fulfills specified criteria; providing an effective date. |
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| 7 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 9 | Section 1. Subsection (9) is added to section 1009.26, |
| 10 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 11 | 1009.26 Fee waivers.-- |
| 12 | (9) Beginning in the 2007-2008 academic year, a state |
| 13 | university or community college shall waive undergraduate |
| 14 | tuition for each recipient of a Purple Heart who: |
| 15 | (a) Is admitted as a full-time, part-time, or summer- |
| 16 | school student in an undergraduate program of study leading to a |
| 17 | degree or certificate; |
| 18 | (b) Is currently, and was at the time of the military |
| 19 | action that resulted in the awarding of the Purple Heart, a |
| 20 | resident of this state; and |
| 21 | (c) Submits to the community college or university |
| 22 | documentation verifying that the student has received a Purple |
| 23 | Heart. |
| 24 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2006. |