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By the Committee on Higher Education; and Senator Deutch
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to First Generation Matching
3 Grant Programs; amending s. 1009.701, F.S.,
4 relating to the First Generation Matching Grant
5 Program for state universities; clarifying
6 provisions relating to eligibility for receipt
7 of a grant; revising provisions relating to
8 allocation and reallocation of funds;
9 authorizing the award of grants for summer-term
10 enrollment if funds are available; providing
11 duties and reporting requirements of
12 institutions participating in the program;
13 providing for the use of balance of funds;
14 creating ss. 1009.702 and 1009.703, F.S.;
15 creating the First Generation Matching Grant
16 Program for community colleges and the First
17 Generation Matching Grant Program for colleges
18 and universities eligible to participate in the
19 William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access
20 Grant Program; providing for financial aid to
21 eligible undergraduate students who demonstrate
22 financial need and whose parents have not
23 earned a baccalaureate or higher degree;
24 providing for the appropriation, allocation,
25 and distribution of funds; providing
26 eligibility criteria; providing an effective
27 date.
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29 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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1 Section 1. Section 1009.701, Florida Statutes, is
2 amended to read:
3 1009.701 First Generation Matching Grant Program for
4 state universities.--
5 (1) The First Generation Matching Grant Program for
6 state universities is created to enable each state university
7 to provide donors with a matching grant incentive for
8 contributions that will create grant-based student financial
9 aid for undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need
10 and whose parents, as defined in s. 1009.21(1), have not
11 earned a baccalaureate or higher degree. In the case of any
12 individual who regularly resided with and received support
13 from only one parent, an individual whose only such parent did
14 not complete a baccalaureate or higher degree would also be
15 eligible.
16 (2) Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the
17 program shall be allocated by the Office of Student Financial
18 Assistance to match private contributions on a
19 dollar-for-dollar basis. Contributions made to a state
20 university and pledged for the purposes of this section are
21 eligible for state matching funds appropriated for this
22 program and are not eligible for any other state matching
23 grant program. Pledged contributions are not eligible for
24 matching prior to the actual collection of the total funds.
25 The Office of Student Financial Assistance shall reserve a
26 proportionate allocation of the total appropriated funds for
27 each state university on the basis of full-time equivalent
28 resident undergraduate enrollment. For the 2007-2008 fiscal
29 year, funds that remain unmatched as of December 1 shall be
30 reallocated to state universities that have remaining
31 unmatched private contributions for the program on the basis
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1 of full-time equivalent resident undergraduate enrollment.
2 Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year, funds that remain
3 unmatched as of August 1 shall be reallocated to state
4 universities that have remaining unmatched private
5 contributions for the program on the basis of full-time
6 equivalent resident undergraduate enrollment.
7 (3) Payment of the state matching grant shall be
8 transmitted to the president of each participating institution
9 or his or her representative in advance of the official
10 drop-add deadline as defined by the institution.
11 (4) Each participating state university shall
12 establish an application process, determine student
13 eligibility for initial and renewal awards in conformance with
14 subsection (5), identify the amount awarded to each recipient,
15 and notify recipients of the amount of their awards. A
16 university may award grants for summer-term enrollment if
17 funds are available. Grants for summer-term enrollment may be
18 used only at the institution awarding the grant. For the
19 purpose of this subsection, "summer-term enrollment" means
20 enrollment in the term at the end of the academic year which
21 is the period of time from one fall term to the next in which
22 a full-time student is expected to complete the equivalent of
23 two semesters, two trimesters, or three quarters.
24 (5) In order to be eligible to receive a grant
25 pursuant to this section, an applicant must:
26 (a) Be a resident for tuition purposes pursuant to s.
27 1009.21.
28 (b) Be a first-generation college student. For the
29 purposes of this section, a student is considered "first
30 generation" if neither of the student's parents, as defined in
31 s. 1009.21(1), earned a college degree at the baccalaureate
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1 level or higher or, in the case of any individual who
2 regularly resided with and received support from only one
3 parent, if that parent did not earn a baccalaureate or higher
4 degree.
5 (c) Be accepted at a state university.
6 (d) Be enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours per
7 term as a degree-seeking undergraduate student.
8 (e) Have demonstrated financial need by completing the
9 Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
10 (f) Meet additional eligibility requirements as
11 established by the institution.
12 (6) The award amount shall be based on the student's
13 need assessment after any scholarship or grant aid, including,
14 but not limited to, a Pell Grant or a Bright Futures
15 Scholarship, has been applied. An award may not exceed the
16 institution's estimated annual cost of attendance for the
17 student to attend the institution.
18 (7) The eligibility status of each student to receive
19 a disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of
20 the end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a
21 drop-add period. An institution shall not be required to
22 reevaluate a student's eligibility status after this date for
23 purposes of changing eligibility determinations previously
24 made. Participating institutions shall verify the continued
25 eligibility of awarded students, provide for the disbursement
26 of funds to students, and comply with the department's
27 reporting requirements. Institutions shall certify to the
28 department, each academic term within 30 days after the end of
29 the regular registration period, the student's enrollment,
30 continued eligibility, and the award amount. Any balance at
31 the end of a fiscal year that has been disbursed to an
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1 institution for this program shall remain at the institution
2 and shall be available only to provide grants for returning
3 and new awardees. Each participating institution shall report
4 to the Office of Student Financial Assistance by the date
5 established by the office the eligible students to whom grant
6 moneys are disbursed each academic term. Each institution
7 shall certify to the Office of Student Financial Assistance
8 the amount of funds disbursed to each student and shall remit
9 to the office any undisbursed advances by June 1 of each year.
10 (8) No later than November 15 July 1, each
11 participating institution shall annually report to the
12 Executive Office of the Governor, the President of the Senate,
13 the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Board of
14 Governors the eligibility requirements for recipients, the
15 aggregate demographics of recipients, the retention and
16 graduation rates of recipients, and a delineation of funds
17 awarded to recipients in the prior academic year.
18 (9) This section shall be implemented only as
19 specifically funded.
20 Section 2. Section 1009.702, Florida Statutes, is
21 created to read:
22 1009.702 First Generation Matching Grant Program for
23 community colleges.--
24 (1) The First Generation Matching Grant Program for
25 community colleges is created to enable each community
26 college, as defined in s. 1000.21, to provide donors with a
27 matching grant incentive for contributions that will create
28 grant-based student financial aid for undergraduate students
29 who demonstrate financial need and whose parents, as defined
30 in s. 1009.21(1), have not earned a baccalaureate or higher
31 degree. In the case of any individual who regularly resided
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1 with and received support from only one parent, an individual
2 whose only such parent did not complete a baccalaureate or
3 higher degree would also be eligible.
4 (2) Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the
5 program shall be allocated by the Office of Student Financial
6 Assistance to match private contributions on a
7 dollar-for-dollar basis. Contributions made to a community
8 college and pledged for the purposes of this section are
9 eligible for state matching funds appropriated for this
10 program and are not eligible for any other state matching
11 grant program. Pledged contributions are not eligible for
12 matching prior to the actual collection of the total funds.
13 The Office of Student Financial Assistance shall reserve a
14 proportionate allocation of the total appropriated funds for
15 each community college on the basis of full-time equivalent
16 resident enrollment in advanced and professional programs. For
17 the 2007-2008 fiscal year, funds that remain unmatched as of
18 December 1 shall be reallocated to community colleges that
19 have remaining unmatched private contributions for the program
20 on the basis of full-time equivalent resident enrollment in
21 advanced and professional programs. Beginning with the
22 2008-2009 fiscal year, funds that remain unmatched as of
23 August 1 shall be reallocated to community colleges that have
24 remaining unmatched private contributions for the program on
25 the basis of full-time equivalent resident enrollment in
26 advanced and professional programs.
27 (3) Payment of the state matching grant shall be
28 transmitted to the president of each participating institution
29 or his or her representative in advance of the official
30 drop-add deadline as defined by the institution.
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1 (4) Each participating community college shall
2 establish an application process, determine student
3 eligibility for initial and renewal awards in conformance with
4 subsection (5), identify the amount awarded to each recipient,
5 and notify recipients of the amount of their awards. A
6 community college may award grants for summer-term enrollment
7 if funds are available. Grants for summer-term enrollment may
8 be used only at the institution awarding the grant. For the
9 purpose of this subsection, "summer-term enrollment" means
10 enrollment in the term at the end of the academic year which
11 is the period of time from one fall term to the next in which
12 a full-time student is expected to complete the equivalent of
13 two semesters, two trimesters, or three quarters.
14 (5) In order to be eligible to receive a grant
15 pursuant to this section, an applicant must:
16 (a) Be a resident for tuition purposes pursuant to s.
17 1009.21.
18 (b) Be a first-generation college student. For the
19 purposes of this section, a student is considered "first
20 generation" if neither of the student's parents, as defined in
21 s. 1009.21(1), earned a college degree at the baccalaureate
22 level or higher or, in the case of any individual who
23 regularly resided with and received support from only one
24 parent, if that parent did not earn a baccalaureate or higher
25 degree.
26 (c) Be accepted at a community college as defined in
27 s. 1000.21.
28 (d) Be enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours per
29 term as a degree-seeking undergraduate student.
30 (e) Have demonstrated financial need by completing the
31 Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
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1 (f) Meet additional eligibility requirements as
2 established by the institution.
3 (6) The award amount shall be based on the student's
4 need assessment after any scholarship or grant aid, including,
5 but not limited to, a Pell Grant or a Florida Bright Futures
6 Scholarship, has been applied. An award may not exceed the
7 institution's estimated annual cost of attendance for the
8 student to attend the institution.
9 (7) The eligibility status of each student to receive
10 a disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of
11 the end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a
12 drop-add period. An institution shall not be required to
13 reevaluate a student's eligibility status after this date for
14 purposes of changing eligibility determinations previously
15 made. Participating institutions shall verify the continued
16 eligibility of awarded students, provide for the disbursement
17 of funds to students, and comply with the department's
18 reporting requirements. Institutions shall certify to the
19 department, each academic term within 30 days after the end of
20 the regular registration period, the student's enrollment,
21 continued eligibility, and the award amount. Any balance at
22 the end of a fiscal year that has been disbursed to an
23 institution for this program shall remain at the institution
24 and shall be available only to provide grants for returning
25 and new awardees.
26 (8) No later than November 15, each participating
27 institution shall annually report to the Executive Office of
28 the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
29 House of Representatives, and the State Board of Education the
30 eligibility requirements for recipients, the aggregate
31 demographics of recipients, the retention and graduation rates
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1 of recipients, and a delineation of funds awarded to
2 recipients in the prior academic year.
3 (9) This section shall be implemented only as
4 specifically funded.
5 Section 3. Section 1009.703, Florida Statutes, is
6 created to read:
7 1009.703 First Generation Matching Grant Program for
8 colleges and universities eligible to participate in the
9 William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program.--
10 (1) The First Generation Matching Grant Program for
11 colleges and universities eligible to participate in the
12 William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program is
13 created to enable each private nonprofit college or university
14 eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida
15 Resident Access Grant Program to provide donors with a
16 matching grant incentive for contributions that will create
17 grant-based student financial aid for undergraduate students
18 who demonstrate financial need and whose parents, as defined
19 in s. 1009.21(1), have not earned a baccalaureate or higher
20 degree. In the case of any individual who regularly resided
21 with and received support from only one parent, an individual
22 whose only such parent did not complete a baccalaureate or
23 higher degree would also be eligible.
24 (2) Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the
25 program shall be allocated by the Office of Student Financial
26 Assistance to match private contributions on a
27 dollar-for-dollar basis. Contributions made to a qualified
28 college or university and pledged for the purposes of this
29 section are eligible for state matching funds appropriated for
30 this program and are not eligible for any other state matching
31 grant program. Pledged contributions are not eligible for
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1 matching prior to the actual collection of the total funds.
2 The Office of Student Financial Assistance shall reserve a
3 proportionate allocation of the total appropriated funds for
4 each qualified college or university on the basis of full-time
5 equivalent resident undergraduate enrollment. For the
6 2007-2008 fiscal year, funds that remain unmatched as of
7 December 1 shall be reallocated to participating colleges and
8 universities that have remaining unmatched private
9 contributions for the program on the basis of full-time
10 equivalent resident undergraduate enrollment. Beginning with
11 the 2008-2009 fiscal year, funds that remain unmatched as of
12 August 1 shall be reallocated to participating colleges and
13 universities that have remaining unmatched private
14 contributions for the program on the basis of full-time
15 equivalent resident undergraduate enrollment.
16 (3) Payment of the state matching grant shall be
17 transmitted to the president of each participating institution
18 or his or her representative in advance of the official
19 drop-add deadline as defined by the institution.
20 (4) Each participating college or university shall
21 establish an application process, determine student
22 eligibility for initial and renewal awards in conformance with
23 subsection (5), identify the amount awarded to each recipient,
24 and notify recipients of the amount of their awards. A
25 participating college or university may award grants for
26 summer-term enrollment if funds are available. Grants for
27 summer-term enrollment may be used only at the institution
28 awarding the grant. For the purpose of this subsection,
29 "summer-term enrollment" means enrollment in the term at the
30 end of the academic year which is the period of time from one
31 fall term to the next in which a full-time student is expected
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1 to complete the equivalent of two semesters, two trimesters,
2 or three quarters.
3 (5) In order to be eligible to receive a grant
4 pursuant to this section, an applicant must:
5 (a) Meet the general requirements for student
6 eligibility for state financial aid, including residency, as
7 provided in s. 1009.40, except as otherwise provided in this
8 section.
9 (b) Be a first-generation college student. For the
10 purposes of this section, a student is considered "first
11 generation" if neither of the student's parents, as defined in
12 s. 1009.21(1), earned a college degree at the baccalaureate
13 level or higher or, in the case of any individual who
14 regularly resided with and received support from only one
15 parent, if that parent did not earn a baccalaureate or higher
16 degree.
17 (c) Be accepted at a private nonprofit college or
18 university eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV,
19 Florida Resident Access Grant Program.
20 (d) Be enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours per
21 term as a degree-seeking undergraduate student.
22 (e) Have demonstrated financial need by completing the
23 Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
24 (f) Meet additional eligibility requirements as
25 established by the institution.
26 (6) The award amount shall be based on the student's
27 need assessment after any scholarship or grant aid, including,
28 but not limited to, a Pell Grant or a Florida Bright Futures
29 Scholarship, has been applied. An award may not exceed the
30 institution's estimated annual cost of attendance for the
31 student to attend the institution.
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1 (7) The eligibility status of each student to receive
2 a disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of
3 the end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a
4 drop-add period. An institution shall not be required to
5 reevaluate a student's eligibility status after this date for
6 purposes of changing eligibility determinations previously
7 made. Participating institutions shall verify the continued
8 eligibility of awarded students, provide for the disbursement
9 of funds to students, and comply with the department's
10 reporting requirements. Institutions shall certify to the
11 department, each academic term within 30 days after the end of
12 the regular registration period, the student's enrollment,
13 continued eligibility, and the award amount. Any balance at
14 the end of a fiscal year that has been disbursed to an
15 institution for this program shall remain at the institution
16 and shall be available only to provide grants for returning
17 and new awardees.
18 (8) No later than November 15, each participating
19 institution shall annually report to the Executive Office of
20 the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the
21 House of Representatives, and the State Board of Education the
22 eligibility requirements for recipients, the aggregate
23 demographics of recipients, the retention and graduation rates
24 of recipients, and a delineation of funds awarded to
25 recipients in the prior academic year.
26 (9) This section shall be implemented only as
27 specifically funded.
28 Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
29 law.
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1 STATEMENT OF SUBSTANTIAL CHANGES CONTAINED IN
COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE FOR
2 Senate Bill 2140
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4 The committee substitute revises the First Generation Matching
Grant Program to clarify that the program is for state
5 universities, revise dates for reporting and reallocation of
funds, and remove the requirement that undisbursed funds must
6 be remitted to the Department of Education.
7 The bill creates first-generation-in-college programs for
public community colleges and private postsecondary
8 institutions that are eligible for the William L. Boyd, IV,
Florida Resident Access Grant Program.
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