Amendment
Bill No. 7147
Amendment No. 012113
CHAMBER ACTION
Senate House
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1Representative(s) Kiar offered the following:
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3     Amendment to Senate Amendment (452474) (with title
4amendment)
5     On page 1, line 17, through page 10, line 21, remove all of
6said lines and insert:
7     Section 1.  Section 1009.701, Florida Statutes, is amended
8to read:
9     1009.701  First Generation Matching Grant Program for state
10universities.--
11     (1)  The First Generation Matching Grant Program for state
12universities is created to enable each state university to
13provide donors with a matching grant incentive for contributions
14that will create grant-based student financial aid for
15undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need and whose
16parents, as defined in s. 1009.21(1), have not earned a
17baccalaureate or higher degree. In the case of any individual
18who regularly resided with and received support from only one
19parent, an individual whose only such parent did not complete a
20baccalaureate or higher degree would also be eligible.
21     (2)  Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the program
22shall be allocated by the Office of Student Financial Assistance
23to match private contributions on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
24Contributions made to a state university and pledged for the
25purposes of this section are eligible for state matching funds
26appropriated for this program and are not eligible for any other
27state matching grant program. Pledged contributions are not
28eligible for matching prior to the actual collection of the
29total funds. The Office of Student Financial Assistance shall
30reserve a proportionate allocation of the total appropriated
31funds for each state university on the basis of full-time
32equivalent resident undergraduate enrollment. For the 2007-2008
33fiscal year, funds that remain unmatched as of December 1 shall
34be reallocated to state universities that have remaining
35unmatched private contributions for the program on the basis of
36full-time equivalent resident undergraduate enrollment.
37Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year, funds that remain
38unmatched as of August 1 shall be reallocated to state
39universities that have remaining unmatched private contributions
40for the program on the basis of full-time equivalent resident
41undergraduate enrollment.
42     (3)  Payment of the state matching grant shall be
43transmitted to the president of each participating institution
44or his or her representative in advance of the official drop-add
45deadline as defined by the institution.
46     (4)  Each participating state university shall establish an
47application process, determine student eligibility for initial
48and renewal awards in conformance with subsection (5), identify
49the amount awarded to each recipient, and notify recipients of
50the amount of their awards. A university may award grants for
51summer-term enrollment if funds are available. Grants for
52summer-term enrollment may be used only at the institution
53awarding the grant. For the purpose of this subsection, "summer-
54term enrollment" means enrollment in the term at the end of the
55academic year which is the period of time from one fall term to
56the next in which a full-time student is expected to complete
57the equivalent of two semesters, two trimesters, or three
58quarters.
59     (5)  In order to be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to
60this section, an applicant must:
61     (a)  Be a resident for tuition purposes pursuant to s.
621009.21.
63     (b)  Be a first-generation college student. For the
64purposes of this section, a student is considered "first
65generation" if neither of the student's parents, as defined in
66s. 1009.21(1), earned a college degree at the baccalaureate
67level or higher or, in the case of any individual who regularly
68resided with and received support from only one parent, if that
69parent did not earn a baccalaureate or higher degree.
70     (c)  Be accepted at a state university.
71     (d)  Be enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours per term
72as a degree-seeking undergraduate student.
73     (e)  Have demonstrated financial need by completing the
74Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
75     (f)  Meet additional eligibility requirements as
76established by the institution.
77     (6)  The award amount shall be based on the student's need
78assessment after any scholarship or grant aid, including, but
79not limited to, a Pell Grant or a Bright Futures Scholarship,
80has been applied. An award may not exceed the institution's
81estimated annual cost of attendance for the student to attend
82the institution.
83     (7)  The eligibility status of each student to receive a
84disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of the
85end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop-add
86period. An institution shall not be required to reevaluate a
87student's eligibility status after this date for purposes of
88changing eligibility determinations previously made.
89Participating institutions shall verify the continued
90eligibility of awarded students, provide for the disbursement of
91funds to students, and comply with the department's reporting
92requirements. Institutions shall certify to the department, each
93academic term within 30 days after the end of the regular
94registration period, the student's enrollment, continued
95eligibility, and the award amount. Any balance at the end of a
96fiscal year that has been disbursed to an institution for this
97program shall remain at the institution and shall be available
98only to provide grants for returning and new awardees. Each
99participating institution shall report to the Office of Student
100Financial Assistance by the date established by the office the
101eligible students to whom grant moneys are disbursed each
102academic term. Each institution shall certify to the Office of
103Student Financial Assistance the amount of funds disbursed to
104each student and shall remit to the office any undisbursed
105advances by June 1 of each year.
106     (8)  No later than November 15 July 1, each participating
107institution shall annually report to the Executive Office of the
108Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House
109of Representatives, and the Board of Governors the eligibility
110requirements for recipients, the aggregate demographics of
111recipients, the retention and graduation rates of recipients,
112and a delineation of funds awarded to recipients in the prior
113academic year.
114     (9)  This section shall be implemented only as specifically
115funded.
116     Section 2.  Section 1009.702, Florida Statutes, is created
117to read:
118     1009.702  First Generation Matching Grant Program for
119community colleges.--
120     (1)  The First Generation Matching Grant Program for
121community colleges is created to enable each community college,
122as defined in s. 1000.21, to provide donors with a matching
123grant incentive for contributions that will create grant-based
124student financial aid for undergraduate students who demonstrate
125financial need and whose parents, as defined in s. 1009.21(1),
126have not earned a baccalaureate or higher degree. In the case of
127any individual who regularly resided with and received support
128from only one parent, an individual whose only such parent did
129not complete a baccalaureate or higher degree would also be
130eligible.
131     (2)  Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the program
132shall be allocated by the Office of Student Financial Assistance
133to match private contributions on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
134Contributions made to a community college and pledged for the
135purposes of this section are eligible for state matching funds
136appropriated for this program and are not eligible for any other
137state matching grant program. Pledged contributions are not
138eligible for matching prior to the actual collection of the
139total funds. The Office of Student Financial Assistance shall
140reserve a proportionate allocation of the total appropriated
141funds for each community college on the basis of full-time
142equivalent resident enrollment in advanced and professional
143programs. For the 2007-2008 fiscal year, funds that remain
144unmatched as of December 1 shall be reallocated to community
145colleges that have remaining unmatched private contributions for
146the program on the basis of full-time equivalent resident
147enrollment in advanced and professional programs. Beginning with
148the 2008-2009 fiscal year, funds that remain unmatched as of
149August 1 shall be reallocated to community colleges that have
150remaining unmatched private contributions for the program on the
151basis of full-time equivalent resident enrollment in advanced
152and professional programs.
153     (3)  Payment of the state matching grant shall be
154transmitted to the president of each participating institution
155or his or her representative in advance of the official drop-add
156deadline as defined by the institution.
157     (4)  Each participating community college shall establish
158an application process, determine student eligibility for
159initial and renewal awards in conformance with subsection (5),
160identify the amount awarded to each recipient, and notify
161recipients of the amount of their awards. A community college
162may award grants for summer-term enrollment if funds are
163available. Grants for summer-term enrollment may be used only at
164the institution awarding the grant. For the purpose of this
165subsection, "summer-term enrollment" means enrollment in the
166term at the end of the academic year which is the period of time
167from one fall term to the next in which a full-time student is
168expected to complete the equivalent of two semesters, two
169trimesters, or three quarters.
170     (5)  In order to be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to
171this section, an applicant must:
172     (a)  Be a resident for tuition purposes pursuant to s.
1731009.21.
174     (b)  Be a first-generation college student. For the
175purposes of this section, a student is considered "first
176generation" if neither of the student's parents, as defined in
177s. 1009.21(1), earned a college degree at the baccalaureate
178level or higher or, in the case of any individual who regularly
179resided with and received support from only one parent, if that
180parent did not earn a baccalaureate or higher degree.
181     (c)  Be accepted at a community college as defined in s.
1821000.21.
183     (d)  Be enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours per term
184as a degree-seeking undergraduate student.
185     (e)  Have demonstrated financial need by completing the
186Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
187     (f)  Meet additional eligibility requirements as
188established by the institution.
189     (6)  The award amount shall be based on the student's need
190assessment after any scholarship or grant aid, including, but
191not limited to, a Pell Grant or a Florida Bright Futures
192Scholarship, has been applied. An award may not exceed the
193institution's estimated annual cost of attendance for the
194student to attend the institution.
195     (7)  The eligibility status of each student to receive a
196disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of the
197end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop-add
198period. An institution shall not be required to reevaluate a
199student's eligibility status after this date for purposes of
200changing eligibility determinations previously made.
201Participating institutions shall verify the continued
202eligibility of awarded students, provide for the disbursement of
203funds to students, and comply with the department's reporting
204requirements. Institutions shall certify to the department, each
205academic term within 30 days after the end of the regular
206registration period, the student's enrollment, continued
207eligibility, and the award amount. Any balance at the end of a
208fiscal year that has been disbursed to an institution for this
209program shall remain at the institution and shall be available
210only to provide grants for returning and new awardees.
211     (8)  No later than November 15, each participating
212institution shall annually report to the Executive Office of the
213Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House
214of Representatives, and the State Board of Education the
215eligibility requirements for recipients, the aggregate
216demographics of recipients, the retention and graduation rates
217of recipients, and a delineation of funds awarded to recipients
218in the prior academic year.
219     (9)  This section shall be implemented only as specifically
220funded.
221     Section 3.  Section 1009.703, Florida Statutes, is created
222to read:
223     1009.703  First Generation Matching Grant Program for
224colleges and universities eligible to participate in the William
225L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program.--
226     (1)  The First Generation Matching Grant Program for
227colleges and universities eligible to participate in the William
228L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program is created to
229enable each private nonprofit college or university eligible to
230participate in the William L. Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access
231Grant Program to provide donors with a matching grant incentive
232for contributions that will create grant-based student financial
233aid for undergraduate students who demonstrate financial need
234and whose parents, as defined in s. 1009.21(1), have not earned
235a baccalaureate or higher degree. In the case of any individual
236who regularly resided with and received support from only one
237parent, an individual whose only such parent did not complete a
238baccalaureate or higher degree would also be eligible.
239     (2)  Funds appropriated by the Legislature for the program
240shall be allocated by the Office of Student Financial Assistance
241to match private contributions on a dollar-for-dollar basis.
242Contributions made to a qualified college or university and
243pledged for the purposes of this section are eligible for state
244matching funds appropriated for this program and are not
245eligible for any other state matching grant program. Pledged
246contributions are not eligible for matching prior to the actual
247collection of the total funds. The Office of Student Financial
248Assistance shall reserve a proportionate allocation of the total
249appropriated funds for each qualified college or university on
250the basis of full-time equivalent resident undergraduate
251enrollment. For the 2007-2008 fiscal year, funds that remain
252unmatched as of December 1 shall be reallocated to participating
253colleges and universities that have remaining unmatched private
254contributions for the program on the basis of full-time
255equivalent resident undergraduate enrollment. Beginning with the
2562008-2009 fiscal year, funds that remain unmatched as of August
2571 shall be reallocated to participating colleges and
258universities that have remaining unmatched private contributions
259for the program on the basis of full-time equivalent resident
260undergraduate enrollment.
261     (3)  Payment of the state matching grant shall be
262transmitted to the president of each participating institution
263or his or her representative in advance of the official drop-add
264deadline as defined by the institution.
265     (4)  Each participating college or university shall
266establish an application process, determine student eligibility
267for initial and renewal awards in conformance with subsection
268(5), identify the amount awarded to each recipient, and notify
269recipients of the amount of their awards. A participating
270college or university may award grants for summer-term
271enrollment if funds are available. Grants for summer-term
272enrollment may be used only at the institution awarding the
273grant. For the purpose of this subsection, "summer-term
274enrollment" means enrollment in the term at the end of the
275academic year which is the period of time from one fall term to
276the next in which a full-time student is expected to complete
277the equivalent of two semesters, two trimesters, or three
278quarters.
279     (5)  In order to be eligible to receive a grant pursuant to
280this section, an applicant must:
281     (a)  Meet the general requirements for student eligibility
282for state financial aid, including residency, as provided in s.
2831009.40, except as otherwise provided in this section.
284     (b)  Be a first-generation college student. For the
285purposes of this section, a student is considered "first
286generation" if neither of the student's parents, as defined in
287s. 1009.21(1), earned a college degree at the baccalaureate
288level or higher or, in the case of any individual who regularly
289resided with and received support from only one parent, if that
290parent did not earn a baccalaureate or higher degree.
291     (c)  Be accepted at a private nonprofit college or
292university eligible to participate in the William L. Boyd, IV,
293Florida Resident Access Grant Program.
294     (d)  Be enrolled for a minimum of six credit hours per term
295as a degree-seeking undergraduate student.
296     (e)  Have demonstrated financial need by completing the
297Free Application for Federal Student Aid.
298     (f)  Meet additional eligibility requirements as
299established by the institution.
300     (6)  The award amount shall be based on the student's need
301assessment after any scholarship or grant aid, including, but
302not limited to, a Pell Grant or a Florida Bright Futures
303Scholarship, has been applied. An award may not exceed the
304institution's estimated annual cost of attendance for the
305student to attend the institution.
306     (7)  The eligibility status of each student to receive a
307disbursement shall be determined by each institution as of the
308end of its regular registration period, inclusive of a drop-add
309period. An institution shall not be required to reevaluate a
310student's eligibility status after this date for purposes of
311changing eligibility determinations previously made.
312Participating institutions shall verify the continued
313eligibility of awarded students, provide for the disbursement of
314funds to students, and comply with the department's reporting
315requirements. Institutions shall certify to the department, each
316academic term within 30 days after the end of the regular
317registration period, the student's enrollment, continued
318eligibility, and the award amount. Any balance at the end of a
319fiscal year that has been disbursed to an institution for this
320program shall remain at the institution and shall be available
321only to provide grants for returning and new awardees.
322     (8)  No later than November 15, each participating
323institution shall annually report to the Executive Office of the
324Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House
325of Representatives, and the State Board of Education the
326eligibility requirements for recipients, the aggregate
327demographics of recipients, the retention and graduation rates
328of recipients, and a delineation of funds awarded to recipients
329in the prior academic year.
330     (9)  This section shall be implemented only as specifically
331funded.
332     Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.
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335     On page 10, line 29, through page 12, line 16, remove all
336of said lines and insert:
337
A bill to be entitled
338An act relating to First Generation Matching Grant
339Programs; amending s. 1009.701, F.S., relating to the
340First Generation Matching Grant Program for state
341universities; clarifying provisions relating to
342eligibility for receipt of a grant; revising provisions
343relating to allocation and reallocation of funds;
344authorizing the award of grants for summer-term enrollment
345if funds are available; providing duties and reporting
346requirements of institutions participating in the program;
347providing for the use of balance of funds; creating ss.
3481009.702 and 1009.703, F.S.; creating the First Generation
349Matching Grant Program for community colleges and the
350First Generation Matching Grant Program for colleges and
351universities eligible to participate in the William L.
352Boyd, IV, Florida Resident Access Grant Program; providing
353for financial aid to eligible undergraduate students who
354demonstrate financial need and whose parents have not
355earned a baccalaureate or higher degree; providing for the
356appropriation, allocation, and distribution of funds;
357providing eligibility criteria; providing an effective
358date.


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