Amendment
Bill No. 7147

Amendment No. 371763

CHAMBER ACTION
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1	Representative(s) Pickens offered the following:
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3	Amendment (with title amendment)
4	Between lines 107 and 108 insert:
5	Section 5.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 1009.23,
6	Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
7	1009.23  Community college student fees.--
8	(1)  Unless otherwise provided, the provisions of this
9	section applies apply only to fees charged for college credit
10	instruction leading to an associate in arts degree, an associate
11	in applied science degree, or an associate in science degree, or
12	a baccalaureate degree authorized by the State Board of
13	Education pursuant to s. 1007.33 and for noncollege credit
14	college-preparatory courses defined in s. 1004.02.
15	(2)(a)  All students shall be charged fees except students
16	who are exempt from fees or students whose fees are waived.
17	(b)  Tuition and out-of-state fees for upper-division
18	courses must reflect the fact that the community college has a
19	less expensive cost structure than that of a state university.
20	Therefore, the board of trustees shall establish tuition and
21	out-of-state fees for upper-division courses in baccalaureate
22	degree programs approved pursuant to s. 1007.33 consistent with
23	law and proviso language in the General Appropriations Act.
24	However, the board of trustees may not vary tuition and out-of-
25	state fees as provided in subsection (4). Identical fees shall
26	be required for all community college resident students within a
27	college who take a specific course, regardless of the program in
28	which they are enrolled.
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31	Remove line 19 and insert:
32	Improvement for review; amending s. 1009.23, F.S.; providing
33	guidelines and restrictions for setting tuition and out-of-state
34	fees for community college upper-division courses; providing an
35	effective date.

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