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The Committee on Higher Education Appropriations (Oelrich)

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recommended the following amendment:

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     Senate Amendment (with directory and title amendments)

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     Between line(s) 15 and 16,

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     (4)

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     (c)  The Board of Governors, or the board's designee, may

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establish tuition for graduate and professional programs, and

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out-of-state fees for all programs. The sum of tuition and out-

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of-state fees assessed to nonresident students must be sufficient

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to offset the full instructional cost of serving such students.

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However, adjustments to out-of-state fees or tuition for graduate

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and professional programs pursuant to this section may not exceed

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10 percent in any year and adjustments to out-of-state fees or

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tuition for professional programs may not exceed 15 percent in

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any year.

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And the directory clause is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 13-14

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and insert:

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     Section 1.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (4) and subsection

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(16) of section 1009.24, Florida Statutes, as amended by section

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5 of chapter 2007-329, Laws of Florida, are amended to read:

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And the title is amended as follows:

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     Delete line(s) 3

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and insert:

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1009.24, F.S.; revising requirements for the Board of

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Governors in establishing tuition and out-of-state fees

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for graduate and professional programs; revising

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requirements for the Board of

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