| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to community college student fees; |
| 3 | amending s. 1009.23, F.S.; authorizing community college |
| 4 | boards of trustees to establish a transportation access |
| 5 | fee; limiting the amount of the fee; providing a timeframe |
| 6 | for a fee increase and implementation of an increase; |
| 7 | prohibiting the inclusion of the fee in calculating the |
| 8 | amount a student receives under Florida Bright Futures |
| 9 | Scholarship Program awards; providing an effective date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Subsection (17) of section 1009.23, Florida |
| 14 | Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (18), and a new subsection |
| 15 | (17) is added to that section to read: |
| 16 | 1009.23 Community college student fees.-- |
| 17 | (17)(a) Each community college board of trustees may |
| 18 | establish a transportation access fee to provide or improve |
| 19 | access to transportation services for students enrolled in the |
| 20 | community college. The fee may not exceed $6 per credit hour. An |
| 21 | increase in the transportation access fee may only occur once |
| 22 | each fiscal year and must be implemented beginning with the fall |
| 23 | term. |
| 24 | (b) Notwithstanding ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536, |
| 25 | the transportation access fee authorized under paragraph (a) |
| 26 | shall not be included in calculating the amount a student |
| 27 | receives for a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida |
| 28 | Medallion Scholars award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational |
| 29 | Scholars award. |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |