HB 1415

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A bill to be entitled
2An act relating to the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
3Program; amending s. 1009.53, F.S.; revising the Florida
4Bright Futures Scholarship Program beginning with initial
5awards to students for the 2011 fall term; amending s.
61009.531, F.S., relating to student eligibility
7requirements for initial awards, to conform to changes
8made by the act; updating a cross-reference to high school
9graduation requirements; creating s. 1009.5315, F.S.;
10providing that, for students receiving initial awards
11beginning with the 2011 fall term, the Florida Bright
12Futures Scholarship Program shall consist of five levels
13of awards; specifying student eligibility requirements and
14award amounts for each level of award; defining the term
15"tuition and fees" for purposes of award amounts;
16providing requirements for renewal of awards; amending s.
171009.532, F.S., relating to student eligibility
18requirements for renewal awards, to conform to changes
19made by the act; amending s. 1009.538, F.S., relating to
20the calculation of awards for students attending nonpublic
21institutions, to conform to changes made by the act;
22amending s. 1009.24, F.S., relating to state university
23student fees, to conform to changes made by the act;
24providing that the tuition differential shall be included
25in the calculation of Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
26Program award amounts beginning with initial awards to
27students for the 2011 fall term; providing an effective
28date.
29
30Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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32     Section 1.  Subsections (2) and (3), paragraph (a) of
33subsection (4), and subsection (7) of section 1009.53, Florida
34Statutes, are amended to read:
35     1009.53  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program.-
36     (2)  The Bright Futures Scholarship Program consists of
37three types of awards: the Florida Academic Scholarship, the
38Florida Medallion Scholarship, and the Florida Gold Seal
39Vocational Scholarship. Beginning with initial awards for the
402011 fall term, the Bright Futures Scholarship Program consists
41of five levels of Florida Bright Futures Scholarships.
42     (3)  The Department of Education shall administer the
43Bright Futures Scholarship Program according to rules and
44procedures established by the State Board of Education. A single
45application must be sufficient for a student to apply for any of
46the three types of awards or for any of the five levels of
47awards beginning with initial awards for the 2011 fall term. The
48department must advertise the availability of the scholarship
49program and must notify students, teachers, parents, guidance
50counselors, and principals or other relevant school
51administrators of the criteria and application procedures. The
52department must begin this process of notification no later than
53January 1 of each year.
54     (4)  Funding for the Bright Futures Scholarship Program
55must be allocated from the Education Enhancement Trust Fund and
56must be provided before allocations from that fund are
57calculated for disbursement to other educational entities.
58     (a)  If funds appropriated are not adequate to provide the
59maximum allowable award to each eligible applicant, awards in
60all three components of the program or in all five levels of the
61program beginning with initial awards for the 2011 fall term
62must be prorated using the same percentage reduction.
63     (7)  A student may receive only one type or level of award
64from the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program at a time,
65but may transfer from one type or level of award to another
66through the renewal application process, if the student's
67eligibility status changes. However, a student is not eligible
68to transfer from a Florida Medallion Scholarship or a Florida
69Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship to a Florida Academic
70Scholarship. A student who receives an award from the program
71may also receive a federal family education loan or a federal
72direct loan, and the value of the award must be considered in
73the certification or calculation of the student's loan
74eligibility.
75     Section 2.  Subsections (1), (4), and (5) of section
761009.531, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
77     1009.531  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
78student eligibility requirements for initial awards.-
79     (1)  Effective January 1, 2008, In order to be eligible for
80an initial award from any of the three types of scholarships or
81for an initial award beginning with the 2011 fall term from any
82of the five levels of scholarships under the Florida Bright
83Futures Scholarship Program, a student must:
84     (a)  Be a Florida resident as defined in s. 1009.40 and
85rules of the State Board of Education.
86     (b)  Earn a standard Florida high school diploma or its
87equivalent as described in s. 1003.428, s. 1003.429, s. 1003.43,
88or s. 1003.435 unless:
89     1.  The student completes a home education program
90according to s. 1002.41; or
91     2.  The student earns a high school diploma from a non-
92Florida school while living with a parent or guardian who is on
93military or public service assignment away from Florida.
94     (c)  Be accepted by and enroll in an eligible Florida
95public or independent postsecondary education institution.
96     (d)  Be enrolled for at least 6 semester credit hours or
97the equivalent in quarter hours or clock hours.
98     (e)  Not have been found guilty of, or entered a plea of
99nolo contendere to, a felony charge, unless the student has been
100granted clemency by the Governor and Cabinet sitting as the
101Executive Office of Clemency.
102     (f)  Apply for a scholarship from the program by high
103school graduation.
104     (4)  Each school district shall annually provide to each
105high school student a complete and accurate Florida Bright
106Futures Scholarship Evaluation Report and Key. The report shall
107be disseminated at the beginning of each school year. The report
108must include all high school coursework attempted, the number of
109credits earned toward each type or level of award, and the
110calculation of the grade point average for each type or level of
111award. The report must also identify all requirements not met
112per type or level of award, including the grade point average
113requirement, as well as identify the types or levels of awards
114for which the student has met the academic requirements. The
115student report cards must contain a disclosure that the grade
116point average calculated for purposes of the Florida Bright
117Futures Scholarship Program may differ from the grade point
118average on the report card.
119     (5)  A student who wishes to qualify for a particular type
120or level of award within the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
121Program, but who does not meet all of the requirements for that
122type or level of award, may, nevertheless, receive the award for
123that type or level if the principal of the student's school or
124the district superintendent verifies that the deficiency is
125caused by the fact that school district personnel provided
126inaccurate or incomplete information to the student. The school
127district must provide a means for the student to correct the
128deficiencies and the student must correct them, either by
129completing comparable work at the postsecondary institution or
130by completing a directed individualized study program developed
131and administered by the school district. If the student does not
132complete the requirements by December 31 immediately following
133high school graduation, the student is ineligible to participate
134in the program.
135     Section 3.  Section 1009.5315, Florida Statutes, is created
136to read:
137     1009.5315  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
138awards.-
139     (1)  For students receiving initial awards beginning with
140the 2011 fall term, the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
141Program shall consist of five levels of awards. A student is
142eligible for one of the five levels of awards if the student
143meets the general eligibility requirements for the program under
144s. 1009.531 and the requirements for one of the five levels as
145follows:
146     (a)  A Level I award requires that the student:
147     1.a.  Has achieved at least a 3.0 weighted grade point
148average as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its
149equivalent, in high school courses that are designated by the
150State Board of Education as college preparatory academic courses
151and has attained a score of at least 970 on the combined reading
152and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning Test or an
153equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; or
154     b.  Has completed a college preparatory curriculum in a
155home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41 during grades 11
156and 12 that has been documented through a transcript approved by
157the Department of Education, has completed the International
158Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International
159Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced
160International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to
161earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education
162Diploma, and has attained a score of at least 970 on the
163combined reading and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning
164Test or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program.
165     2.  Has completed a program of community service work, as
166approved by the district school board or the administrators of a
167nonpublic school, which shall include a minimum of 75 hours of
168service work and require the student to identify a social
169problem that interests him or her, develop a plan for his or her
170personal involvement in addressing the problem, and, through
171papers or other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or
172her experience.
173     (b)  A Level II award requires that the student:
174     1.a.  Has achieved at least a 3.5 weighted grade point
175average as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its
176equivalent, in high school courses that are designated by the
177State Board of Education as college preparatory academic courses
178and has attained a score of at least 1100 on the combined
179reading and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning Test or an
180equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; or
181     b.  Has completed a college preparatory curriculum in a
182home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41 during grades 11
183and 12 that has been documented through a transcript approved by
184the Department of Education, has completed the International
185Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International
186Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced
187International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to
188earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education
189Diploma, and has attained a score of at least 1100 on the
190combined reading and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning
191Test or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program.
192     2.  Has completed a program of community service work, as
193approved by the district school board or the administrators of a
194nonpublic school, which shall include a minimum of 75 hours of
195service work and require the student to identify a social
196problem that interests him or her, develop a plan for his or her
197personal involvement in addressing the problem, and, through
198papers or other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or
199her experience.
200     (c)  A Level III award requires that the student:
201     1.a.  Has achieved at least a 3.5 weighted grade point
202average as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its
203equivalent, in high school courses that are designated by the
204State Board of Education as college preparatory academic courses
205and has attained a score of at least 1200 on the combined
206reading and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning Test or an
207equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program; or
208     b.  Has completed a college preparatory curriculum in a
209home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41 during grades 11
210and 12 that has been documented through a transcript approved by
211the Department of Education, has completed the International
212Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International
213Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced
214International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to
215earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education
216Diploma, and has attained a score of at least 1200 on the
217combined reading and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning
218Test or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program.
219     2.  Has completed a program of community service work, as
220approved by the district school board or the administrators of a
221nonpublic school, which shall include a minimum of 75 hours of
222service work and require the student to identify a social
223problem that interests him or her, develop a plan for his or her
224personal involvement in addressing the problem, and, through
225papers or other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or
226her experience.
227     (d)  A Level IV award requires that the student:
228     1.a.  Has achieved at least a 3.5 weighted grade point
229average as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its
230equivalent, in high school courses that are designated by the
231State Board of Education as college preparatory academic courses
232and has attained a score of at least 1300 on the combined
233reading and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning Test or an
234equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
235     b.  Has completed a college preparatory curriculum in a
236home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41 during grades 11
237and 12 that has been documented through a transcript approved by
238the Department of Education, has completed the International
239Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International
240Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced
241International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to
242earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education
243Diploma, and has attained a score of at least 1300 on the
244combined reading and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning
245Test or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
246     c.  Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma
247from the International Baccalaureate Office or an Advanced
248International Certificate of Education Diploma from the
249University of Cambridge International Examinations Office;
250     d.  Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
251programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
252scholar or finalist; or
253     e.  Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
254Recognition Program as a scholar recipient.
255     2.  Has completed a program of community service work, as
256approved by the district school board or the administrators of a
257nonpublic school, which shall include a minimum of 75 hours of
258service work and require the student to identify a social
259problem that interests him or her, develop a plan for his or her
260personal involvement in addressing the problem, and, through
261papers or other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or
262her experience.
263     (e)  A Level V award requires that the student:
264     1.a.  Has achieved at least a 3.5 weighted grade point
265average as calculated pursuant to s. 1009.531, or its
266equivalent, in high school courses that are designated by the
267State Board of Education as college preparatory academic courses
268and has attained a score of at least 1400 on the combined
269reading and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning Test or an
270equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
271     b.  Has completed a college preparatory curriculum in a
272home education program pursuant to s. 1002.41 during grades 11
273and 12 that has been documented through a transcript approved by
274the Department of Education, has completed the International
275Baccalaureate curriculum but failed to earn the International
276Baccalaureate Diploma, or has completed the Advanced
277International Certificate of Education curriculum but failed to
278earn the Advanced International Certificate of Education
279Diploma, and has attained a score of at least 1400 on the
280combined reading and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning
281Test or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
282     c.  Has been awarded an International Baccalaureate Diploma
283from the International Baccalaureate Office or an Advanced
284International Certificate of Education Diploma from the
285University of Cambridge International Examinations Office and
286has attained a score of at least 1400 on the combined reading
287and mathematics sections of the SAT Reasoning Test or an
288equivalent score on the ACT Assessment Program;
289     d.  Has been recognized by the merit or achievement
290programs of the National Merit Scholarship Corporation as a
291scholar or finalist and has attained a score of at least 1400 on
292the combined reading and mathematics sections of the SAT
293Reasoning Test or an equivalent score on the ACT Assessment
294Program; or
295     e.  Has been recognized by the National Hispanic
296Recognition Program as a scholar recipient and has attained a
297score of at least 1400 on the combined reading and mathematics
298sections of the SAT Reasoning Test or an equivalent score on the
299ACT Assessment Program.
300     2.  Has completed a program of community service work, as
301approved by the district school board or the administrators of a
302nonpublic school, which shall include a minimum of 75 hours of
303service work and require the student to identify a social
304problem that interests him or her, develop a plan for his or her
305personal involvement in addressing the problem, and, through
306papers or other presentations, evaluate and reflect upon his or
307her experience.
308     (2)(a)  For purposes of this section, the term "tuition and
309fees" includes the following fees to the extent assessed by a
310community college or state university:
311     1.  Tuition.
312     2.  Financial aid fee.
313     3.  Activity and service fee.
314     4.  Health fee.
315     5.  Athletic fee.
316     6.  Capital improvement fee.
317     7.  Building fee.
318     8.  Transportation access fee.
319     9.  Student affairs facility use fee.
320     10.  Tuition differential fee.
321     (b)  Beginning with Florida Bright Futures Scholarships
322initially awarded for the 2011 fall term, the amount of awards
323pursuant to subsection (1) shall be as follows:
324     1.  A Level I award shall pay 100 percent of the cost of
325tuition and fees that a student incurs while enrolled in a
326certificate, diploma, or associate degree program at a community
327college or career center. A student who completes an associate
328degree program is eligible for a Level II award for the cost of
329tuition and fees for a baccalaureate degree program at a
330community college, a state university, or a comparable eligible
331independent postsecondary education institution pursuant to s.
3321009.533.
333     2.  A Level II award shall pay 25 percent of the cost of
334tuition and fees that a student incurs while enrolled in a
335baccalaureate degree program at a state university or a fixed
336amount calculated according to s. 1009.538 at a comparable
337eligible independent postsecondary education institution
338pursuant to s. 1009.533. A student who is eligible for a Level
339II award is eligible for a Level I award if the student enrolls
340at a community college or career center.
341     3.  A Level III award shall pay 50 percent of the cost of
342tuition and fees that a student incurs while enrolled in a
343baccalaureate degree program at a state university or a fixed
344amount calculated according to s. 1009.538 at a comparable
345eligible independent postsecondary education institution
346pursuant to s. 1009.533. A student who is eligible for a Level
347III award is eligible for a Level I award if the student enrolls
348at a community college or career center.
349     4.  A Level IV award shall pay 75 percent of the cost of
350tuition and fees that a student incurs while enrolled in a
351baccalaureate degree program at a state university or a fixed
352amount calculated according to s. 1009.538 at a comparable
353eligible independent postsecondary education institution
354pursuant to s. 1009.533. A student who is eligible for a Level
355IV award is eligible for a Level I award if the student enrolls
356at a community college or career center.
357     5.  A Level V award shall pay 100 percent of the cost of
358tuition and fees that a student incurs while enrolled in a
359baccalaureate degree program at a state university or a fixed
360amount calculated according to s. 1009.538 at a comparable
361eligible independent postsecondary education institution
362pursuant to s. 1009.533. A student who is eligible for a Level V
363award is eligible for a Level I award if the student enrolls at
364a community college or career center.
365     (3)  To be eligible to renew any of the five levels of
366awards, a student must maintain the equivalent of a cumulative
367grade point average of 3.0 on a 4.0 scale and meet the
368eligibility requirements for renewal under s. 1009.532.
369     Section 4.  Subsection (1) of section 1009.532, Florida
370Statutes, is amended to read:
371     1009.532  Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program;
372student eligibility requirements for renewal awards.-
373     (1)  To be eligible to renew a scholarship from any of the
374three types of scholarships or, beginning with initial awards
375for the 2011 fall term, from any of the five levels of
376scholarships under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship
377Program, a student must:
378     (a)  Effective for students funded in the 2009-2010
379academic year and thereafter, earn at least 24 semester credit
380hours or the equivalent in the last academic year in which the
381student earned a scholarship if the student was enrolled full
382time, or a prorated number of credit hours as determined by the
383Department of Education if the student was enrolled less than
384full time for any part of the academic year. If a student fails
385to earn the minimum number of hours required to renew the
386scholarship, the student shall lose his or her eligibility for
387renewal for a period equivalent to 1 academic year. Such student
388is eligible to restore the award the following academic year if
389the student earns the hours for which he or she was enrolled at
390the level defined by the department and meets the grade point
391average for renewal. A student is eligible for such restoration
392one time. The department shall notify eligible recipients of the
393provisions of this paragraph. Each institution shall notify
394award recipients of the provisions of this paragraph during the
395registration process.
396     (b)  Maintain the cumulative grade point average required
397by the scholarship program, except that:
398     1.  If a recipient's grades fall beneath the average
399required to renew a Florida Academic Scholarship, but are
400sufficient to renew a Florida Medallion Scholarship or a Florida
401Gold Seal Vocational Scholarship, the Department of Education
402may grant a renewal from one of those other scholarship
403programs, if the student meets the renewal eligibility
404requirements;
405     2.  If, at any time during the eligibility period, a
406student's grades are insufficient to renew the scholarship, the
407student may restore eligibility by improving the grade point
408average to the required level. A student is eligible for such a
409restoration one time. The Legislature encourages education
410institutions to assist students to calculate whether or not it
411is possible to raise the grade point average during the summer
412term. If the institution determines that it is possible, the
413education institution may so inform the department, which may
414reserve the student's award if funds are available. The renewal,
415however, must not be granted until the student achieves the
416required cumulative grade point average. If the summer term is
417not sufficient to raise the grade point average to the required
418renewal level, the student's next opportunity for renewal is the
419fall semester of the following academic year; or
420     3.  If a student is receiving a Florida Bright Futures
421Scholarship, is a servicemember of the Florida National Guard or
422United States Reserves while attending a postsecondary
423institution, is called to active duty or state active duty, as
424defined in s. 250.01, prior to completing his or her degree, and
425meets all other requirements for the scholarship, the student
426shall be eligible to continue the scholarship for 2 years after
427completing active duty or state active duty.
428     (c)  Reimburse or make satisfactory arrangements to
429reimburse the institution for the award amount received for
430courses dropped after the end of the drop and add period or
431courses from which the student withdraws after the end of the
432drop and add period unless the student has received an exception
433pursuant to s. 1009.53(11).
434     Section 5.  Section 1009.538, Florida Statutes, is amended
435to read:
436     1009.538  Bright Futures Scholarship recipients attending
437nonpublic institutions; calculation of awards.-
438     (1)  Notwithstanding ss. 1009.53, 1009.534, 1009.535, and
4391009.536, a student who receives any award under the Florida
440Bright Futures Scholarship Program, who is enrolled in a
441nonpublic postsecondary education institution, and who is
442assessed tuition and fees that are the same as those of a full-
443time student at that institution, shall receive a fixed award
444calculated by using the average tuition and fee calculation as
445prescribed by the Department of Education for full-time
446attendance at a public postsecondary education institution at
447the comparable level. If the student is enrolled part-time and
448is assessed tuition and fees at a reduced level, the award shall
449be either one-half of the maximum award or three-fourths of the
450maximum award, depending on the level of fees assessed.
451     (2)  Notwithstanding ss. 1009.53 and 1009.5315, a student
452who receives an initial award under the Florida Bright Futures
453Scholarship Program beginning with the 2011 fall term, who is
454enrolled in a nonpublic postsecondary education institution, and
455who is assessed tuition and fees that are the same as those of a
456full-time student at that institution shall receive a fixed
457award calculated by using the average tuition and fee
458calculation pursuant to s. 1009.5315 as prescribed by the
459Department of Education for full-time attendance at a public
460postsecondary education institution at the comparable level. If
461the student is enrolled part-time and is assessed tuition and
462fees at a reduced level, the award shall be either one-half of
463the maximum award or three-fourths of the maximum award,
464depending on the level of fees assessed.
465     Section 6.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (4) and paragraph
466(b) of subsection (16) of section 1009.24, Florida Statutes, are
467amended to read:
468     1009.24  State university student fees.-
469     (4)
470     (d)  The sum of the activity and service, health, and
471athletic fees a student is required to pay to register for a
472course shall not exceed 40 percent of the tuition established in
473law or in the General Appropriations Act. No university shall be
474required to lower any fee in effect on the effective date of
475this act in order to comply with this subsection. Within the 40
476percent cap, universities may not increase the aggregate sum of
477activity and service, health, and athletic fees more than 5
478percent per year unless specifically authorized in law or in the
479General Appropriations Act. A university may increase its
480athletic fee to defray the costs associated with changing
481National Collegiate Athletic Association divisions. Any such
482increase in the athletic fee may exceed both the 40 percent cap
483and the 5 percent cap imposed by this subsection. Any such
484increase must be approved by the athletic fee committee in the
485process outlined in subsection (12) and cannot exceed $2 per
486credit hour. Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1009.534,
4871009.535, and 1009.536, that portion of any increase in an
488athletic fee pursuant to this subsection that causes the sum of
489the activity and service, health, and athletic fees to exceed
490the 40 percent cap or the annual increase in such fees to exceed
491the 5 percent cap shall not be included in calculating the
492amount a student receives for a Florida Academic Scholars award,
493a Florida Medallion Scholars award, or a Florida Gold Seal
494Vocational Scholars award. Notwithstanding the provisions of s.
4951009.5315, that portion of any increase in an athletic fee
496pursuant to this subsection that causes the sum of the activity
497and service, health, and athletic fees to exceed the 40 percent
498cap or the annual increase in such fees to exceed the 5 percent
499cap shall not be included in calculating the amount a student
500receives for a Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program award.
501     (16)  Each university board of trustees may establish a
502tuition differential for undergraduate courses upon receipt of
503approval from the Board of Governors. The tuition differential
504shall promote improvements in the quality of undergraduate
505education and shall provide financial aid to undergraduate
506students who exhibit financial need.
507     (b)  Each tuition differential is subject to the following
508conditions:
509     1.  The tuition differential may be assessed on one or more
510undergraduate courses or on all undergraduate courses at a state
511university.
512     2.  The tuition differential may vary by course or courses,
513campus or center location, and by institution. Each university
514board of trustees shall strive to maintain and increase
515enrollment in degree programs related to math, science, high
516technology, and other state or regional high-need fields when
517establishing tuition differentials by course.
518     3.  For each state university that has total research and
519development expenditures for all fields of at least $100 million
520per year as reported annually to the National Science
521Foundation, the aggregate sum of tuition and the tuition
522differential may not be increased by more than 15 percent of the
523total charged for the aggregate sum of these fees in the
524preceding fiscal year. For each state university that has total
525research and development expenditures for all fields of less
526than $100 million per year as reported annually to the National
527Science Foundation, the aggregate sum of tuition and the tuition
528differential may not be increased by more than 15 percent of the
529total charged for the aggregate sum of these fees in the
530preceding fiscal year.
531     4.  The aggregate sum of undergraduate tuition and fees per
532credit hour, including the tuition differential, may not exceed
533the national average of undergraduate tuition and fees at 4-year
534degree-granting public postsecondary educational institutions.
535     5.  The tuition differential may not be calculated as a
536part of the scholarship programs established in ss. 1009.53-
5371009.538. However, beginning with initial awards for the 2011
538fall term under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program,
539the tuition differential shall be included in the calculation
540for an award pursuant to ss. 1009.5315 and 1009.538.
541     6.  Beneficiaries having prepaid tuition contracts pursuant
542to s. 1009.98(2)(b) which were in effect on July 1, 2007, and
543which remain in effect, are exempt from the payment of the
544tuition differential.
545     7.  The tuition differential may not be charged to any
546student who was in attendance at the university before July 1,
5472007, and who maintains continuous enrollment.
548     8.  The tuition differential may be waived by the
549university for students who meet the eligibility requirements
550for the Florida public student assistance grant established in
551s. 1009.50.
552     9.  Subject to approval by the Board of Governors, the
553tuition differential authorized pursuant to this subsection may
554take effect with the 2009 fall term.
555     Section 7.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.


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