| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to postsecondary student fees; creating s. |
| 3 | 1009.215, F.S.; providing an exemption from payment of |
| 4 | nonresident tuition at a state university or a Florida |
| 5 | College System institution for an undocumented student who |
| 6 | meets specified requirements; requiring the Board of |
| 7 | Governors of the State University System to adopt |
| 8 | regulations and the State Board of Education to adopt |
| 9 | rules; 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. Section 1009.215, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 14 | to read: |
| 15 | 1009.215 Nonresident tuition exemption.- |
| 16 | (1) Beginning with the 2011 fall term, an undocumented |
| 17 | student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the meaning of 8 |
| 18 | U.S.C. s. 1101(a)(15), is exempt from paying nonresident tuition |
| 19 | at a state university or a Florida College System institution if |
| 20 | the student meets all of the following requirements: |
| 21 | (a) Attended high school in the state for 3 or more years, |
| 22 | which need not be consecutive. |
| 23 | (b) Graduated from a high school in the state or attained |
| 24 | a high school equivalency diploma pursuant to s. 1003.435. |
| 25 | (c) Registered as an entering student or is currently |
| 26 | enrolled at a state university or a Florida College System |
| 27 | institution. |
| 28 | (d) Files an affidavit with the state university or the |
| 29 | Florida College System institution stating that the student has |
| 30 | filed an application to legalize his or her immigration status |
| 31 | or will file an application as soon as he or she is eligible to |
| 32 | do so. |
| 33 | (2) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the |
| 34 | State Board of Education shall adopt rules to implement the |
| 35 | nonresident tuition exemption provided in this section. |
| 36 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |