Florida Senate - 2011                              CS for SB 654
       
       
       
       By the Committee on Higher Education; and Senator Oelrich
       
       
       
       
       589-01829-11                                           2011654c1
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to student fees; amending ss. 1009.22
    3         and 1009.23, F.S.; authorizing the Board of Trustees
    4         of Santa Fe College to establish a transportation
    5         access fee for students enrolled at Santa Fe College,
    6         including students enrolled in workforce education
    7         programs; requiring that revenue from the fee be used
    8         only to provide or improve access to transportation
    9         services; limiting the amount of the fee; providing a
   10         timeframe for a fee increase and implementation of an
   11         increase; requiring that a referendum be held by the
   12         student government to approve the application of the
   13         fee; prohibiting the inclusion of the fee in
   14         calculating the amount a student receives under
   15         Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program awards;
   16         providing an effective date.
   17  
   18  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   19  
   20         Section 1. Present subsection (12) of section 1009.22,
   21  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (13), and a new
   22  subsection (12) is added to that section, to read:
   23         1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees.—
   24         (12)(a) The Board of Trustees of Santa Fe College may
   25  establish a transportation access fee. Revenue from the fee may
   26  be used only to provide or improve access to transportation
   27  services for students enrolled at Santa Fe College. The fee may
   28  not exceed $6 per credit hour. An increase in the transportation
   29  access fee may occur only once each fiscal year and must be
   30  implemented beginning with the fall term. A referendum must be
   31  held by the student government to approve the application of the
   32  fee.
   33         (b) Notwithstanding ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536,
   34  the transportation access fee authorized under paragraph (a) may
   35  not be included in calculating the amount a student receives for
   36  a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars
   37  award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award.
   38         Section 2. Present subsection (17) of section 1009.23,
   39  Florida Statutes, is redesignated as subsection (18), and a new
   40  subsection (17) is added to that section to read:
   41         1009.23 Community college student fees.—
   42         (17)(a) The Board of Trustees of Santa Fe College may
   43  establish a transportation access fee. Revenue from the fee may
   44  be used only to provide or improve access to transportation
   45  services for students enrolled at Santa Fe College. The fee may
   46  not exceed $6 per credit hour. An increase in the transportation
   47  access fee may occur only once each fiscal year and must be
   48  implemented beginning with the fall term. A referendum must be
   49  held by the student government to approve the application of the
   50  fee.
   51         (b) Notwithstanding ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536,
   52  the transportation access fee authorized under paragraph (a) may
   53  not be included in calculating the amount a student receives for
   54  a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars
   55  award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award.
   56         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.