Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. CS for SB 1292
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LEGISLATIVE ACTION
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The Committee on Appropriations (Latvala) recommended the
following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 368 - 410
4 and insert:
5 Section 6. Paragraphs (c) through (g) of subsection (3) of
6 section 1009.22, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
7 1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees.—
8 (3)
9 (c) Effective July 1, 2014 2011, for programs leading to a
10 career certificate or an applied technology diploma, the
11 standard tuition shall be $2.33 $2.22 per contact hour for
12 residents and nonresidents and the out-of-state fee shall be
13 $6.99 $6.66 per contact hour. For adult general education
14 programs, a block tuition of $45 per half year or $30 per term
15 shall be assessed for residents and nonresidents, and the out
16 of-state fee shall be $135 per half year or $90 per term. Each
17 district school board and Florida College System institution
18 board of trustees shall adopt policies and procedures for the
19 collection of and accounting for the expenditure of the block
20 tuition. All funds received from the block tuition shall be used
21 only for adult general education programs. Students enrolled in
22 adult general education programs may not be assessed the fees
23 authorized in subsection (5), subsection (6), or subsection (7).
24 (d) Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year and each year
25 thereafter, the tuition and the out-of-state fee per contact
26 hour shall increase at the beginning of each fall semester at a
27 rate equal to inflation, unless otherwise provided in the
28 General Appropriations Act. The Office of Economic and
29 Demographic Research shall report the rate of inflation to the
30 President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of
31 Representatives, the Governor, and the State Board of Education
32 each year prior to March 1. For purposes of this paragraph, the
33 rate of inflation shall be defined as the rate of the 12-month
34 percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban
35 Consumers, U.S. City Average, All Items, or successor reports as
36 reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of
37 Labor Statistics, or its successor for December of the previous
38 year. In the event the percentage change is negative, the
39 tuition and out-of-state fee shall remain at the same level as
40 the prior fiscal year.
41 (d)(e) Each district school board and each Florida College
42 System institution board of trustees may adopt tuition and out
43 of-state fees that may vary no more than 5 percent below and 5
44 percent above the combined total of the standard tuition and
45 out-of-state fees established in paragraph (c).
46 (e)(f) The maximum increase in resident tuition for any
47 school district or Florida College System institution during the
48 2007-2008 fiscal year shall be 5 percent over the tuition
49 charged during the 2006-2007 fiscal year.
50 (f)(g) The State Board of Education may adopt, by rule, the
51 definitions and procedures that district school boards and
52 Florida College System institution boards of trustees shall use
53 in the calculation of cost borne by students.
54 Section 7. Subsection (3), paragraph (a) of subsection
55 (16), and subsection (17) of section 1009.23, Florida Statutes,
56 are amended to read:
57 1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.—
58 (3)(a) Effective July 1, 2014 2011, for advanced and
59 professional, postsecondary vocational, developmental education,
60 and educator preparation institute programs, the standard
61 tuition shall be $71.98 $68.56 per credit hour for residents and
62 nonresidents, and the out-of-state fee shall be $215.94 $205.82
63 per credit hour.
64 (b) Effective July 1, 2014 2011, for baccalaureate degree
65 programs, the following tuition and fee rates shall apply:
66 1. The tuition shall be $91.79 $87.42 per credit hour for
67 students who are residents for tuition purposes.
68 2. The sum of the tuition and the out-of-state fee per
69 credit hour for students who are nonresidents for tuition
70 purposes shall be no more than 85 percent of the sum of the
71 tuition and the out-of-state fee at the state university nearest
72 the Florida College System institution.
73 (c) Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year and each year
74 thereafter, the tuition and the out-of-state fee shall increase
75 at the beginning of each fall semester at a rate equal to
76 inflation, unless otherwise provided in the General
77 Appropriations Act. The Office of Economic and Demographic
78 Research shall report the rate of inflation to the President of
79 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
80 Governor, and the State Board of Education each year prior to
81 March 1. For purposes of this paragraph, the rate of inflation
82 shall be defined as the rate of the 12-month percentage change
83 in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. City
84 Average, All Items, or successor reports as reported by the
85 United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,
86 or its successor for December of the previous year. In the event
87 the percentage change is negative, the tuition and the out-of
88 state fee per credit hour shall remain at the same levels as the
89 prior fiscal year.
90 (16)(a) Each Florida College System institution may assess
91 a student who enrolls in a course listed in the distance
92 learning catalog, established pursuant to s. 1006.735 s.
93 1006.73, a per-credit-hour distance learning course user fee.
94 For purposes of assessing this fee, a distance learning course
95 is a course in which at least 80 percent of the direct
96 instruction of the course is delivered using some form of
97 technology when the student and instructor are separated by time
98 or space, or both.
99 (17) Each Florida College System institution that accepts
100 transient students, pursuant to s. 1006.735 s. 1006.73, may
101 establish a transient student fee not to exceed $5 per course
102 for processing the transient student admissions application.
103 Section 8. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (e) of subsection (4),
104 paragraph (t) of subsection (14), paragraph (b) of subsection
105 (16), and paragraph (a) of subsection (17) of section 1009.24,
106 Florida Statutes, are amended, to read:
107 1009.24 State university student fees.—
108 (4)(a) Effective July 1, 2014 2011, the resident
109 undergraduate tuition for lower-level and upper-level coursework
110 shall be $105.07 $103.32 per credit hour.
111 (b) Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year and each year
112 thereafter, the resident undergraduate tuition per credit hour
113 shall increase at the beginning of each fall semester at a rate
114 equal to inflation, unless otherwise provided in the General
115 Appropriations Act. The Office of Economic and Demographic
116 Research shall report the rate of inflation to the President of
117 the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the
118 Governor, and the Board of Governors each year prior to March 1.
119 For purposes of this paragraph, the rate of inflation shall be
120 defined as the rate of the 12-month percentage change in the
121 Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average,
122 All Items, or successor reports as reported by the United States
123 Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its
124 successor for December of the previous year. In the event the
125 percentage change is negative, the resident undergraduate
126 tuition shall remain at the same level as the prior fiscal year.
127 (d)(e) The sum of the activity and service, health, and
128 athletic fees a student is required to pay to register for a
129 course may shall not exceed 40 percent of the tuition
130 established in law or in the General Appropriations Act. No
131 university shall be required to lower any fee in effect on the
132 effective date of this act in order to comply with this
133 subsection. Within the 40 percent cap, universities may not
134 increase the aggregate sum of activity and service, health, and
135 athletic fees more than 5 percent per year, or the same
136 percentage increase in tuition authorized under paragraph (b),
137 whichever is greater, unless specifically authorized in law or
138 in the General Appropriations Act. A university may increase its
139 athletic fee to defray the costs associated with changing
140 National Collegiate Athletic Association divisions. Any such
141 increase in the athletic fee may exceed both the 40 percent cap
142 and the 5 percent cap imposed by this subsection. Any such
143 increase must be approved by the athletic fee committee in the
144 process outlined in subsection (12) and may not cannot exceed $2
145 per credit hour. Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1009.534,
146 1009.535, and 1009.536, that portion of any increase in an
147 athletic fee pursuant to this subsection which that causes the
148 sum of the activity and service, health, and athletic fees to
149 exceed the 40 percent cap or the annual increase in such fees to
150 exceed the 5 percent cap may shall not be included in
151 calculating the amount a student receives for a Florida Academic
152 Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars award, or a Florida
153 Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Notwithstanding this
154 paragraph and subject to approval by the board of trustees, each
155 state university may is authorized to exceed the 5 percent 5
156 percent cap on the annual increase to the aggregate sum of
157 activity and service, health, and athletic fees for the 2010
158 2011 fiscal year. Any such increase may shall not exceed 15
159 percent or the amount required to reach the 2009-2010 fiscal
160 year statewide average for the aggregate sum of activity and
161 service, health, and athletic fees at the main campuses,
162 whichever is greater. The aggregate sum of the activity and
163 service, health, and athletic fees may shall not exceed 40
164 percent of tuition. Any increase in the activity and service
165 fee, health fee, or athletic fee must be approved by the
166 appropriate fee committee pursuant to subsection (10),
167 subsection (11), or subsection (12).
168 (14) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (15), each
169 university board of trustees is authorized to establish the
170 following fees:
171 (t) A transient student fee that may not exceed $5 per
172 course for accepting a transient student and processing the
173 transient student admissions application pursuant to s. 1006.735
174 s. 1006.73.
175
176 With the exception of housing rental rates and except as
177 otherwise provided, fees assessed pursuant to paragraphs (h)-(s)
178 shall be based on reasonable costs of services. The Board of
179 Governors shall adopt regulations and timetables necessary to
180 implement the fees and fines authorized under this subsection.
181 The fees assessed under this subsection may be used for debt
182 only as authorized under s. 1010.62.
183 (16) Each university board of trustees may establish a
184 tuition differential for undergraduate courses upon receipt of
185 approval from the Board of Governors. The tuition differential
186 shall promote improvements in the quality of undergraduate
187 education and shall provide financial aid to undergraduate
188 students who exhibit financial need.
189 (b) Each tuition differential is subject to the following
190 conditions:
191 1. The tuition differential may be assessed on one or more
192 undergraduate courses or on all undergraduate courses at a state
193 university.
194 2. The tuition differential may vary by course or courses,
195 campus or center location, and by institution. Each university
196 board of trustees shall strive to maintain and increase
197 enrollment in degree programs related to math, science, high
198 technology, and other state or regional high-need fields when
199 establishing tuition differentials by course.
200 3. For each state university that is designated as a
201 preeminent state research university by the Board of Governors,
202 pursuant to s. 1001.7065, that has total research and
203 development expenditures for all fields of at least $100 million
204 per year as reported annually to the National Science
205 Foundation, the aggregate sum of tuition and the tuition
206 differential may not be increased by no more than 6 15 percent
207 of the total charged for the aggregate sum of these fees in the
208 preceding fiscal year if the university meets or exceeds each
209 performance standard target for that university established
210 annually by the Board of Governors for the following performance
211 standards, each amounting to no more than a 2 percent increase
212 in tuition differential:
213 a. Increase in the 6-year graduation rate for full-time,
214 first-time-in-college students, as reported annually to the
215 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System;
216 b. Increase in the total annual research expenditures; and
217 c. Increase in the total patents awarded by the United
218 States Patent and Trademark Office for the most recent years.
219 For each state university that has total research and
220 development expenditures for all fields of less than $100
221 million per year as reported annually to the National Science
222 Foundation, the aggregate sum of tuition and the tuition
223 differential may not be increased by more than 15 percent of the
224 total charged for the aggregate sum of these fees in the
225 preceding fiscal year.
226 4. The aggregate sum of undergraduate tuition and fees per
227 credit hour, including the tuition differential, may not exceed
228 the national average of undergraduate tuition and fees at 4-year
229 degree-granting public postsecondary educational institutions.
230 5. The tuition differential shall not be included in any
231 award under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program
232 established pursuant to ss. 1009.53-1009.538.
233 6. Beneficiaries having prepaid tuition contracts pursuant
234 to s. 1009.98(2)(b) which were in effect on July 1, 2007, and
235 which remain in effect, are exempt from the payment of the
236 tuition differential.
237 7. The tuition differential may not be charged to any
238 student who was in attendance at the university before July 1,
239 2007, and who maintains continuous enrollment.
240 8. The tuition differential may be waived by the university
241 for students who meet the eligibility requirements for the
242 Florida public student assistance grant established in s.
243 1009.50.
244 9. Subject to approval by the Board of Governors, the
245 tuition differential authorized pursuant to this subsection may
246 take effect with the 2009 fall term.
247 (17)(a) A state university may assess a student who enrolls
248 in a course listed in the distance learning catalog, established
249 pursuant to s. 1006.735 s. 1006.73, a per-credit-hour distance
250 learning course fee. For purposes of assessing this fee, a
251 distance learning course is a course in which at least 80
252 percent of the direct instruction of the course is delivered
253 using some form of technology when the student and instructor
254 are separated by time or space, or both.
255 Section 9. Subsection (8) of section 1009.26, Florida
256 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (12) is added to that
257 section, to read:
258 1009.26 Fee waivers.—
259 (8) A state university, a or Florida College System
260 institution, a career center operated by a school district under
261 s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center shall waive
262 undergraduate tuition for each recipient of a Purple Heart or
263 another combat decoration superior in precedence who:
264 (a) Is enrolled as a full-time, part-time, or summer-school
265 student in an undergraduate program that terminates in a degree
266 or certificate;
267 (b) Is currently, and was at the time of the military
268 action that resulted in the awarding of the Purple Heart or
269 other combat decoration superior in precedence, a resident of
270 this state; and
271 (c) Submits to the state university or the Florida College
272 System institution the DD-214 form issued at the time of
273 separation from service as documentation that the student has
274 received a Purple Heart or another combat decoration superior in
275 precedence. If the DD-214 is not available, other documentation
276 may be acceptable if recognized by the United States Department
277 of Defense or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs
278 as documenting the award.
279
280 Such a waiver for a Purple Heart recipient or recipient of
281 another combat decoration superior in precedence shall be
282 applicable for 110 percent of the number of required credit
283 hours of the degree or certificate program for which the student
284 is enrolled.
285 (12)(a) A state university, a Florida College System
286 institution, a career center operated by a school district under
287 s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center shall waive
288 out-of-state fees for students, including but not limited to
289 students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes,
290 who meet the following conditions:
291 1. Attended a secondary school in this state, which is not
292 the Florida Virtual School Global, for 3 consecutive years
293 immediately before graduating from a high school in this state;
294 2. Enrolled in a degree or certificate program at an
295 institution of higher education within 24 months after high
296 school graduation; and
297 3. Submitted an official Florida high school transcript as
298 evidence of attendance and graduation.
299 (b) Tuition and fees charged to a student who qualifies for
300 the out-of-state fee waiver under this subsection may not exceed
301 the tuition and fees charged to a resident student. The waiver
302 is applicable for 110 percent of the required credit hours of
303 the degree or certificate program for which the student is
304 enrolled. Each state university, Florida College System
305 institution, career center operated by a school district under
306 s. 1001.44, and charter technical career center shall report to
307 the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, as
308 appropriate, the number and value of all fee waivers granted
309 annually under this subsection. The Board of Governors for the
310 state universities and the State Board of Education for Florida
311 College System institutions, career centers operated by a school
312 district under s. 1001.44, and charter technical career centers
313 shall annually certify within their legislative budget requests
314 that the percentage of resident students enrolled systemwide is
315 at least the same as the 2013-2014 resident student enrollment
316 systemwide.
317 (c) A student who is granted an out-of-state fee waiver
318 under this subsection is not eligible for state financial aid
319 under part III of chapter 1009.
320 Section 10. Subsection (10) of section 1009.98, Florida
321 Statutes, is amended to read:
322 1009.98 Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program.—
323 (10) PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF QUALIFIED BENEFICIARIES.—
324 (a) As used in this subsection, the term:
325 1. “Actuarial reserve” means the amount by which the
326 expected value of the assets exceeds exceed the expected value
327 of the liabilities of the trust fund.
328 2. “Dormitory fees” means the fees included under advance
329 payment contracts pursuant to paragraph (2)(d).
330 3. “Fiscal year” means the fiscal year of the state
331 pursuant to s. 215.01.
332 4. “Local fees” means the fees covered by an advance
333 payment contract provided pursuant to subparagraph (2)(b)2.
334 5. “Tuition differential” means the fee covered by advance
335 payment contracts sold pursuant to subparagraph (2)(b)3. The
336 base rate for the tuition differential fee for the 2012-2013
337 fiscal year is established at $37.03 per credit hour. The base
338 rate for the tuition differential in subsequent years is the
339 amount assessed paid by the board for the tuition differential
340 for the preceding year adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b)2.
341 (b) Effective with the 2009-2010 academic year and
342 thereafter, and notwithstanding the provisions of s. 1009.24,
343 the amount paid by the board to any state university on behalf
344 of a qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract whose
345 contract was purchased before July 1, 2024 2009, shall be:
346 1. As to registration fees, if the actuarial reserve is
347 less than 5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust
348 fund, the board shall pay the state universities 5.5 percent
349 above the amount assessed for registration fees in the preceding
350 fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is between 5 percent and 6
351 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust fund, the board
352 shall pay the state universities 6 percent above the amount
353 assessed for registration fees in the preceding fiscal year. If
354 the actuarial reserve is between 6 percent and 7.5 percent of
355 the expected liabilities of the trust fund, the board shall pay
356 the state universities 6.5 percent above the amount assessed for
357 registration fees in the preceding fiscal year. If the actuarial
358 reserve is equal to or greater than 7.5 percent of the expected
359 liabilities of the trust fund, the board shall pay the state
360 universities 7 percent above the amount assessed for
361 registration fees in the preceding fiscal year, whichever is
362 greater.
363 2. As to the tuition differential, if the actuarial reserve
364 is less than 5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust
365 fund, the board shall pay the state universities 5.5 percent
366 above the base rate for the tuition differential fee in the
367 preceding fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is between 5
368 percent and 6 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust
369 fund, the board shall pay the state universities 6 percent above
370 the base rate for the tuition differential fee in the preceding
371 fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is between 6 percent and
372 7.5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust fund, the
373 board shall pay the state universities 6.5 percent above the
374 base rate for the tuition differential fee in the preceding
375 fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is equal to or greater
376 than 7.5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust fund,
377 the board shall pay the state universities 7 percent above the
378 base rate for the tuition differential fee in the preceding
379 fiscal year.
380 3. As to local fees, the board shall pay the state
381 universities 5 percent above the amount assessed for local fees
382 in the preceding fiscal year.
383 4. As to dormitory fees, the board shall pay the state
384 universities 6 percent above the amount assessed for dormitory
385 fees in the preceding fiscal year.
386 5. Qualified beneficiaries of advance payment contracts
387 purchased before July 1, 2007, are exempt from paying any
388 tuition differential fee.
389 (c) Notwithstanding the amount assessed for registration
390 fees, the tuition differential fee, or local fees, the amount
391 paid by the board to any state university on behalf of a
392 qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract purchased
393 before July 1, 2024, may not exceed 100 percent of the amount
394 charged by the state university for the aggregate sum of those
395 fees.
396 (d) Notwithstanding the amount assessed for dormitory fees,
397 the amount paid by the board to any state university on behalf
398 of a qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract
399 purchased before July 1, 2024, may not exceed 100 percent of the
400 amount charged by the state university for dormitory fees.
401 (e)(c) The board shall pay state universities the actual
402 amount assessed in accordance with law for registration fees,
403 the tuition differential, local fees, and dormitory fees for
404 advance payment contracts purchased on or after July 1, 2024
405 2009.
406 (f)(d) The board shall annually evaluate or cause to be
407 evaluated the actuarial soundness of the trust fund.
408 Section 11. Subsection (10) of section 1011.80, Florida
409 Statutes, is amended to read:
410 1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education
411 programs.—
412 (10) A high school student dually enrolled under s.
413 1007.271 in a workforce education program operated by a Florida
414 College System institution or school district career center
415 generates the amount calculated for workforce education funding,
416 including any payment of performance funding, and the
417 proportional share of full-time equivalent enrollment generated
418 through the Florida Education Finance Program for the student’s
419 enrollment in a high school. If a high school student is dually
420 enrolled in a Florida College System institution program,
421 including a program conducted at a high school, the Florida
422 College System institution earns the funds generated for
423 workforce education funding, and the school district earns the
424 proportional share of full-time equivalent funding from the
425 Florida Education Finance Program. If a student is dually
426 enrolled in a career center operated by the same district as the
427 district in which the student attends high school, that district
428 earns the funds generated for workforce education funding and
429 also earns the proportional share of full-time equivalent
430 funding from the Florida Education Finance Program. If a student
431 is dually enrolled in a workforce education program provided by
432 a career center operated by a different school district, the
433 funds must be divided between the two school districts
434 proportionally from the two funding sources. A student may not
435 be reported for funding in a dual enrollment workforce education
436 program unless the student has completed the basic skills
437 assessment pursuant to s. 1004.91. A student who is coenrolled
438 in a K-12 education program and an adult education program may
439 be reported for purposes of funding in an adult education
440 program. If a student is coenrolled in core curricula courses
441 for credit recovery or dropout prevention purposes and does not
442 have a pattern of excessive absenteeism or habitual truancy or a
443 history of disruptive behavior in school, the student may be
444 reported for funding for up to two courses per year. Such a
445 student is exempt from the payment of the block tuition for
446 adult general education programs provided in s. 1009.22(3)(c) s.
447 1009.22(3)(d). The Department of Education shall develop a list
448 of courses to be designated as core curricula courses for the
449 purposes of coenrollment.
450 Section 12. A dependent child who is a citizen of the
451 United States of America may not be denied residency
452 classification for tuition purposes based solely on the parent’s
453 undocumented immigration status. All applicable laws apply.
454
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456 And the title is amended as follows:
457 Delete lines 35 - 37
458 and insert:
459 deleting an obsolete provision; amending s. 1007.01,
460 F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s.
461 1009.22, F.S.; revising the standard tuition and out
462 of-state fees for workforce education postsecondary
463 programs leading to certain certificates and diplomas
464 at Florida College System institutions; deleting a
465 provision relating to an increase in tuition and out
466 of-state fees at a rate equal to inflation; deleting a
467 requirement that the Office of Economic and
468 Demographic Research annually report the rate of
469 inflation to the Governor, the Legislature, and the
470 State Board of Education; deleting the definition of
471 the term “rate of inflation”; amending s. 1009.23,
472 F.S.; revising the standard tuition and out-of-state
473 fees for certain programs at Florida College System
474 institutions; deleting a provision relating to an
475 increase in tuition and out-of-state fees at a rate
476 equal to inflation; deleting a requirement that the
477 Office of Economic and Demographic Research annually
478 report the rate of inflation to the Governor, the
479 Legislature, and the State Board of Education;
480 deleting the definition of the term “rate of
481 inflation”; conforming cross-references; amending s.
482 1009.24, F.S.; revising the resident undergraduate
483 tuition for lower-level and upper-level coursework;
484 deleting a provision related to an increase of the
485 resident undergraduate tuition at state universities
486 at a rate equal to inflation; deleting the requirement
487 of the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to
488 annually report the rate of inflation to the Governor,
489 the Legislature, and the Board of Governors; deleting
490 the definition of the term “rate of inflation”;
491 conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
492 conforming a cross-reference; authorizing a state
493 university board of trustees to increase the aggregate
494 sum of tuition and tuition differential for up to 6
495 percent of the total charged for the aggregate sum of
496 such fees in the preceding year if the state
497 university meets the specified conditions; conforming
498 a cross-reference; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.;
499 requiring a state university, a Florida College System
500 institution, a career center operated by a school
501 district, or a charter technical career center to
502 waive undergraduate tuition for a recipient of a
503 Purple Heart or another combat decoration superior in
504 precedence under certain conditions; requiring a state
505 university, a Florida College System institution, a
506 career center operated by a school district, and a
507 charter technical career center to waive out-of-state
508 fees for certain students who meet specified
509 conditions; requiring a state university, a Florida
510 College System institution, a career center operated
511 by a school district, and a charter technical career
512 center to report to the Board of Governors and the
513 State Board of Education, as appropriate, the number
514 and value of all fee waivers; requiring the Board of
515 Governors for the state universities and the State
516 Board of Education for the Florida College System
517 institutions, career centers operated by a school
518 district, and charter technical career centers to
519 annually certify within their legislative budget
520 requests that the percentage of resident students
521 enrolled systemwide is at least the same as the
522 resident student enrollment systemwide in a specified
523 academic year; providing that a student who is granted
524 the out-of-state fee waiver is not eligible for state
525 financial aid; amending s. 1009.98, F.S.; redefining
526 the term “tuition differential”; revising the purchase
527 date of an advance payment contract as it relates to
528 the amount paid by the Florida Prepaid College Board
529 to a state university on behalf of a qualified
530 beneficiary; prohibiting the amount of the aggregate
531 sum of registration fees, the tuition differential
532 fee, and local fees paid by the board to a state
533 university on behalf of a qualified beneficiary of an
534 advance payment contract from exceeding a certain
535 percentage of the amount charged by the state
536 university for the aggregate sum of those fees;
537 prohibiting the amount of the dormitory fees paid for
538 by the board to a state university on behalf of a
539 qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract
540 from exceeding a certain percentage of the amount
541 charged by the state university for those fees;
542 conforming provisions to changes made by the act;
543 amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; conforming a cross
544 reference; prohibiting certain dependent children from
545 being denied residency classification for tuition
546 purposes based solely on a parent’s undocumented
547 immigration status; providing an effective date.