Florida Senate - 2021                          SENATOR AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 1728
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Senator Baxley moved the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
    2  
    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (18) is added to section 1009.26,
    6  Florida Statutes, to read:
    7         1009.26 Fee waivers.—
    8         (18)(a)A state university shall waive the out-of-state fee
    9  for a nonresident student from a state in compliance with s.
   10  1009.261 and who:
   11         1. Is a United States citizen.
   12         2.Has a grandparent who is a legal resident as defined in
   13  s. 1009.21(1)(d); has been residing in Florida for at least five
   14  years; and is an honorably discharged veteran of the United
   15  States Armed Forces, the United States Reserve Forces, or the
   16  National Guard.
   17         3.Earns a high school diploma comparable to a standard
   18  Florida high school diploma, or its equivalent, or completes a
   19  home education program.
   20         4.a.Achieves an SAT combined score no lower than the 89th
   21  national percentile on the SAT;
   22         b.Achieves an ACT score concordant to the required SAT
   23  score in sub-subparagraph a., using the latest published
   24  national concordance table developed jointly by the College
   25  Board and ACT, Inc.; or
   26         c.If a state university accepts the Classic Learning Test
   27  (CLT) for admission purposes, achieves a CLT score concordant to
   28  the required SAT score in sub-subparagraph a., using the latest
   29  published scoring comparison developed by Classic Learning
   30  Initiatives.
   31         5.Enrolls as a full-time undergraduate student at a state
   32  university in the fall academic term immediately following high
   33  school graduation.
   34         (b)The waiver under this subsection is applicable for up
   35  to 110 percent of the number of required credit hours of the
   36  degree program for which the student is enrolled.
   37         (c)Prior to waiving the out-of-state fee, the state
   38  university shall require:
   39         1. The student, or the student’s parent if the student is a
   40  dependent child, to provide a written declaration pursuant to s.
   41  92.525(2) verifying the student’s familial relationship to a
   42  grandparent who is a legal resident; and
   43         2. The eligible grandparent to provide proof of Florida
   44  residency and proof of honorable discharge.
   45         (d)Each state university shall report to the Board of
   46  Governors the number and value of all fee waivers granted
   47  annually under this subsection.
   48         (e)A nonresident student granted an out-of-state fee
   49  waiver under this subsection shall be excluded from the
   50  limitation on systemwide total enrollment of nonresident
   51  students established by regulation of the Board of Governors.
   52         (f)The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations to
   53  administer this subsection.
   54         Section 2. Section 1009.261, Florida Statutes, is created
   55  to read:
   56         1009.261Grandchild Out-of-State Fees Waiver Compact.—The
   57  Grandchild Out-of-State Fees Waiver Compact is enacted into law
   58  and entered into by this state with all other jurisdictions
   59  legally joining therein in the form substantially as follows:
   60  
   61                       GRANDCHILD OUT-OF-STATE                     
   62                         FEES WAIVER COMPACT                       
   63  
   64                              ARTICLE I                            
   65                       DECLARATION OF PURPOSE                      
   66  
   67         The general purposes of this compact are to:
   68         (1)Increase access to postsecondary education to students
   69  whose families are split between two or more states by reducing
   70  costs associated with out-of-state fees.
   71         (2)Encourage students to exercise their rights to travel
   72  and to choose the postsecondary education that best suits their
   73  needs.
   74         (3) Increase postsecondary educational choices.
   75         (4)Decrease the economic burden posed by postsecondary
   76  out-of-state fees.
   77  
   78                             ARTICLE II                            
   79                             DEFINITIONS                           
   80  
   81         As used in this compact, the term:
   82         (1) “Grandparent” means a person who has a legal
   83  relationship to a student’s parent as the natural or adopted
   84  parent or legal guardian of the student’s parent.
   85         (2) “Member state” means a state that has enacted this
   86  compact.
   87         (3) “Out-of-state fees” means any additional fee for
   88  instruction, which is charged to a student who does not qualify
   89  for the in-state tuition rate pursuant to the laws of a member
   90  state, imposed by a public postsecondary educational institution
   91  located within the member state. A charge for any other purpose
   92  may not be included within this fee.
   93         (4) “Postsecondary educational institution” means a public
   94  university or college located within a member state.
   95         (5) “State” includes the District of Columbia and any
   96  state, territory, or possession of the United States which
   97  oversees one or more public postsecondary educational
   98  institutions.
   99         (6) “Student’s parent” means a person who has a legal
  100  relationship to a student as the natural or adopted parent or
  101  legal guardian of the student.
  102  
  103                             ARTICLE III                           
  104                      OUT-OF-STATE FEES WAIVER                     
  105  
  106         (1)Postsecondary educational institutions located within
  107  each member state shall waive out-of-state fees for a
  108  nonresident student who:
  109         (a) Is a United States citizen.
  110         (b)Has a grandparent who is a legal resident under the
  111  applicable laws of the member state; has been residing in that
  112  state for at least five years; and is an honorably discharged
  113  veteran of the United States Armed Forces, the United States
  114  Reserve Forces, or the National Guard.
  115         (c)1.Achieves an SAT combined score no lower than the 89th
  116  national percentile on the SAT;
  117         2.Achieves an ACT score concordant to the SAT score
  118  required in subparagraph 1., as designated in the latest
  119  published national concordance table developed jointly by the
  120  College Board and ACT, Inc.; or
  121         3.Achieves a Classic Learning Test (CLT) score concordant
  122  to the required SAT score in subparagraph 1., as designated in
  123  the latest published scoring comparison developed by Classic
  124  Learning Initiatives, but only if the member state postsecondary
  125  educational institution accepts the CLT for admission purposes.
  126         (d)Enrolls as a full-time undergraduate student at a
  127  member state postsecondary educational institution in the fall
  128  academic term immediately following high school graduation.
  129         (2)The waiver under this compact is applicable for up to
  130  110 percent of the number of required credit hours of the degree
  131  program in which the student is enrolled.
  132         (3) Prior to waiving any out-of-state fees, a member state
  133  postsecondary educational institution shall require:
  134         (a) The student, or the student’s parent if the student is
  135  a dependent child, to provide a written declaration verifying
  136  the student’s familial relationship to a grandparent who is a
  137  legal resident of the member state; and
  138         (b) The eligible grandparent to provide proof of residency
  139  and proof of honorable discharge.
  140  
  141                             ARTICLE IV                            
  142                              OVERSIGHT                            
  143  
  144         The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of state
  145  government in each member state shall enforce this compact and
  146  take all actions necessary and appropriate to effectuate the
  147  compact’s purposes and intent. The provisions of this compact
  148  have standing as statutory law.
  149  
  150                              ARTICLE V                            
  151          DATE OF IMPLEMENTATION, WITHDRAWAL, AND AMENDMENT        
  152  
  153         (1)The compact shall take effect on the date on which it
  154  is enacted into law by two states. Thereafter it is effective as
  155  to any state upon its enactment by that state.
  156         (2)A member state may withdraw from this compact by
  157  repealing the statute in which it is enacted. A member state’s
  158  withdrawal may not take effect until 6 months after enactment of
  159  the repeal.
  160         (3)This compact may not be construed to invalidate or
  161  prohibit any law of a member state that does not conflict with
  162  the provisions of this compact.
  163         (4)This compact may be amended by the member states. An
  164  amendment to this compact is effective and binding after it is
  165  enacted into the laws of all member states.
  166  
  167                             ARTICLE VI                            
  168                    CONSTRUCTION AND SEVERABILITY                  
  169  
  170         This compact shall be liberally construed so as to
  171  effectuate its purposes. The provisions of this compact are
  172  severable, and if any phrase, clause, sentence, or provision
  173  thereof is declared to be contrary to the constitution of any
  174  state or to the Constitution of the United States, or the
  175  application thereof to any government, agency, person, or
  176  circumstance is held invalid, the validity of the remainder of
  177  this compact and the applicability thereof to any government,
  178  agency, person, or circumstance is not affected thereby. If this
  179  compact is held to be contrary to the constitution of any state
  180  participating therein, it remains in full force and effect as to
  181  the state affected as to all severable provisions.
  182         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.
  183  
  184  
  185  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
  186  And the title is amended as follows:
  187         Delete everything before the enacting clause
  188  and insert:
  189                        A bill to be entitled                      
  190         An act relating to an out-of-state fee waiver for
  191         nonresident students; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.;
  192         requiring a state university to waive the out-of-state
  193         fee for a nonresident student who meets certain
  194         requirements; providing applicability; requiring each
  195         state university to report specified information
  196         regarding such out-of-state fee waivers to the Board
  197         of Governors annually; requiring that a student who is
  198         granted such out-of-state fee waiver be excluded from
  199         the limitation on the systemwide total enrollment of
  200         nonresident students; requiring the Board of Governors
  201         to adopt regulations; creating s. 1009.261, F.S.;
  202         enacting the Grandchild Out-of-State Fees Waiver
  203         Compact; providing the purposes of the compact;
  204         defining terms; requiring postsecondary educational
  205         institutions located within member states to waive
  206         out-of-state fees for students who meet specified
  207         criteria; providing that the waiver is applicable for
  208         up to a specified amount of credits; requiring member
  209         state postsecondary educational institutions to
  210         require a student, or the student’s parent if the
  211         student is a dependent child, to provide a written
  212         declaration verifying eligibility; requiring the
  213         eligible grandparent to provide proof of residency and
  214         honorable discharge; requiring the executive,
  215         legislative, and judicial branches of member state
  216         governments to enforce the compact; providing that the
  217         provisions of the compact have standing as statutory
  218         law; providing for the implementation, withdrawal, and
  219         amendment of the compact; providing construction;
  220         providing an effective date.