Florida Senate - 2025 SB 2512
By the Committee on Appropriations
576-03205-25 20252512__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to higher education; amending s.
3 464.0195, F.S.; establishing the Florida Center for
4 Nursing within the University of South Florida;
5 requiring the center to administer the Linking
6 Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund; requiring
7 the center to promote the availability of LINE
8 funding; requiring the center to publish on its
9 website guidelines the LINE Fund administration;
10 amending s. 1009.24, F.S.; revising programs for which
11 the Board of Governors may establish tuition;
12 authorizing a university board of trustees to
13 establish out-of-state fees for nonresident students;
14 requiring the Board of Governors to ensure a certain
15 threshold is not exceeded; deleting a provision
16 requiring that a certain fee not exceed a specified
17 amount; deleting a requirement for a block tuition
18 policy for nonresident undergraduate students;
19 amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; requiring a state
20 university to waive a student’s out-of-pocket expenses
21 under certain conditions; deleting a requirement for a
22 certain fee waiver; amending s. 1009.8962, F.S.;
23 revising legislative intent regarding the
24 establishment of the LINE Fund; defining the term
25 “center”; revising the definition of the term “health
26 care partner”; revising how certain funds may or may
27 not be used; revising participation requirements for
28 LINE funding; providing examples of allowable LINE
29 contributions; providing requirements for accepting
30 certain contributions; requiring the center, rather
31 than the Board of Governors, to review and evaluate
32 proposals; revising criteria for such reviews and
33 evaluations; authorizing the center to assign priority
34 consideration for certain grant applications;
35 requiring the center to notify grant applicants of
36 certain information; defining terms; providing
37 requirements for institutions with an approved
38 proposal; authorizing the center to award funds for up
39 to 3 academic years; requiring institutions awarded
40 grant funds to submit a report to the center, rather
41 than to the Board of Governors; deleting a requirement
42 for the Board of Governors to adopt regulations and
43 the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing
44 an effective date.
45
46 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
47
48 Section 1. Section 464.0195, Florida Statutes, is amended
49 to read:
50 464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals.—
51 (1) There is established within the University of South
52 Florida the Florida Center for Nursing to address issues of
53 supply and demand for nursing, including issues of recruitment,
54 retention, and utilization of resources that support the state’s
55 nursing nurse workforce resources. The Legislature finds that
56 the center will repay the state’s investment by providing an
57 ongoing strategy for the allocation of the state’s resources
58 directed towards nursing.
59 (2) The primary goals for the center shall be to:
60 (a) Develop a strategic statewide plan for nursing manpower
61 in this state by:
62 1. Conducting a statistically valid biennial data-driven
63 gap analysis of the supply and demand of the health care
64 workforce. The center shall:
65 a. Establish and maintain a database on nursing supply and
66 demand in the state, to include current supply and demand.
67 b. Analyze the current and future supply and demand in the
68 state and the impact of this state’s participation in the Nurse
69 Licensure Compact under s. 464.0095.
70 2. Developing recommendations to increase nurse faculty and
71 clinical preceptors, support nurse faculty development, and
72 promote advanced nurse education.
73 3. Developing best practices in the academic preparation
74 and continuing education needs of qualified nurse educators,
75 nurse faculty, and clinical preceptors.
76 4. Collecting data on nurse faculty, employment,
77 distribution, and retention.
78 5. Piloting innovative projects to support the recruitment,
79 development, and retention of qualified nurse faculty and
80 clinical preceptors.
81 6. Encouraging and coordinating the development of
82 academic-practice partnerships, including partnerships with
83 hospitals which provide opportunities for nursing students to
84 obtain clinical experience, to support nurse faculty employment
85 and advancement.
86 7. Developing distance learning infrastructure for nursing
87 education and advancing faculty competencies in the pedagogy of
88 teaching and the evidence-based use of technology, simulation,
89 and distance learning techniques.
90 (b) Enhance and promote recognition, reward, and renewal
91 activities for nurses in the state by:
92 1. Promoting nursing excellence programs such as magnet
93 recognition by the American Nurses Credentialing Center;
94 2. Proposing and creating additional reward, recognition,
95 and renewal activities for nurses; and
96 3. Promoting media and positive image-building efforts for
97 nursing.
98 (c) Convene various groups representative of nurses, other
99 health care providers, business and industry, consumers,
100 lawmakers, and educators to:
101 1. Review and comment on data analysis prepared for the
102 center;
103 2. Recommend systemic changes, including strategies for
104 implementation of recommended changes; and
105 3. Evaluate and report the results of these efforts to the
106 Legislature and other entities.
107 (3) The Board of Nursing shall include on its initial and
108 renewal application forms a question asking each nurse to
109 voluntarily contribute to funding the Florida Center for Nursing
110 in addition to paying the fees imposed at the time of licensure
111 and licensure renewal. Revenues collected from nurses over and
112 above the required fees shall be transferred from the Medical
113 Quality Assurance Trust Fund to the Grants and Donations Trust
114 Fund within the Department of Health and shall be used solely to
115 support and maintain the goals and functions of the center.
116 Before giving a nurse the opportunity to contribute to funding
117 the center at the time of licensure renewal, the Board of
118 Nursing shall provide the nurse with a summary of the center’s
119 work, a link to the center’s Internet website, and the following
120 statement: “The Florida Center for Nursing’s operating revenues
121 are derived in part from your donation. In order for the Florida
122 Center for Nursing to continue its work on behalf of nurses,
123 please donate.”
124 (4) The center may request from the board, and the board
125 must provide to the center upon its request, any information
126 held by the board regarding nurses licensed in this state or
127 holding a multistate license pursuant to s. 464.0095 or
128 information reported to the board by employers of such nurses,
129 other than personal identifying information.
130 (5) The center shall administer the Linking Industry to
131 Nursing Education (LINE) Fund created by s. 1009.8962.
132 (a) The center shall proactively promote to eligible
133 institutions the availability of matching funds through the LINE
134 Fund before the opening of the annual application period.
135 (b) The center shall provide technical assistance to
136 eligible institutions before, during, and after the award
137 process to maximize the success of the program statewide.
138 (c) To administer the application, evaluation, and
139 distribution of LINE Fund grants under s. 1009.8962, the center
140 shall develop and make publicly available on its website the
141 guidelines for the LINE Fund administration, including:
142 1. Any application procedures and deadlines.
143 2. The criteria for program eligibility and funding
144 priorities.
145 3. A preapproval process to assist applicants with planning
146 for the annual application process.
147 4. A process to ensure the fair evaluation of all submitted
148 proposals and determination of award recipients.
149 5. The process that each type of eligible institution must
150 follow to certify the receipt of the pledged contributions from
151 any partner organizations before receiving any matching state
152 funds.
153 6. Reporting and accountability standards for grant
154 recipients that apply for or receive LINE funds, including
155 actions the center may consider when an institution materially
156 fails to comply with any program requirements or standards.
157 (6)(5) No later than each January 10, the center shall
158 submit a report to the Governor, the President of the Senate,
159 and the Speaker of the House of Representatives providing
160 details of its activities during the preceding calendar year in
161 pursuit of its goals and in the execution of its duties under
162 subsection (2), including a nursing education program report.
163 The center shall annually update the report no later than
164 February 10, to include data related to the NCLEX examination.
165 Section 2. Subsections (4) and (5), paragraph (c) of
166 subsection (8), and paragraph (a) of subsection (15) of section
167 1009.24, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
168 1009.24 State university student fees.—
169 (4)(a) Effective July 1, 2014, the resident undergraduate
170 tuition for lower-level and upper-level coursework shall be
171 $105.07 per credit hour.
172 (b) The Board of Governors may establish tuition for
173 graduate and professional programs and out-of-state fees for all
174 programs. Except as otherwise provided in this section, the sum
175 of tuition and out-of-state fees assessed to nonresident
176 students must be sufficient to offset the full instructional
177 cost of serving such students. However, adjustments to out-of
178 state fees or tuition for graduate programs and professional
179 programs may not exceed 15 percent in any year.
180 (c) Each university board of trustees may establish out-of
181 state fees for nonresident students. Except as otherwise
182 provided in this section, the sum of tuition and out-of-state
183 fees assessed to nonresident students must be sufficient to
184 offset the full instructional cost of serving such students.
185 (d) Beginning with the 2026-2027 academic year, the Board
186 of Governors shall ensure that the systemwide threshold for
187 nonresident student enrollment, excluding the non-resident
188 student enrollment at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical
189 University, established pursuant to Regulation 7.006, is not
190 exceeded.
191 (e)(c) The Board of Governors may consider and approve
192 flexible tuition policies as requested by a university board of
193 trustees in accordance with subsection (15) only to the extent
194 such policies are in alignment with the mission of the
195 university and do not increase the state’s fiscal liability or
196 obligations, including, but not limited to, any fiscal liability
197 or obligation for programs authorized under ss. 1009.53-1009.538
198 and ss. 1009.97-1009.984.
199 (f)(d) The sum of the activity and service, health, and
200 athletic fees a student is required to pay to register for a
201 course may not exceed 40 percent of the tuition established in
202 law or in the General Appropriations Act. No university shall be
203 required to lower any fee in effect on the effective date of
204 this act in order to comply with this subsection. Within the 40
205 percent cap, universities may not increase the aggregate sum of
206 activity and service, health, and athletic fees more than 5
207 percent per year unless specifically authorized in law or in the
208 General Appropriations Act. A university may increase its
209 athletic fee to defray the costs associated with changing
210 National Collegiate Athletic Association divisions. Any such
211 increase in the athletic fee may exceed both the 40 percent cap
212 and the 5 percent cap imposed by this subsection. Any such
213 increase must be approved by the athletic fee committee in the
214 process outlined in subsection (12) and may not exceed $2 per
215 credit hour. Notwithstanding ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and
216 1009.536, that portion of any increase in an athletic fee
217 pursuant to this subsection which causes the sum of the activity
218 and service, health, and athletic fees to exceed the 40 percent
219 cap or the annual increase in such fees to exceed the 5 percent
220 cap may not be included in calculating the amount a student
221 receives for a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida
222 Medallion Scholars award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational
223 Scholars award. Notwithstanding this paragraph and subject to
224 approval by the board of trustees, each state university may
225 exceed the 5-percent cap on the annual increase to the aggregate
226 sum of activity and service, health, and athletic fees for the
227 2010-2011 fiscal year. Any such increase may not exceed 15
228 percent or the amount required to reach the 2009-2010 fiscal
229 year statewide average for the aggregate sum of activity and
230 service, health, and athletic fees at the main campuses,
231 whichever is greater. The aggregate sum of the activity and
232 service, health, and athletic fees may not exceed 40 percent of
233 tuition. Any increase in the activity and service fee, health
234 fee, or athletic fee must be approved by the appropriate fee
235 committee pursuant to subsection (10), subsection (11), or
236 subsection (12).
237 (g)(e) This subsection does not prohibit a university from
238 increasing or assessing optional fees related to specific
239 activities if payment of such fees is not required as a part of
240 registration for courses.
241 (5) A university may implement a differential out-of-state
242 fee in accordance with regulations developed by the Board of
243 Governors for the following:
244 (a) A student from another state that borders the service
245 area of the university.
246 (b) A graduate student who has been determined to be a
247 nonresident for tuition purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 and has
248 a .25 full-time equivalent appointment or greater as a graduate
249 assistant, graduate research assistant, graduate teaching
250 assistant, graduate research associate, or graduate teaching
251 associate.
252 (c) A graduate student who has been determined to be a
253 nonresident for tuition purposes pursuant to s. 1009.21 and is
254 receiving a full fellowship.
255 (8)
256 (c) The fee may not exceed 10 percent of the tuition for
257 resident students or 10 percent of the sum of tuition and out
258 of-state fees for nonresident students. The fee for resident
259 students shall be limited to an increase of $2 per credit hour
260 over the prior year. The Capital Improvement Trust Fund fee may
261 be used to fund any project or real property acquisition that
262 meets the requirements of chapter 1013. The Division of Bond
263 Finance of the State Board of Administration shall analyze any
264 proposed reductions to the Capital Improvement Trust Fund fee to
265 ensure consistency with prudent financial management of the bond
266 program associated with the revenues from the fee. The Board of
267 Governors shall approve any proposed fee reductions provided
268 that no such reduction reduces the fee below the level
269 established in paragraph (a).
270 (15)(a) The Board of Governors may approve:
271 1. A proposal from a university board of trustees to
272 establish a new student fee that is not specifically authorized
273 by this section.
274 2. A proposal from a university board of trustees to
275 increase the current cap for an existing fee authorized pursuant
276 to paragraphs (14)(a)-(g).
277 3. A proposal from a university board of trustees to
278 implement flexible tuition policies, such as undergraduate or
279 graduate block tuition, block tuition differential, or market
280 tuition rates for graduate-level online courses or graduate
281 level courses offered through a university’s continuing
282 education program. A block tuition policy for resident
283 undergraduate students or undergraduate-level courses shall be
284 based on the per-credit-hour undergraduate tuition established
285 under subsection (4). A block tuition policy for nonresident
286 undergraduate students shall be based on the per-credit-hour
287 undergraduate tuition and out-of-state fee established under
288 subsection (4). Flexible tuition policies, including block
289 tuition, may not increase the state’s fiscal liability or
290 obligation.
291 Section 3. Paragraphs (a) and (c) of subsection (18) of
292 section 1009.26, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
293 1009.26 Fee waivers.—
294 (18)(a) For every course in a Program of Strategic
295 Emphasis, or in a state-approved teacher preparation program
296 identified by the Board of Governors, as identified in
297 subparagraph 3., in which a student is enrolled and has out-of
298 pocket expenses for tuition and fees after all other federal,
299 state, and institutional gift aid is applied, a state university
300 shall waive 100 percent of the student’s out-of-pocket expenses
301 for tuition and fees for an equivalent course in such program
302 for a student who:
303 1. Is a resident for tuition purposes under s. 1009.21.
304 2. Has earned at least 60 semester credit hours toward
305 towards a baccalaureate degree within 2 academic years after
306 initial enrollment at a Florida public postsecondary
307 institution.
308 3. Enrolls in one of 10 Programs of Strategic Emphasis as
309 adopted by the Board of Governors or a state-approved teacher
310 preparation program. The Board of Governors shall adopt eight
311 Programs of Strategic Emphasis in science, technology,
312 engineering, or math; beginning with the 2022-2023 academic
313 year, two Programs of Strategic Emphasis in the critical
314 workforce gap analysis category; and beginning with the 2023
315 2024 academic year, two state-approved teacher preparation
316 programs for which a student may be eligible to receive the
317 tuition and fee waiver authorized by this subsection. The
318 programs identified by the board must reflect the priorities of
319 the state and be offered at a majority of state universities at
320 the time the Board of Governors approves the list.
321 (c) Upon enrollment in a Program of Strategic Emphasis or a
322 state-approved teacher preparation program, the tuition and fees
323 waived under this subsection must be reported for state funding
324 purposes under ss. 1009.534 and 1009.535 and must be disbursed
325 to the student. The amount disbursed to the student must be
326 equal to the award amount the student has received under s.
327 1009.534(2) or s. 1009.535(2).
328 Section 4. Present paragraphs (a), (b), and (c) of
329 subsection (3) of section 1009.8962, Florida Statutes, are
330 redesignated as paragraphs (b), (c), and (d), respectively, a
331 new paragraph (a) is added to that subsection, and subsection
332 (2), present paragraph (a) of subsection (3), and subsections
333 (4) through (10) of that section are amended, to read:
334 1009.8962 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE)
335 Fund.—
336 (2) Recognizing that the state has a persistent and growing
337 nursing shortage, it is the intent of the Legislature to address
338 this critical workforce need by incentivizing collaboration
339 between nursing education programs and health care partners
340 through the establishment of the LINE Fund. This fund is
341 intended to meet local, regional, and state workforce demand by
342 recruiting faculty and clinical preceptors, increasing the
343 capacity of high-quality nursing education programs, and
344 increasing the number of nursing education program graduates who
345 are prepared and licensed to enter the workforce.
346 (3) As used in this section, the term:
347 (a) “Center” means the Florida Center for Nursing within
348 the University of South Florida, established by s. 464.0195.
349 (b)(a) “Health care partner” means a health care provider
350 as defined in s. 768.38(2) which is licensed to operate in this
351 state. The center may also consider any of the following types
352 of organizations that are connected to nursing education or the
353 nursing workforce as a “health care partner” for the purpose of
354 evaluating an institution’s proposal and a pledged contribution
355 for matching LINE funds.
356 1. An organization that manufactures or sells durable
357 medical equipment or simulation equipment that demonstrably
358 enhances or supplements a nursing student’s education.
359 2. An organization that provides educational materials or
360 instruction related to preparation to pass a nationally
361 recognized nursing licensure examination.
362 3. A health care organization active in this state which
363 employs or uses licensed nurses to deliver direct patient care.
364 4. A nonprofit organization or fund with a 501(c)(3)
365 designation registered in this state for at least 2 years before
366 the date of the initial LINE grant application which is
367 organized primarily, or which makes other reportable charitable
368 contributions, to support the health care workforce of this
369 state through training or the continuing education of health
370 care professionals.
371 (4) The LINE Fund shall be administered by the center Board
372 of Governors for state universities and the Department of
373 Education for all other institutions.
374 (5) Subject to available funds and the approval of an
375 application by the center, for every dollar contributed to an
376 institution by a health care partner, the fund shall provide a
377 dollar-to-dollar match to the participating institution to
378 implement the activities outlined in the institution’s approved
379 proposal.
380 (6)(a) Funds may be used for student scholarships;,
381 recruitment of additional faculty and preceptors; increasing
382 program enrollment, program completion, and licensure exam
383 passage rates;, equipment;, and simulation centers; internships;
384 and other related activities determined by the center to advance
385 high-quality nursing education programs and to expand the
386 qualified nursing workforce throughout the state.
387 (b) Funds may not be used for the construction of new
388 buildings but may be used to expand, retrofit, or upgrade
389 existing facilities if the proposal will result in increased
390 program enrollments or improved or modernized educational or
391 simulation space for nursing education students.
392 (7)(a) To participate, an institution must submit a timely
393 and completed proposal to the center Board of Governors or
394 Department of Education, in a standardized format developed
395 under s. s. 464.0195(5) prescribed by the Board of Governors or
396 Department of Education, as applicable.
397 (b) The proposal must identify the specific a health care
398 partner located and licensed to operate in the state whose
399 monetary or nonmonetary contributions will be matched by the
400 fund on a dollar-to-dollar basis if the proposal is approved by
401 the center.
402 1. Examples of allowable nonmonetary LINE contributions
403 from health care partners include, but are not limited to, the
404 value of the donated use of health care partner employees as
405 nursing program instructors or preceptors; the value of the
406 donated use of a health care partner’s space or equipment by a
407 nursing education program; or the value of donated goods and
408 services, such as educational or simulation equipment, licensure
409 exam preparation materials and instruction, or other similar
410 quantifiable donated goods and services deemed by the center to
411 be good faith contributions that support the goals of the LINE
412 Fund.
413 2. To accept nonmonetary contributions as health care
414 partner matching funds, the applicant and the center must
415 quantify the value of the contribution in dollars and certify
416 that the proposed contribution directly supports the goals of
417 the LINE Fund outlined in subsection (1).
418 (8)(a) The center Board of Governors or Department of
419 Education, as applicable, must review and evaluate each
420 completed and timely submitted proposal according to the
421 following minimum criteria, where applicable:
422 1.(a) Whether funds committed by the health care partner
423 will contribute to an eligible purpose.
424 2.(b) How the institution plans to use the funds, including
425 how such funds will be utilized to increase student enrollment,
426 and program completion, or licensure exam test-takers or passage
427 rates.
428 3.(c) How the health care partner will onboard and retain
429 graduates or otherwise improve the likelihood that graduates
430 will successfully join the state or local workforce.
431 4.(d) How the funds will expand the institution’s nursing
432 education programs to meet local, regional, or state workforce
433 demands. If applicable, this shall include
434 5. How the proposal will enhance opportunities to pursue
435 and complete advanced education nursing education programs.
436 6. and How the funds will increase the number of faculty
437 and clinical preceptors and planned efforts to utilize the
438 clinical placement process established in s. 14.36.
439 (b) The center may assign priority consideration for grant
440 applications that will improve services in underserved
441 geographic areas or for programs and partnerships that address
442 the greatest workforce needs or gaps identified under s.
443 464.0195.
444 (c) After reviewing and evaluating each timely submitted
445 proposal, the center must notify each applicant regarding which
446 of the following categories each of the institution’s proposals
447 has been classified into, and provide a brief explanation for
448 the center’s principal reason or reasons for reaching its
449 determination:
450 1. Approved;
451 2. Provisionally Approved;
452 3. Approved, Pending Available Funding; or
453 4. Denied for Funding.
454 (d) As used in this subsection, the term:
455 1. “Approved” means the center agrees that the
456 institution’s proposal meets the criteria and intent of this
457 section and the proposal will receive matching LINE funding upon
458 certification of the receipt of the health care partner’s
459 contribution.
460 2. “Provisionally Approved” means the center agrees that
461 the institution’s proposal makes a good faith effort to meet the
462 criteria and intent of this section, but the center determined
463 that additional information or amendments to the proposal are
464 necessary to bring the proposal into full compliance with the
465 requirements of this section.
466 a. The center may offer technical assistance to the
467 applying institution to ensure its resubmitted application meets
468 the full program requirements for funding.
469 b. A “Provisionally Approved” proposal, if timely
470 resubmitted, may immediately move to an “Approved” proposal if
471 the center determines that the resubmitted proposal meets the
472 full requirements of this section, that sufficient LINE funds
473 are available to match the proposal, and that the proposal
474 addresses a high priority need for the state, such as serving
475 underserved geographic areas or closing identified workforce
476 gaps.
477 3. “Approved, Pending Available Funding” means that the
478 center agrees that the institution’s proposal, or resubmitted
479 proposal, meets the criteria and intent of this section but the
480 proposal will not receive matching LINE funds unless additional
481 LINE funding becomes available later in the fiscal year. The
482 availability of LINE Fund dollars to match proposals classified
483 as “Approved, Pending Available Funding” may result from:
484 a. The failure of another approved awardee to timely
485 certify the actual receipt of a health care partner’s pledged
486 contributions.
487 b. Additional savings identified by the center from
488 previously appropriated LINE funds.
489 c. A balance in the LINE Fund due to a lack of approved
490 proposals from a type of nursing education program or
491 institution for which a specified amount of LINE funds was
492 identified in the General Appropriations Act for a particular
493 fiscal year. The center may set a date on or after February 1 of
494 each year when the center determines that an insufficient number
495 of approved or provisionally approved proposals exist from the
496 institutions provided priority consideration by the Legislature
497 in that fiscal year. After the noticed date, the center may
498 redistribute any remaining LINE funds to highly ranked approved,
499 pending available funding proposals from any type of program or
500 institution that can certify, before June 30, the receipt of its
501 health care partner’s contribution.
502 4. “Denied for Funding” means the institution’s proposal
503 does not meet the full criteria or intent of this section or
504 that the institution has not timely certified the receipt of an
505 allowable health care partner’s contribution.
506 (9)(a) Each institution with an approved proposal must
507 certify to the center in a manner prescribed under s.
508 464.0195(5) the shall notify the Board of Governors or
509 Department of Education, as applicable, upon receipt of the
510 health care partner’s contribution partner provided funds
511 identified in the approved proposal. The center may Board of
512 Governors or Department of Education, as applicable, shall
513 release grant funds, on a dollar-for-dollar basis, up to the
514 amount of the contribution certified as funds received by the
515 institution, including certifications made on a rolling or
516 periodic basis.
517 (b) If deemed to meet the long-term goals of the LINE Fund,
518 the center may, but is not required to, award funds for an
519 approved proposal for up to 3 academic years immediately
520 following the academic year within which the initial approval is
521 granted. If the center approves a multiyear award to an
522 institution, it must notify the recipient that the award amount
523 in subsequent years is subject to a LINE Fund appropriation and
524 the continued certification of the health care partner’s
525 contribution to match the multiyear award of state funds.
526 (c)(b) Annually, by February 1, each institution awarded
527 grant funds in the previous fiscal year shall submit a report to
528 the center which Board of Governors or Department of Education,
529 as applicable, that demonstrates the expansion as outlined in
530 the proposal and the use of funds. At minimum, the report must
531 include, by program level, the number of additional nursing
532 education students enrolled; if scholarships were awarded using
533 grant funds, the number of students who received scholarships
534 and the average award amount; and the outcomes of students as
535 reported by the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help
536 pursuant to s. 14.36(3)(l).
537 (10) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the
538 State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer the
539 fund, establish dates for the submission and review of
540 proposals, award funds, and other regulations and rules
541 necessary to implement this section.
542 Section 5. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025.