Florida Senate - 2026                      CS for CS for SB 1632
       
       
        
       By the Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice;
       the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Grall
       
       
       
       
       604-03243-26                                          20261632c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to ideologies inconsistent with
    3         American principles; providing legislative intent and
    4         findings; creating s. 2.05, F.S.; defining the terms
    5         “foreign law” and “religious law”; prohibiting the
    6         application of certain law in adjudicatory
    7         proceedings; providing exceptions; providing
    8         applicability; amending s. 617.1420, F.S.; providing
    9         that the Department of State may administratively
   10         dissolve a corporation that has been designated as a
   11         terrorist organization in certain situations; amending
   12         s. 775.30, F.S.; defining the term “domestic terrorist
   13         organization”; amending s. 775.32, F.S.; defining the
   14         term “domestic terrorist organization”; providing that
   15         a person who receives military training from a
   16         domestic terrorist organization in certain situations
   17         commits a specified crime; amending s. 775.33, F.S.;
   18         defining the term “domestic terrorist organization”;
   19         providing a person who knowingly provides or attempts
   20         or conspires to provide material support or resources
   21         to a domestic terrorist organization commits a
   22         specified crime; amending s. 775.34, F.S.; defining
   23         the term “domestic terrorist organization”; providing
   24         that a person who willfully becomes a member of a
   25         domestic terrorist organization and serves under the
   26         direction or control of such organization with a
   27         specified intent commits a specified crime; amending
   28         s. 874.03, F.S.; revising the definition of “terrorist
   29         organization” to include a foreign terrorist
   30         organization and a domestic terrorist organization;
   31         creating s. 943.03102, F.S.; authorizing the Chief of
   32         Domestic Security to designate an organization a
   33         domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist
   34         organization if certain requirements are met;
   35         requiring the Chief to maintain a list of such
   36         organizations; requiring the Chief to review each
   37         designation within a specified time period; requiring
   38         the Chief to provide specified written notice to the
   39         Governor and the Cabinet within a certain time period
   40         before making the designation; providing the Governor
   41         and the Cabinet may by a majority vote approve or
   42         reject the designation; requiring the Chief to publish
   43         such designation in the Florida Administrative
   44         Register within a specified time period after approval
   45         of the designation by the Governor and the Cabinet;
   46         authorizing a designated organization to seek judicial
   47         review; providing for removal of such designation in
   48         certain circumstances; prohibiting state agencies,
   49         political subdivisions, and public school districts
   50         from expending certain public funds to support an
   51         organization designated as a domestic terrorist
   52         organization or a foreign terrorist organization, or
   53         accepting funds from such organizations; requiring the
   54         Department of Law Enforcement to adopt rules; amending
   55         s. 1002.421, F.S.; revising eligibility and
   56         obligations of private schools that participate in the
   57         state school choice scholarship program; creating s.
   58         1003.035, F.S.; prohibiting a public school from
   59         expending certain funds to promote, support, or
   60         maintain certain programs or activities; amending s.
   61         1004.06, F.S.; prohibiting certain institutions from
   62         expending public funds to promote, support, or
   63         maintain programs or campus activities that advocate
   64         for domestic terrorist organizations or foreign
   65         terrorist organizations; authorizing the withholding
   66         of specified funding of certain institutions; amending
   67         s. 1006.61, F.S.; requiring public postsecondary
   68         educational institutions to report specified
   69         information of a student in certain circumstances;
   70         requiring immediate expulsion of such student from the
   71         institution; amending s. 1009.01, F.S.; providing
   72         definitions; amending ss. 1009.23 and 1009.24, F.S.;
   73         requiring that certain students of Florida College
   74         System institutions and state universities,
   75         respectively, be immediately expelled and assessed
   76         out-of-state fees after a determination has been made
   77         such students have promoted a domestic terrorist
   78         organization or a foreign terrorist organization;
   79         amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; providing that certain
   80         students of school districts and Florida College
   81         System institutions are ineligible for specified fee
   82         waivers; creating s. 1009.8963, F.S.; prohibiting
   83         students who promote domestic terrorist organization
   84         or foreign terrorist organizations from being awarded
   85         certain public institution funds; providing an
   86         effective date.
   87  
   88         WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that the United States and
   89  Florida Constitutions guarantee the free exercise of religion
   90  and that the United States and the State of Florida have a long
   91  and cherished history of protecting religious freedom, and
   92         WHEREAS, the United States Supreme Court has acknowledged
   93  that the United States Constitution does not prohibit public
   94  authorities from regulating conduct or actions, even if
   95  motivated by religion, that “have invariably posed some
   96  substantial threat to public safety, peace or order,” Sherbert
   97  v. Verner, 374 U.S. 398, 403 (1963), and
   98         WHEREAS, Section 3, Article I of the State Constitution
   99  provides that “[r]eligious freedom shall not justify practices
  100  inconsistent with public morals, peace or safety,” and
  101         WHEREAS, the Legislature finds that certain practices
  102  inherent to Sharia law, including nonconsensual and child
  103  marriages, public stoning or lashings, physical warfare against
  104  non-Muslims, discriminatory treatment of women, and amputation
  105  of limbs for crimes such as theft, violate the fundamental
  106  rights of persons, undermine the peace and order of society, and
  107  are deeply incompatible with the United States and Florida
  108  Constitutions, and
  109         WHEREAS, the Legislature has determined that a public or
  110  private authority or tribunal in the State of Florida should not
  111  enforce any religious practice, including any practice of Sharia
  112  law, that violates legal rights, NOW, THEREFORE,
  113  
  114  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
  115  
  116         Section 1. Section 2.05, Florida Statutes, is created to
  117  read:
  118         2.05Application of religious or foreign law.—
  119         (1)For purposes of this section, the term:
  120         (a)“Foreign law” means a legal code or formal system of
  121  law of a foreign country or nation, or of an international
  122  organization.
  123         (b)“Religious law” means a legal code or formal system of
  124  law that is associated with a religion and is based on the
  125  sacred texts or traditions of such religion. The term includes
  126  Sharia law.
  127         (2)Notwithstanding subsection (1), the terms “foreign law”
  128  and “religious law” do not include the following:
  129         (a)The natural law or natural rights, as such law or
  130  rights are understood within the legal tradition of the United
  131  States or this state.
  132         (b)A provision of the United States Constitution or a
  133  constitution of one of the several states.
  134         (c)A provision of federal or state law.
  135         (d)The common law, including the common law as described
  136  in s. 2.01.
  137         (e)A provision of law of a Native American tribe within a
  138  state or territory of the United States.
  139         (3)A court, administrative law judge, hearing officer,
  140  agency, arbitration panel, or any other authority or tribunal
  141  established by law or agreement of the parties may not enforce a
  142  provision of religious law or foreign law between any person and
  143  the state or its agencies, political subdivisions, or
  144  municipalities, unless the enforcement of such provision is
  145  required by federal or state law. However, in no event may such
  146  provision be enforced against a person if such enforcement would
  147  violate a constitutional right of such person under the United
  148  States Constitution or the Florida Constitution.
  149         (4)A court, administrative law judge, hearing officer,
  150  agency, arbitration panel, or any other authority or tribunal
  151  established by law or agreement of the parties may not enforce
  152  any provision of religious law or foreign law in any matter or
  153  case between private persons, notwithstanding any contractual
  154  agreement between them, if the enforcement of such provision
  155  would violate the rights of any person under federal or state
  156  law. However, such provision may be enforced if such enforcement
  157  is required by the United States Constitution or the Florida
  158  Constitution.
  159         (5)This section does not apply to the governance,
  160  administration, or adjudication of ecclesiastical matters of a
  161  religious organization, including, but not limited to:
  162         (a)The selection, appointment, discipline, or removal of
  163  employees or clergy.
  164         (b)The interpretation of doctrine.
  165         Section 2. Subsection (1) of section 617.1420, Florida
  166  Statutes, is amended to read:
  167         617.1420 Grounds for administrative dissolution.—
  168         (1) The Department of State may commence a proceeding under
  169  s. 617.1421 to administratively dissolve a corporation if:
  170         (a) The corporation has failed to file its annual report
  171  and pay the annual report filing fee by 5 p.m. Eastern Time on
  172  the third Friday in September;
  173         (b) The corporation is without a registered agent or
  174  registered office in this state for 30 days or more;
  175         (c) The corporation does not notify the Department of State
  176  within 30 days after its registered agent or registered office
  177  has been changed, after its registered agent has resigned, or
  178  after its registered office has been discontinued;
  179         (d) The corporation has failed to answer truthfully and
  180  fully, within the time prescribed by this act, interrogatories
  181  propounded by the Department of State; or
  182         (e) The corporation’s period of duration stated in its
  183  articles of incorporation has expired; or
  184         (f)The corporation has been designated as a domestic
  185  terrorist organization or foreign terrorist organization
  186  pursuant to s. 943.03102, such designation has been published in
  187  the Florida Administrative Register, and any timely judicial
  188  challenge under that section has been resolved against the
  189  organization.
  190         Section 3. Subsections (1) and (3) of section 775.30,
  191  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
  192         775.30 Terrorism; defined; penalties.—
  193         (1) As used in this chapter and the Florida Criminal Code,
  194  the term:
  195         (a)terms “Terrorism” or “terrorist activity” means mean an
  196  activity that:
  197         1.(a) Involves:
  198         a.1. A violent act or an act dangerous to human life which
  199  is a violation of the criminal laws of this state or of the
  200  United States; or
  201         b.2. A violation of s. 815.06; and
  202         2.(b) Is intended to:
  203         a.1. Intimidate, injure, or coerce a civilian population;
  204         b.2. Influence the policy of a government by intimidation
  205  or coercion; or
  206         c.3. Affect the conduct of government through destruction
  207  of property, assassination, murder, kidnapping, or aircraft
  208  piracy.
  209         (b)“Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization
  210  whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
  211  Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
  212         (3) A person who violates commits a violation of subsection
  213  (2) which results in death or serious bodily injury commits a
  214  life felony, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083,
  215  or s. 775.084. As used in this subsection, the term “serious
  216  bodily injury” means an injury to a person which creates a
  217  substantial risk of death, serious personal disfigurement, or
  218  protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member
  219  or an organ.
  220         Section 4. Paragraphs (c), (d), and (e) of subsection (1)
  221  of section 775.32, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as
  222  paragraphs (d), (e), and (f), respectively, subsections (2),
  223  (3), and (4) are amended, and a new paragraph (c) is added to
  224  subsection (1) of that section, to read:
  225         775.32 Use of military-type training provided by a
  226  designated foreign terrorist organizations organization.—
  227         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  228         (c)“Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization
  229  whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
  230  Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
  231         (2) A person who has received military-type training from a
  232  designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic
  233  terrorist organization may not use, attempt to use, or conspire
  234  to use such military-type training with the intent to unlawfully
  235  harm another person or damage a critical infrastructure
  236  facility.
  237         (3) A person who violates commits a violation of subsection
  238  (2) commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as
  239  provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  240         (4) A person who violates commits a violation of subsection
  241  (2) which results in the death of, or serious bodily injury to,
  242  a person commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as
  243  provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
  244         Section 5. Paragraphs (b) through (e) of subsection (1) of
  245  section 775.33, Florida Statutes, are redesignated as paragraphs
  246  (c) through (f), respectively, subsections (3) and (5) are
  247  amended, and a new paragraph (b) is added to subsection (1) of
  248  that section, to read:
  249         775.33 Providing material support or resources for
  250  terrorism or to terrorist organizations.—
  251         (1) As used in this section, the term:
  252         (b)“Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization
  253  whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
  254  Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
  255         (3) A person who knowingly provides material support or
  256  resources to a designated foreign terrorist organization or a
  257  domestic terrorist organization, or attempts or conspires to do
  258  so, commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided
  259  in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. To violate this
  260  subsection, a person must have knowledge that the organization
  261  is a designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic
  262  terrorist organization, or that the organization has engaged in
  263  or engages in terrorism or terrorist activity.
  264         (5)(a) For purposes of prosecution under subsection (2) or
  265  subsection (3), a person is deemed to provide material support
  266  or resources by providing personnel if the person knowingly
  267  provides, attempts to provide, or conspires to provide himself
  268  or herself or another person to:
  269         1. Work under the direction and control of a designated
  270  foreign terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist
  271  organization, or a person engaged in, or intending to engage in,
  272  an act of terrorism; or
  273         2. Organize, manage, supervise, or otherwise direct the
  274  operations of a designated foreign terrorist organization or a
  275  domestic terrorist organization, or a person engaged in, or
  276  intending to engage in, an act of terrorism.
  277         (b) An individual who acts entirely independently of the
  278  designated foreign terrorist organization or a domestic
  279  terrorist organization, or the person engaged in, or intending
  280  to engage in, an act of terrorism to advance the organization’s
  281  or person’s goals or objectives is not working under the
  282  direction and control of the designated foreign terrorist
  283  organization or domestic terrorist organization or person
  284  engaged in, or intending to engage in, an act of terrorism.
  285         Section 6. Section 775.34, Florida Statutes, is amended to
  286  read:
  287         775.34 Membership in a designated foreign terrorist
  288  organizations organization.—
  289         (1)As used in this section, the term:
  290         (a)“Designated foreign terrorist organization” has the
  291  same meaning as provided in s. 775.32.
  292         (b)“Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization
  293  whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
  294  Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
  295         (2) A person who willfully becomes a member of a designated
  296  foreign terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist
  297  organization and serves under the direction or control of that
  298  organization with the intent to further the illegal acts of the
  299  organization commits a felony of the second degree, punishable
  300  as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. As used in
  301  this section, the term “designated foreign terrorist
  302  organization” has the same meaning as provided in s. 775.32.
  303         Section 7. Subsection (7) of section 874.03, Florida
  304  Statutes, is amended to read:
  305         874.03 Definitions.—As used in this chapter:
  306         (7) “Terrorist organization” means any organized group
  307  engaged in or organized for the purpose of engaging in terrorism
  308  as defined in s. 775.30. The term includes:
  309         (a)A domestic terrorist organization whose designation as
  310  such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register
  311  in accordance with s. 943.03102.
  312         (b)A foreign terrorist organization whose designation as
  313  such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register
  314  in accordance with s. 943.03102.
  315  
  316  This definition does not shall not be construed to prevent
  317  prosecution under this chapter of individuals acting alone.
  318         Section 8. Section 943.03102, Florida Statutes, is created
  319  to read:
  320         943.03102Designation of terrorist organizations.—
  321         (1)(a)In order to ensure the safety of this state, and the
  322  safety of the residents of this state, the Chief of Domestic
  323  Security may designate an organization:
  324         1.A domestic terrorist organization if the Chief of
  325  Domestic Security finds that the organization meets the
  326  following criteria:
  327         a.The organization is based or operates in this state or
  328  the United States.
  329         b.The organization is engaging in terrorist activity as
  330  defined in s. 775.30.
  331         c.The terrorist activity of the organization is an ongoing
  332  threat to the security of this state or the United States.
  333         2.A foreign terrorist organization if the Chief of
  334  Domestic Security finds that the organization meets the
  335  following criteria:
  336         a.The organization is designated as a foreign terrorist
  337  organization by the United States Secretary of State pursuant to
  338  s. 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
  339         b.The terrorist activity of the organization is an ongoing
  340  threat to the security of this state or the United States.
  341         (b)The Chief of Domestic Security must maintain a list of
  342  organizations that he or she designates as domestic terrorist
  343  organizations or foreign terrorist organizations.
  344         (c)At least once every 5 years, the Chief of Domestic
  345  Security must review each designation made under paragraph (a)
  346  which labels an organization a domestic terrorist organization
  347  or a foreign terrorist organization.
  348         (2)(a)At least 7 days before making a designation under
  349  subsection (1), the Chief of Domestic Security must provide
  350  written notice to the Governor and Cabinet of his or her intent
  351  to designate an organization as a domestic terrorist
  352  organization or a foreign terrorist organization, which notice
  353  must be accompanied by written findings regarding the basis for
  354  such designation.
  355         (b)Upon receipt of written notice made pursuant to
  356  paragraph (a), the Governor and Cabinet may, by a majority vote,
  357  approve or reject a designation made by the Chief of Domestic
  358  Security under subsection (1).
  359         (c)Within 7 days after approval by the Governor and
  360  Cabinet of a designation made by the Chief of Domestic Security
  361  under subsection (1), the Chief of Domestic Security must
  362  publish notice of the designation in the Florida Administrative
  363  Register.
  364         (d)Within 30 days after publication of a notice of the
  365  designation in the Florida Administrative Register, the
  366  organization designated as a domestic terrorist organization or
  367  a foreign terrorist organization, or any member of such
  368  organization, may challenge such designation in the circuit
  369  court of the Second Judicial Circuit in and for Leon County.
  370         (3)(a)An organization designated as a domestic terrorist
  371  organization or a foreign terrorist organization may petition
  372  the department, at any time, for the removal of such
  373  designation.
  374         (b)At any time, the Governor and Cabinet may remove, by a
  375  majority vote, a designation made by the Chief of Domestic
  376  Security under subsection (1).
  377         (4)A state agency, political subdivision, or public school
  378  district authorized to expend state-appropriated funds or levy
  379  ad valorem taxes may not:
  380         (a)Expend such funds or taxes to support a foreign
  381  terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization, or
  382  a member of such organization, whose designation as such has
  383  been published in the Florida Administrative Register in
  384  accordance with this section.
  385         (b)Accept any funds from a foreign terrorist organization
  386  or a domestic terrorist organization, or a member of such
  387  organization, whose designation as such has been published in
  388  the Florida Administrative Register in accordance with this
  389  section.
  390         (5)The department shall adopt rules to implement this
  391  section.
  392         Section 9. Paragraph (t) is added to subsection (1) of
  393  section 1002.421, Florida Statutes, to read:
  394         1002.421 State school choice scholarship program
  395  accountability and oversight.—
  396         (1) PRIVATE SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY AND OBLIGATIONS.—A private
  397  school participating in an educational scholarship program
  398  established pursuant to this chapter must be a private school as
  399  defined in s. 1002.01 in this state, be registered, and be in
  400  compliance with all requirements of this section in addition to
  401  private school requirements outlined in s. 1002.42, specific
  402  requirements identified within respective scholarship program
  403  laws, and other provisions of Florida law that apply to private
  404  schools, and must:
  405         (t)Prohibit:
  406         1.Employment of or contracting with;
  407         2.Ownership or operation by; and
  408         3.Acceptance of funds from
  409  
  410  a person or entity that is affiliated with or in any way
  411  controlled by:
  412         a.A foreign terrorist organization whose designation as
  413  such has been published in the Florida Administrative Register
  414  in accordance with s. 943.03102, or a member of such
  415  organization;
  416         b.A criminal gang or a criminal gang member as defined in
  417  s. 874.03;
  418         c.A terrorist organization as defined in s. 874.03;
  419         d.A transnational crime organization, as defined in s.
  420  874.03, or a member of such organization;
  421         e.A domestic terrorist organization as defined in s.
  422  775.32;
  423         f.A person or entity that has:
  424         (I)Provided material support or resources, as defined in
  425  s. 775.33(1), to; or
  426         (II)Received such support or resources from
  427  
  428  a foreign terrorist organization whose designation as such has
  429  been published in the Florida Administrative Register in
  430  accordance with s. 943.03102, or a criminal gang, terrorist
  431  organization, transnational crime organization, or domestic
  432  terrorist organization, as those terms are defined in s. 874.03;
  433         g.A person or entity that has demonstrated a pattern or
  434  practice of supporting or advocating for terrorism as defined in
  435  s. 775.30(1);
  436         h.A school program or student group that promotes a
  437  domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist
  438  organization whose designation as such has been published in the
  439  Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102;
  440  or
  441         i.A school program or student group that promotes a person
  442  or entity providing material support, as defined in s. 775.33,
  443  to a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist
  444  organization whose designation as such has been published in the
  445  Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
  446  
  447  The department shall suspend the payment of funds to a private
  448  school that knowingly fails to comply with this subsection, and
  449  shall prohibit the school from enrolling new scholarship
  450  students, for 1 fiscal year and until the school complies. If a
  451  private school fails to meet the requirements of this subsection
  452  or has consecutive years of material exceptions listed in the
  453  report required under paragraph (q), the commissioner may
  454  determine that the private school is ineligible to participate
  455  in a scholarship program.
  456         Section 10. Section 1003.035, Florida Statutes, is created
  457  to read:
  458         1003.035Prohibited expenditures.—A public school,
  459  including a charter school, school district, charter school
  460  administrator, or direct-support organization for any such
  461  school or school district, may not expend any state or federal
  462  funds to promote, support, or maintain any programs or campus
  463  activities that:
  464         (1)Promote a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign
  465  terrorist organization whose designation as such has been
  466  published in the Florida Administrative Register in accordance
  467  with s. 943.03102.
  468         (2)Promote a person or entity providing material support,
  469  as defined in s. 775.33, to a domestic terrorist organization or
  470  a foreign terrorist organization whose designation as such has
  471  been published in the Florida Administrative Register in
  472  accordance with s. 943.03102.
  473         Section 11. Subsection (2) of section 1004.06, Florida
  474  Statutes, is amended to read:
  475         1004.06 Prohibited expenditures.—
  476         (2)(a) A Florida College System institution, state
  477  university, Florida College System institution direct-support
  478  organization, or state university direct-support organization
  479  may not expend any state or federal funds to promote, support,
  480  or maintain any programs or campus activities that:
  481         1.(a) Violate s. 1000.05; or
  482         2.(b) Advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion, or
  483  promote or engage in political or social activism, as defined by
  484  rules of the State Board of Education and regulations of the
  485  Board of Governors; or
  486         3.Promote a domestic terrorist organization or a foreign
  487  terrorist organization whose designation as such has been
  488  published in the Florida Administrative Register in accordance
  489  with s. 943.03102.
  490         (b)The State Board of Education or the Board of Governors,
  491  as applicable, may withhold performance-based funding of a
  492  Florida College System institution or state university that
  493  violates subparagraph (a)3.
  494         (c) Student fees to support student-led organizations are
  495  allowed permitted notwithstanding any speech or expressive
  496  activity by such organizations which would otherwise violate
  497  this subsection, provided that the public funds must be
  498  allocated to student-led organizations pursuant to written
  499  policies or regulations of each Florida College System
  500  institution or state university, as applicable. Use of
  501  institution facilities by student-led organizations is allowed
  502  permitted notwithstanding any speech or expressive activity by
  503  such organizations which would otherwise violate this
  504  subsection, provided that such use must be granted to student
  505  led organizations pursuant to written policies or regulations of
  506  each Florida College System institution or state university, as
  507  applicable.
  508         Section 12. Subsection (3) is added to section 1006.61,
  509  Florida Statutes, to read:
  510         1006.61 Participation by students in disruptive activities,
  511  and promotion of foreign terrorist organizations, at public
  512  postsecondary educational institution; penalties.—
  513         (3)(a)Pursuant to 8 C.F.R. s. 214.3(g)(2), a public
  514  postsecondary educational institution must report information
  515  relating to the current status of a student who is attending the
  516  institution on a student visa if the student promotes a foreign
  517  terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization
  518  whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
  519  Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
  520         (b)After a student of a state institution of higher
  521  learning has been determined to have promoted a foreign
  522  terrorist organization or a domestic terrorist organization
  523  whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
  524  Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, such
  525  student shall be immediately expelled from the institution.
  526         Section 13. Section 1009.01, Florida Statutes, is amended
  527  to read:
  528         1009.01 Definitions.—The term:
  529         (1)“Domestic terrorist organization” means an organization
  530  whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
  531  Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
  532         (2)“Foreign terrorist organization” means an organization
  533  whose designation as such has been published in the Florida
  534  Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102.
  535         (3)“Out-of-state fee” means the additional fee for
  536  instruction charged by a public postsecondary educational
  537  institution in this state, which fee is charged to a student who
  538  does not qualify for the in-state tuition rate pursuant to s.
  539  1009.21. A charge for any other purpose may not be included in
  540  this fee.
  541         (4)(1) “Tuition” means the basic fee charged to a student
  542  for instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational
  543  institution in this state. A charge for any other purpose may
  544  shall not be included in within this fee.
  545         (2)“Out-of-state fee” means the additional fee for
  546  instruction provided by a public postsecondary educational
  547  institution in this state, which fee is charged to a student who
  548  does not qualify for the in-state tuition rate pursuant to s.
  549  1009.21. A charge for any other purpose shall not be included
  550  within this fee.
  551         (5)(3) “Tuition differential” means the supplemental fee
  552  charged to a student by a public university in this state
  553  pursuant to s. 1009.24(16).
  554         Section 14. Subsection (22) of section 1009.23, Florida
  555  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (23), and a new subsection
  556  (22) is added to that section, to read:
  557         1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.—
  558         (22)A student who has been determined to have promoted a
  559  domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist
  560  organization whose designation as such has been published in the
  561  Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102,
  562  during any term of enrollment, shall be immediately expelled
  563  from the institution and assessed the out-of-state fee
  564  established in subsection (3).
  565         Section 15. Subsection (22) is added to section 1009.24,
  566  Florida Statutes, to read:
  567         1009.24 State university student fees.—
  568         (22)A student who has been determined to have promoted a
  569  domestic terrorist organization or a foreign terrorist
  570  organization whose designation as such has been published in the
  571  Florida Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102,
  572  during any term of enrollment, shall be immediately expelled
  573  from the institution and assessed the out-of-state fee
  574  established in subsection (4).
  575         Section 16. Subsection (22) is added to section 1009.26,
  576  Florida Statutes, to read:
  577         1009.26 Fee waivers.—
  578         (22)A student who promotes a domestic terrorist
  579  organization or a foreign terrorist organization whose
  580  designation as such has been published in the Florida
  581  Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, during
  582  any term of enrollment, is ineligible for any fee waiver under
  583  this section.
  584         Section 17. Section 1009.8963, Florida Statutes, is created
  585  to read:
  586         1009.8963Prohibition on awarding of scholarships, grants,
  587  and other aid.—A student who promotes a domestic terrorist
  588  organization or a foreign terrorist organization whose
  589  designation as such has been published in the Florida
  590  Administrative Register in accordance with s. 943.03102, during
  591  any term of enrollment, may not be awarded any institutional or
  592  state grants, financial aid, scholarships, or tuition assistance
  593  under this chapter.
  594         Section 18. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.