SB 2516: Higher Education
GENERAL BILL by Appropriations
Higher Education; Establishing the Florida Center for Nursing within the University of South Florida; providing that a specified fee waiver applies to a student’s out-of-pocket expenses for tuition and fees after other aid is applied; providing that the LINE Fund was established for shortages in health science professions in addition to nursing; requiring institutions awarded grant funds to submit an annual report by a certain date to the center instead of the Board of Governors or the Department of Education; requiring the Office of Reimagining Education and Career Help to provide specified data to the department, etc.
Last Action: 2/18/2026 Senate - Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 2/13/2026 Senate • Submitted for consideration by Appropriations
• On Committee agenda-- Appropriations, 02/18/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
2/18/2026 Senate • Submitted as Committee Bill and Reported Favorably by Appropriations; YEAS 18 NAYS 0
• Filed
• Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
• Placed on Special Order Calendar, 02/20/26
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SB 2516, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/18/2026 at 7:27 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: None Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals. 1009.26 Fee waivers. 1009.8962 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund. Citations - Chapter Law (1)
Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 2025-199 Section 7 -
SPB 2516, Proposed Bill Posted 2/13/2026 at 3:07 PM