SB 2516-E: Higher Education
GENERAL BILL by Harrell
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: 5/7/2026 Senate - Referred to Appropriations
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
- Appropriations (AP)
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 5/7/2026 Senate • Filed
• Referred to Appropriations
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SB 2516-E, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 5/7/2026 at 12:34 PM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Appropriations (Post-Meeting) 5/7/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (2)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 5001E General Appropriations Act McClure Compare Last Action: 5/5/2026 H Bill referred to House Calendar 
S 2500E Appropriations Hooper Compare Last Action: 5/7/2026 S Referred to Appropriations
Citations - Statutes (3)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 464.0195 Florida Center for Nursing; goals. Page 3 (pdf) 1009.26 Fee waivers. Page 7 (pdf) 1009.8962 Linking Industry to Nursing Education (LINE) Fund. Page 8 (pdf) Citations - Chapter Law (1)
Chapter Law Section Amended Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 2025-199 Section 7 Page 7 (pdf)