Bill Amendment: FL S1292 | 2014 | Regular Session
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Bill Title: Postsecondary Education
Status: 2014-05-02 - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5101 (Ch. 2014-56) [S1292 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S1292-Senate_Committee_Amendment_824504.html
Bill Title: Postsecondary Education
Status: 2014-05-02 - Died on Calendar, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5101 (Ch. 2014-56) [S1292 Detail]
Download: Florida-2014-S1292-Senate_Committee_Amendment_824504.html
Florida Senate - 2014 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. CS for SB 1292 Ì824504ÄÎ824504 LEGISLATIVE ACTION Senate . House . . . . . ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— ————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————— The Committee on Appropriations (Latvala) recommended the following: 1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 2 3 Delete lines 368 - 410 4 and insert: 5 Section 6. Paragraphs (c) through (g) of subsection (3) of 6 section 1009.22, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 7 1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees.— 8 (3) 9 (c) Effective July 1, 20142011, for programs leading to a 10 career certificate or an applied technology diploma, the 11 standard tuition shall be $2.33$2.22per contact hour for 12 residents and nonresidents and the out-of-state fee shall be 13 $6.99$6.66per contact hour. For adult general education 14 programs, a block tuition of $45 per half year or $30 per term 15 shall be assessedfor residents and nonresidents, and the out16of-state fee shall be $135 per half year or $90 per term. Each 17 district school board and Florida College System institution 18 board of trustees shall adopt policies and procedures for the 19 collection of and accounting for the expenditure of the block 20 tuition. All funds received from the block tuition shall be used 21 only for adult general education programs. Students enrolled in 22 adult general education programs may not be assessed the fees 23 authorized in subsection (5), subsection (6), or subsection (7). 24(d) Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year and each year25thereafter, the tuition and the out-of-state fee per contact26hour shall increase at the beginning of each fall semester at a27rate equal to inflation, unless otherwise provided in the28General Appropriations Act. The Office of Economic and29Demographic Research shall report the rate of inflation to the30President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of31Representatives, the Governor, and the State Board of Education32each year prior to March 1. For purposes of this paragraph, the33rate of inflation shall be defined as the rate of the 12-month34percentage change in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban35Consumers, U.S. City Average, All Items, or successor reports as36reported by the United States Department of Labor, Bureau of37Labor Statistics, or its successor for December of the previous38year. In the event the percentage change is negative, the39tuition and out-of-state fee shall remain at the same level as40the prior fiscal year.41 (d)(e)Each district school board and each Florida College 42 System institution board of trustees may adopt tuition and out 43 of-state fees that may vary no more than 5 percent below and 5 44 percent above the combined total of the standard tuition and 45 out-of-state fees established in paragraph (c). 46 (e)(f)The maximum increase in resident tuition for any 47 school district or Florida College System institution during the 48 2007-2008 fiscal year shall be 5 percent over the tuition 49 charged during the 2006-2007 fiscal year. 50 (f)(g)The State Board of Education may adopt, by rule, the 51 definitions and procedures that district school boards and 52 Florida College System institution boards of trustees shall use 53 in the calculation of cost borne by students. 54 Section 7. Subsection (3), paragraph (a) of subsection 55 (16), and subsection (17) of section 1009.23, Florida Statutes, 56 are amended to read: 57 1009.23 Florida College System institution student fees.— 58 (3)(a) Effective July 1, 20142011, for advanced and 59 professional, postsecondary vocational, developmental education, 60 and educator preparation institute programs, the standard 61 tuition shall be $71.98$68.56per credit hour for residents and 62 nonresidents, and the out-of-state fee shall be $215.94$205.8263 per credit hour. 64 (b) Effective July 1, 20142011, for baccalaureate degree 65 programs, the following tuition and fee rates shall apply: 66 1. The tuition shall be $91.79$87.42per credit hour for 67 students who are residents for tuition purposes. 68 2. The sum of the tuition and the out-of-state fee per 69 credit hour for students who are nonresidents for tuition 70 purposes shall be no more than 85 percent of the sum of the 71 tuition and the out-of-state fee at the state university nearest 72 the Florida College System institution. 73(c) Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year and each year74thereafter, the tuition and the out-of-state fee shall increase75at the beginning of each fall semester at a rate equal to76inflation, unless otherwise provided in the General77Appropriations Act. The Office of Economic and Demographic78Research shall report the rate of inflation to the President of79the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the80Governor, and the State Board of Education each year prior to81March 1. For purposes of this paragraph, the rate of inflation82shall be defined as the rate of the 12-month percentage change83in the Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. City84Average, All Items, or successor reports as reported by the85United States Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics,86or its successor for December of the previous year. In the event87the percentage change is negative, the tuition and the out-of88state fee per credit hour shall remain at the same levels as the89prior fiscal year.90 (16)(a) Each Florida College System institution may assess 91 a student who enrolls in a course listed in the distance 92 learning catalog, established pursuant to s. 1006.735s.931006.73, a per-credit-hour distance learning course user fee. 94 For purposes of assessing this fee, a distance learning course 95 is a course in which at least 80 percent of the direct 96 instruction of the course is delivered using some form of 97 technology when the student and instructor are separated by time 98 or space, or both. 99 (17) Each Florida College System institution that accepts 100 transient students, pursuant to s. 1006.735s. 1006.73, may 101 establish a transient student fee not to exceed $5 per course 102 for processing the transient student admissions application. 103 Section 8. Paragraphs (a), (b), and (e) of subsection (4), 104 paragraph (t) of subsection (14), paragraph (b) of subsection 105 (16), and paragraph (a) of subsection (17) of section 1009.24, 106 Florida Statutes, are amended, to read: 107 1009.24 State university student fees.— 108 (4)(a) Effective July 1, 20142011, the resident 109 undergraduate tuition for lower-level and upper-level coursework 110 shall be $105.07$103.32per credit hour. 111(b) Beginning with the 2008-2009 fiscal year and each year112thereafter, the resident undergraduate tuition per credit hour113shall increase at the beginning of each fall semester at a rate114equal to inflation, unless otherwise provided in the General115Appropriations Act. The Office of Economic and Demographic116Research shall report the rate of inflation to the President of117the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the118Governor, and the Board of Governors each year prior to March 1.119For purposes of this paragraph, the rate of inflation shall be120defined as the rate of the 12-month percentage change in the121Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers, U.S. City Average,122All Items, or successor reports as reported by the United States123Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, or its124successor for December of the previous year. In the event the125percentage change is negative, the resident undergraduate126tuition shall remain at the same level as the prior fiscal year.127 (d)(e)The sum of the activity and service, health, and 128 athletic fees a student is required to pay to register for a 129 course mayshallnot exceed 40 percent of the tuition 130 established in law or in the General Appropriations Act. No 131 university shall be required to lower any fee in effect on the 132 effective date of this act in order to comply with this 133 subsection. Within the 40 percent cap, universities may not 134 increase the aggregate sum of activity and service, health, and 135 athletic fees more than 5 percent per year, or the same136percentage increase in tuition authorized under paragraph (b),137whichever is greater,unless specifically authorized in law or 138 in the General Appropriations Act. A university may increase its 139 athletic fee to defray the costs associated with changing 140 National Collegiate Athletic Association divisions. Any such 141 increase in the athletic fee may exceed both the 40 percent cap 142 and the 5 percent cap imposed by this subsection. Any such 143 increase must be approved by the athletic fee committee in the 144 process outlined in subsection (12) and may notcannotexceed $2 145 per credit hour. Notwithstandingthe provisions ofss. 1009.534, 146 1009.535, and 1009.536, that portion of any increase in an 147 athletic fee pursuant to this subsection whichthatcauses the 148 sum of the activity and service, health, and athletic fees to 149 exceed the 40 percent cap or the annual increase in such fees to 150 exceed the 5 percent cap mayshallnot be included in 151 calculating the amount a student receives for a Florida Academic 152 Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars award, or a Florida 153 Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. Notwithstanding this 154 paragraph and subject to approval by the board of trustees, each 155 state university mayis authorized toexceed the 5 percent5156percentcap on the annual increase to the aggregate sum of 157 activity and service, health, and athletic fees for the 2010 158 2011 fiscal year. Any such increase mayshallnot exceed 15 159 percent or the amount required to reach the 2009-2010 fiscal 160 year statewide average for the aggregate sum of activity and 161 service, health, and athletic fees at the main campuses, 162 whichever is greater. The aggregate sum of the activity and 163 service, health, and athletic fees mayshallnot exceed 40 164 percent of tuition. Any increase in the activity and service 165 fee, health fee, or athletic fee must be approved by the 166 appropriate fee committee pursuant to subsection (10), 167 subsection (11), or subsection (12). 168 (14) Except as otherwise provided in subsection (15), each 169 university board of trustees is authorized to establish the 170 following fees: 171 (t) A transient student fee that may not exceed $5 per 172 course for accepting a transient student and processing the 173 transient student admissions application pursuant to s. 1006.735 174s. 1006.73. 175 176 With the exception of housing rental rates and except as 177 otherwise provided, fees assessed pursuant to paragraphs (h)-(s) 178 shall be based on reasonable costs of services. The Board of 179 Governors shall adopt regulations and timetables necessary to 180 implement the fees and fines authorized under this subsection. 181 The fees assessed under this subsection may be used for debt 182 only as authorized under s. 1010.62. 183 (16) Each university board of trustees may establish a 184 tuition differential for undergraduate courses upon receipt of 185 approval from the Board of Governors. The tuition differential 186 shall promote improvements in the quality of undergraduate 187 education and shall provide financial aid to undergraduate 188 students who exhibit financial need. 189 (b) Each tuition differential is subject to the following 190 conditions: 191 1. The tuition differential may be assessed on one or more 192 undergraduate courses or on all undergraduate courses at a state 193 university. 194 2. The tuition differential may vary by course or courses, 195 campus or center location, and by institution. Each university 196 board of trustees shall strive to maintain and increase 197 enrollment in degree programs related to math, science, high 198 technology, and other state or regional high-need fields when 199 establishing tuition differentials by course. 200 3. For each state university that is designated as a 201 preeminent state research university by the Board of Governors, 202 pursuant to s. 1001.7065,that has total research and203development expenditures for all fields of at least $100 million204per year as reported annually to the National Science205Foundation,the aggregate sum of tuition and the tuition 206 differential maynotbe increased by no more than 615percent 207 of the total charged for the aggregate sum of these fees in the 208 preceding fiscal year if the university meets or exceeds each 209 performance standard target for that university established 210 annually by the Board of Governors for the following performance 211 standards, each amounting to no more than a 2 percent increase 212 in tuition differential: 213 a. Increase in the 6-year graduation rate for full-time, 214 first-time-in-college students, as reported annually to the 215 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System; 216 b. Increase in the total annual research expenditures; and 217 c. Increase in the total patents awarded by the United 218 States Patent and Trademark Office for the most recent years. 219For each state university that has total research and220development expenditures for all fields of less than $100221million per year as reported annually to the National Science222Foundation, the aggregate sum of tuition and the tuition223differential may not be increased by more than 15 percent of the224total charged for the aggregate sum of these fees in the225preceding fiscal year.226 4. The aggregate sum of undergraduate tuition and fees per 227 credit hour, including the tuition differential, may not exceed 228 the national average of undergraduate tuition and fees at 4-year 229 degree-granting public postsecondary educational institutions. 230 5. The tuition differential shall not be included in any 231 award under the Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program 232 established pursuant to ss. 1009.53-1009.538. 233 6. Beneficiaries having prepaid tuition contracts pursuant 234 to s. 1009.98(2)(b) which were in effect on July 1, 2007, and 235 which remain in effect, are exempt from the payment of the 236 tuition differential. 237 7. The tuition differential may not be charged to any 238 student who was in attendance at the university before July 1, 239 2007, and who maintains continuous enrollment. 240 8. The tuition differential may be waived by the university 241 for students who meet the eligibility requirements for the 242 Florida public student assistance grant established in s. 243 1009.50. 244 9. Subject to approval by the Board of Governors, the 245 tuition differential authorized pursuant to this subsection may 246 take effect with the 2009 fall term. 247 (17)(a) A state university may assess a student who enrolls 248 in a course listed in the distance learning catalog, established 249 pursuant to s. 1006.735s. 1006.73, a per-credit-hour distance 250 learning course fee. For purposes of assessing this fee, a 251 distance learning course is a course in which at least 80 252 percent of the direct instruction of the course is delivered 253 using some form of technology when the student and instructor 254 are separated by time or space, or both. 255 Section 9. Subsection (8) of section 1009.26, Florida 256 Statutes, is amended, and subsection (12) is added to that 257 section, to read: 258 1009.26 Fee waivers.— 259 (8) A state university, aorFlorida College System 260 institution, a career center operated by a school district under 261 s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center shall waive 262 undergraduate tuition for each recipient of a Purple Heart or 263 another combat decoration superior in precedence who: 264 (a) Is enrolled as a full-time, part-time, or summer-school 265 student in an undergraduate program that terminates in a degree 266 or certificate; 267 (b) Is currently, and was at the time of the military 268 action that resulted in the awarding of the Purple Heart or 269 other combat decoration superior in precedence, a resident of 270 this state; and 271 (c) Submits to the state university or the Florida College 272 System institution the DD-214 form issued at the time of 273 separation from service as documentation that the student has 274 received a Purple Heart or another combat decoration superior in 275 precedence. If the DD-214 is not available, other documentation 276 may be acceptable if recognized by the United States Department 277 of Defense or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs 278 as documenting the award. 279 280 Such a waiver for a Purple Heart recipient or recipient of 281 another combat decoration superior in precedence shall be 282 applicable for 110 percent of the number of required credit 283 hours of the degree or certificate program for which the student 284 is enrolled. 285 (12)(a) A state university, a Florida College System 286 institution, a career center operated by a school district under 287 s. 1001.44, or a charter technical career center shall waive 288 out-of-state fees for students, including but not limited to 289 students who are undocumented for federal immigration purposes, 290 who meet the following conditions: 291 1. Attended a secondary school in this state, which is not 292 the Florida Virtual School Global, for 3 consecutive years 293 immediately before graduating from a high school in this state; 294 2. Enrolled in a degree or certificate program at an 295 institution of higher education within 24 months after high 296 school graduation; and 297 3. Submitted an official Florida high school transcript as 298 evidence of attendance and graduation. 299 (b) Tuition and fees charged to a student who qualifies for 300 the out-of-state fee waiver under this subsection may not exceed 301 the tuition and fees charged to a resident student. The waiver 302 is applicable for 110 percent of the required credit hours of 303 the degree or certificate program for which the student is 304 enrolled. Each state university, Florida College System 305 institution, career center operated by a school district under 306 s. 1001.44, and charter technical career center shall report to 307 the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, as 308 appropriate, the number and value of all fee waivers granted 309 annually under this subsection. The Board of Governors for the 310 state universities and the State Board of Education for Florida 311 College System institutions, career centers operated by a school 312 district under s. 1001.44, and charter technical career centers 313 shall annually certify within their legislative budget requests 314 that the percentage of resident students enrolled systemwide is 315 at least the same as the 2013-2014 resident student enrollment 316 systemwide. 317 (c) A student who is granted an out-of-state fee waiver 318 under this subsection is not eligible for state financial aid 319 under part III of chapter 1009. 320 Section 10. Subsection (10) of section 1009.98, Florida 321 Statutes, is amended to read: 322 1009.98 Stanley G. Tate Florida Prepaid College Program.— 323 (10) PAYMENTS ON BEHALF OF QUALIFIED BENEFICIARIES.— 324 (a) As used in this subsection, the term: 325 1. “Actuarial reserve” means the amount by which the 326 expected value of the assets exceedsexceedthe expected value 327 of the liabilities of the trust fund. 328 2. “Dormitory fees” means the fees included under advance 329 payment contracts pursuant to paragraph (2)(d). 330 3. “Fiscal year” means the fiscal year of the state 331 pursuant to s. 215.01. 332 4. “Local fees” means the fees covered by an advance 333 payment contract provided pursuant to subparagraph (2)(b)2. 334 5. “Tuition differential” means the fee covered by advance 335 payment contracts sold pursuant to subparagraph (2)(b)3. The 336 base rate for the tuition differential fee for the 2012-2013 337 fiscal year is established at $37.03 per credit hour. The base 338 rate for the tuition differential in subsequent years is the 339 amount assessedpaid by the boardfor the tuition differential 340 for the preceding year adjusted pursuant to subparagraph (b)2. 341 (b) Effective with the 2009-2010 academic year and 342 thereafter, and notwithstanding the provisions of s. 1009.24, 343 the amount paid by the board to any state university on behalf 344 of a qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract whose 345 contract was purchased before July 1, 20242009, shall be: 346 1. As to registration fees, if the actuarial reserve is 347 less than 5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust 348 fund, the board shall pay the state universities 5.5 percent 349 above the amount assessed for registration fees in the preceding 350 fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is between 5 percent and 6 351 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust fund, the board 352 shall pay the state universities 6 percent above the amount 353 assessed for registration fees in the preceding fiscal year. If 354 the actuarial reserve is between 6 percent and 7.5 percent of 355 the expected liabilities of the trust fund, the board shall pay 356 the state universities 6.5 percent above the amount assessed for 357 registration fees in the preceding fiscal year. If the actuarial 358 reserve is equal to or greater than 7.5 percent of the expected 359 liabilities of the trust fund, the board shall pay the state 360 universities 7 percent above the amount assessed for 361 registration fees in the preceding fiscal year, whichever is 362 greater. 363 2. As to the tuition differential, if the actuarial reserve 364 is less than 5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust 365 fund, the board shall pay the state universities 5.5 percent 366 above the base rate for the tuition differential fee in the 367 preceding fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is between 5 368 percent and 6 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust 369 fund, the board shall pay the state universities 6 percent above 370 the base rate for the tuition differential fee in the preceding 371 fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is between 6 percent and 372 7.5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust fund, the 373 board shall pay the state universities 6.5 percent above the 374 base rate for the tuition differential fee in the preceding 375 fiscal year. If the actuarial reserve is equal to or greater 376 than 7.5 percent of the expected liabilities of the trust fund, 377 the board shall pay the state universities 7 percent above the 378 base rate for the tuition differential fee in the preceding 379 fiscal year. 380 3. As to local fees, the board shall pay the state 381 universities 5 percent above the amount assessed for local fees 382 in the preceding fiscal year. 383 4. As to dormitory fees, the board shall pay the state 384 universities 6 percent above the amount assessed for dormitory 385 fees in the preceding fiscal year. 386 5. Qualified beneficiaries of advance payment contracts 387 purchased before July 1, 2007, are exempt from paying any 388 tuition differential fee. 389 (c) Notwithstanding the amount assessed for registration 390 fees, the tuition differential fee, or local fees, the amount 391 paid by the board to any state university on behalf of a 392 qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract purchased 393 before July 1, 2024, may not exceed 100 percent of the amount 394 charged by the state university for the aggregate sum of those 395 fees. 396 (d) Notwithstanding the amount assessed for dormitory fees, 397 the amount paid by the board to any state university on behalf 398 of a qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract 399 purchased before July 1, 2024, may not exceed 100 percent of the 400 amount charged by the state university for dormitory fees. 401 (e)(c)The board shall pay state universities the actual 402 amount assessed in accordance with law for registration fees, 403 the tuition differential, local fees, and dormitory fees for 404 advance payment contracts purchased on or after July 1, 2024 4052009. 406 (f)(d)The board shall annually evaluate or cause to be 407 evaluated the actuarial soundness of the trust fund. 408 Section 11. Subsection (10) of section 1011.80, Florida 409 Statutes, is amended to read: 410 1011.80 Funds for operation of workforce education 411 programs.— 412 (10) A high school student dually enrolled under s. 413 1007.271 in a workforce education program operated by a Florida 414 College System institution or school district career center 415 generates the amount calculated for workforce education funding, 416 including any payment of performance funding, and the 417 proportional share of full-time equivalent enrollment generated 418 through the Florida Education Finance Program for the student’s 419 enrollment in a high school. If a high school student is dually 420 enrolled in a Florida College System institution program, 421 including a program conducted at a high school, the Florida 422 College System institution earns the funds generated for 423 workforce education funding, and the school district earns the 424 proportional share of full-time equivalent funding from the 425 Florida Education Finance Program. If a student is dually 426 enrolled in a career center operated by the same district as the 427 district in which the student attends high school, that district 428 earns the funds generated for workforce education funding and 429 also earns the proportional share of full-time equivalent 430 funding from the Florida Education Finance Program. If a student 431 is dually enrolled in a workforce education program provided by 432 a career center operated by a different school district, the 433 funds must be divided between the two school districts 434 proportionally from the two funding sources. A student may not 435 be reported for funding in a dual enrollment workforce education 436 program unless the student has completed the basic skills 437 assessment pursuant to s. 1004.91. A student who is coenrolled 438 in a K-12 education program and an adult education program may 439 be reported for purposes of funding in an adult education 440 program. If a student is coenrolled in core curricula courses 441 for credit recovery or dropout prevention purposes and does not 442 have a pattern of excessive absenteeism or habitual truancy or a 443 history of disruptive behavior in school, the student may be 444 reported for funding for up to two courses per year. Such a 445 student is exempt from the payment of the block tuition for 446 adult general education programs provided in s. 1009.22(3)(c)s.4471009.22(3)(d). The Department of Education shall develop a list 448 of courses to be designated as core curricula courses for the 449 purposes of coenrollment. 450 Section 12. A dependent child who is a citizen of the 451 United States of America may not be denied residency 452 classification for tuition purposes based solely on the parent’s 453 undocumented immigration status. All applicable laws apply. 454 455 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================ 456 And the title is amended as follows: 457 Delete lines 35 - 37 458 and insert: 459 deleting an obsolete provision; amending s. 1007.01, 460 F.S.; conforming a cross-reference; amending s. 461 1009.22, F.S.; revising the standard tuition and out 462 of-state fees for workforce education postsecondary 463 programs leading to certain certificates and diplomas 464 at Florida College System institutions; deleting a 465 provision relating to an increase in tuition and out 466 of-state fees at a rate equal to inflation; deleting a 467 requirement that the Office of Economic and 468 Demographic Research annually report the rate of 469 inflation to the Governor, the Legislature, and the 470 State Board of Education; deleting the definition of 471 the term “rate of inflation”; amending s. 1009.23, 472 F.S.; revising the standard tuition and out-of-state 473 fees for certain programs at Florida College System 474 institutions; deleting a provision relating to an 475 increase in tuition and out-of-state fees at a rate 476 equal to inflation; deleting a requirement that the 477 Office of Economic and Demographic Research annually 478 report the rate of inflation to the Governor, the 479 Legislature, and the State Board of Education; 480 deleting the definition of the term “rate of 481 inflation”; conforming cross-references; amending s. 482 1009.24, F.S.; revising the resident undergraduate 483 tuition for lower-level and upper-level coursework; 484 deleting a provision related to an increase of the 485 resident undergraduate tuition at state universities 486 at a rate equal to inflation; deleting the requirement 487 of the Office of Economic and Demographic Research to 488 annually report the rate of inflation to the Governor, 489 the Legislature, and the Board of Governors; deleting 490 the definition of the term “rate of inflation”; 491 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 492 conforming a cross-reference; authorizing a state 493 university board of trustees to increase the aggregate 494 sum of tuition and tuition differential for up to 6 495 percent of the total charged for the aggregate sum of 496 such fees in the preceding year if the state 497 university meets the specified conditions; conforming 498 a cross-reference; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; 499 requiring a state university, a Florida College System 500 institution, a career center operated by a school 501 district, or a charter technical career center to 502 waive undergraduate tuition for a recipient of a 503 Purple Heart or another combat decoration superior in 504 precedence under certain conditions; requiring a state 505 university, a Florida College System institution, a 506 career center operated by a school district, and a 507 charter technical career center to waive out-of-state 508 fees for certain students who meet specified 509 conditions; requiring a state university, a Florida 510 College System institution, a career center operated 511 by a school district, and a charter technical career 512 center to report to the Board of Governors and the 513 State Board of Education, as appropriate, the number 514 and value of all fee waivers; requiring the Board of 515 Governors for the state universities and the State 516 Board of Education for the Florida College System 517 institutions, career centers operated by a school 518 district, and charter technical career centers to 519 annually certify within their legislative budget 520 requests that the percentage of resident students 521 enrolled systemwide is at least the same as the 522 resident student enrollment systemwide in a specified 523 academic year; providing that a student who is granted 524 the out-of-state fee waiver is not eligible for state 525 financial aid; amending s. 1009.98, F.S.; redefining 526 the term “tuition differential”; revising the purchase 527 date of an advance payment contract as it relates to 528 the amount paid by the Florida Prepaid College Board 529 to a state university on behalf of a qualified 530 beneficiary; prohibiting the amount of the aggregate 531 sum of registration fees, the tuition differential 532 fee, and local fees paid by the board to a state 533 university on behalf of a qualified beneficiary of an 534 advance payment contract from exceeding a certain 535 percentage of the amount charged by the state 536 university for the aggregate sum of those fees; 537 prohibiting the amount of the dormitory fees paid for 538 by the board to a state university on behalf of a 539 qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract 540 from exceeding a certain percentage of the amount 541 charged by the state university for those fees; 542 conforming provisions to changes made by the act; 543 amending s. 1011.80, F.S.; conforming a cross 544 reference; prohibiting certain dependent children from 545 being denied residency classification for tuition 546 purposes based solely on a parent’s undocumented 547 immigration status; providing an effective date.