Bill Text: FL S7028 | 2015 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Educational Opportunities for Veterans
Spectrum: Committee Bill
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-22 - Chapter No. 2015-76 [S7028 Detail]
Download: Florida-2015-S7028-Enrolled.html
ENROLLED 2015 Legislature SB 7028 20157028er 1 2 An act relating to educational opportunities for 3 veterans; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; revising criteria 4 for eligibility for out-of-state fee waivers at state 5 universities, Florida College System institutions, and 6 specified career centers; removing a provision 7 regarding the applicability of waivers to required 8 credit hours for a student’s degree or certificate 9 program; requiring the Board of Governors and the 10 State Board of Education to adopt regulations and 11 rules, respectively; revising a short title provision; 12 providing an effective date. 13 14 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 15 16 Section 1. Subsection (13) of section 1009.26, Florida 17 Statutes, is amended to read: 18 1009.26 Fee waivers.— 19 (13)(a) There is established the Congressman C. W. “Bill” 20 Young Veteran Tuition Waiver Program. A state university, 21 Florida College System institution, career center operated by a 22 school district under s. 1001.44, or charter technical career 23 center shall waive out-of-state fees for a person who is: 24 1. An honorably discharged veteran of the United States 25 Armed Forces, the United States Reserve Forces, or the National 26 Guard who physically resides in this state while enrolled in the 27 institution; or.28 2. Entitled to and uses educational assistance provided by 29 the United States Department of Veterans Affairs for a quarter, 30 semester, or term beginning after July 1, 2015, who physically 31 resides in this state while enrolled in the institution. 32 (b) Tuition and fees charged to a studentveteranwho 33 qualifies for the out-of-state fee waiver under this subsection 34 may not exceed the tuition and fees charged to a resident 35 student.The waiver is applicable for 110 percent of the36required credit hours of the degree or certificate program for37which the student is enrolled.38 (c) Each state university, Florida College System 39 institution, career center operated by a school district under 40 s. 1001.44, and charter technical career center shall report to 41 the Board of Governors and the State Board of Education, 42 respectively, the number and value of all fee waivers granted 43 annually under this subsection. 44 (d) The Board of Governors and the State Board of Education 45 shall respectively adopt regulations and rules to administer 46 this subsection. 47 (e)(b)This subsection may be cited as the “Congressman 48 C.W. ‘Bill’ Young Veteran Tuition Waiver Act.” 49 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.