Title: Student Fee Exemptions

Summary: Revising fee waiver eligibility for students who are or were placed in the custody of a relative or nonrelative to include students placed prior to a specified date, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to student fee exemptions; amending s. 1009.25, F.S.; revising fee waiver eligibility for students who are or were placed in the custody of a relative or nonrelative to include students placed prior to a specified date; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section 1009.25, Florida Statutes, is amended to read: 1009.25 Fee exemptions.  (1) The following students are exempt from the payment of tuition and fees, including lab fees, at a school district that provides workforce education programs, Florida College System institution, or state university: (d) A student who is,or was placed at the time he or she reached years of age,in the custody of a relative or nonrelative,including, but not limited to, a placement made pursuant to under s. 39.5085 or s. 39.6225,even if such placement occurred before January 7, 2003; or who was adopted from the Department of Children and Families after May 5, 1997. Such exemption includes fees associated with enrollment in applied academics for adult education instruction. The exemption remains valid until the student reaches years of age. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2022.