Title: Fee Waivers

Summary: Authorizing each Florida College System institution, career center operated by a school district, and charter technical career center to waive out-of-state fees for students living in a recovery residence; prohibiting tuition and fees charged to a student who is granted the waiver from exceeding the tuition and fees charged to a resident student; requiring each Florida College System institution, career center operated by a school district, and charter technical career center to report to the State Board of Education the number and value of all such waivers granted annually; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules, etc.

Full Text:
An act relating to fee waivers; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; authorizing each Florida College System institution, career center operated by a school district, and charter technical career center to waive out-of-state fees for students living in a recovery residence; prohibiting tuition and fees charged to a student who is granted the waiver from exceeding the tuition and fees charged to a resident student; providing that the waiver is applicable for percent of the required credit hours of the degree or certificate program for which the student is enrolled; requiring each Florida College System institution, career center operated by a school district, and charter technical career center to report to the State Board of Education the number and value of all such waivers granted annually; requiring the State Board of Education to adopt rules; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Subsection (18) is added to section 1009.26, Florida Statutes, to read: 1009.26 Fee waivers.  (18) (a)   Each Florida College System institution, career center operated by a school district under s. 1001.44, and charter technical career center under s. 1002.34 may waive out of-state fees for students living in a recovery residence as defined in s. 397.311. (b)  Tuition and fees charged to a student who is granted an out-of-state fee waiver under this subsection may not exceed the tuition and fees charged to a resident student. The waiver is applicable for percent of the required credit hours of the degree or certificate program for which the student is enrolled. (c)  Each Florida College System institution, career center operated by a school district under s. 1001.44, and charter technical career center under s. 1002.34 shall report to the State Board of Education the number and value of all fee waivers granted annually under this subsection. (d) T he State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this subsection.Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2021.