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2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.62 - Grants for teachers for special training in exceptional student education.

1009.62 Grants for teachers for special training in exceptional student education.—
(1) The Department of Education may make grants to teachers for special training in exceptional student education to meet professional requirements with respect thereto, and the department is responsible for the administration of such program.
(2) These grants are limited to teachers who:
(a) Hold a full-time contract to teach in a district school system, a state-operated or state-supported program, or an agency or organization under contract with the Department of Education;
(b) Hold a valid Florida educator’s certificate that does not reflect an exceptional-student-education coverage or endorsement that is appropriate for the teacher’s assignment; and
(c) Satisfactorily complete the eligible courses.
(3) Grant amounts are to be determined on the basis of rates established by the Department of Education.
(4) The Department of Education shall administer this program under rules established by the State Board of Education.
History.—s. 441, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.74 - The Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Program.

1009.74 The Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Program.—
(1) There is established the Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Program to be administered by the Department of Education. The program shall provide scholarships to students attending a state university. The program shall be funded by contributions from the Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Foundation and from state matching funds to be allocated from the University Major Gifts Program.
(2) The amount to be allocated to the program shall be on the basis of a 50-percent match of funds from the University Major Gifts Program for each contribution received from the Theodore R. and Vivian M. Johnson Scholarship Foundation. The funds allocated to the program, including the corpus and interest income, shall be expended for scholarships to benefit disabled students attending a state university.
(3) Students eligible for receipt of scholarship funds shall provide documentation of a disability and shall have a demonstrated financial need for the funds.
(4) Funding for the program shall be as provided in the General Appropriations Act.
History.—s. 456, ch. 2002-387; s. 122, ch. 2003-1; s. 6, ch. 2007-18; s. 29, ch. 2011-63.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.75 - Last Mile College Completion Program.

1009.75 Last Mile College Completion Program.—
(1) Beginning with the 2019-2020 academic year, the Last Mile College Completion Program is established within the Department of Education to annually award the cost of in-state tuition and required fees to students classified as residents pursuant to s. 1009.21 who are in good standing at Florida College System institutions and state universities and who are within 12 or fewer credit hours of completing their first associate or baccalaureate degree. Any student who has earned college credit from a regionally accredited postsecondary institution within a period of 8 academic years before the year in which the student submits an application pursuant to subsection (2) is eligible to participate in the program. The award amount may not exceed the difference between the full cost of attendance and the total of the student’s financial aid, excluding loans.
(2)(a) The department shall create a simple, web-based application for any student to identify his or her intent to enroll and complete his or her associate or baccalaureate degree within three academic terms at one or more Florida College System institutions or state universities or through an online competency-based program delivered by a regionally accredited, not-for-profit university.
(b) The department shall refer the student to the intended college or colleges for continued processing of eligibility, feasibility of reverse-transfer, award status, and enrollment. The participating Florida College System institution or state university must determine each referred student’s eligibility and report that information to the department on behalf of the student in a format prescribed by the department.
(c) Once each student has successfully passed the course or courses for each term enrolled during the program period, the department shall disburse the funds to the participating institution or university.
(3) Funding for the program specified under this section is contingent upon legislative appropriation.
(4) The State Board of Education and the Board of Governors shall adopt rules and regulations, respectively, to implement this section including, but not limited to, application processes, priority degree fields for award recipients, and reporting processes.
History.—s. 31, ch. 2019-119.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.771 - Workforce education partnership programs.

1009.771 Workforce education partnership programs.—
(1) A state university may establish a workforce education partnership program to provide assistance to a student who is enrolled at the state university and is employed by a private employer participating in the program. The Board of Governors shall create a template for a state university to establish such workforce education partnership program. The Board of Governors shall consult with state and local workforce and economic development agencies to develop the template. The template must include all of the following:
(a) The process for a private employer to participate in the program.
(b) Student eligibility criteria, including that a student be enrolled in a degree-granting program at a state university on at least a half-time basis and be a paid employee of a private employer participating in the program.
(c) The process for an eligible student to enroll in the program.
(d) Guidance and requirements for the state university and the private employer to:
1. Each designate a mentor to assist participating students.
2. Create a process to make a housing stipend available to participating students.
3. Create a process to provide life management and professional skills training to participating students.
(e) The requirement that the private employer establish an educational assistance program pursuant to s. 127 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and provide tuition assistance for a student enrolled at the state university while the student works for the private employer, up to the maximum amount that the employer may exclude from the employer’s gross income under that section.
(f) The requirement that the state university work with participating students to ensure that they have applied for and are receiving the maximum amount of financial aid in the form of scholarships and grants.
(g) The requirement that the state university and the private employer seek out additional sources of funding to pay for remaining costs for participating students.
(2) The Board of Governors shall evaluate the effectiveness of workforce education partnership programs established pursuant to this section to determine whether additional training and employment programs may use the template created pursuant to subsection (1) to establish a workforce education partnership program.
(3) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations to administer this section.
History.—s. 33, ch. 2023-81.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.78 - Student Loan Program.

1009.78 Student Loan Program.—There is hereby created a Student Loan Program, referred to in ss. 1009.78-1009.88 as the program.
History.—s. 460, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.79 - Issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to s. 15, Art. VII, State Constitution.

1009.79 Issuance of revenue bonds pursuant to s. 15, Art. VII, State Constitution.—
(1) The issuance of revenue bonds to finance the establishment of the program, to be payable primarily from payments of interest, principal, and handling charges to the program from the recipients of the loans, and with the other revenues authorized hereby being pledged as additional security, is hereby authorized, subject and pursuant to the provisions of s. 15, Art. VII of the State Constitution; the State Bond Act, ss. 215.57-215.83; and ss. 1009.78-1009.88.
(2) The amount of such revenue bonds to be issued shall be determined by the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration. However, the total principal amount outstanding shall not exceed $80 million, other than refunding bonds issued pursuant to s. 215.79.
History.—s. 461, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.80 - Approval of loans; administration of program.

1009.80 Approval of loans; administration of program.—
(1) The loans to be made with the proceeds of the program shall be determined and approved by the Department of Education, pursuant to rules promulgated by the State Board of Education. The program shall be administered by the Department of Education as provided by law, and the proceeds thereof shall be maintained and secured in the same manner as other public trust funds.
(2) The Department of Education may contract for the purchase of federally insured student loans to be made by other eligible lenders under the guaranteed student loan program; however, any such loans must comply with all applicable requirements of s. 15, Art. VII of the State Constitution, ss. 1009.78-1009.88, the rules of the State Board of Education relating to the guaranteed student loan program, and the proceedings authorizing the student loan revenue bonds, and the loans so purchased shall have been made during the period specified in the contract.
(3) The Department of Education may sell loan notes acquired pursuant to ss. 1009.78-1009.88 to the federally created Student Loan Marketing Association or another federally authorized holder of such notes. The department may also repurchase loan notes from authorized holders of such notes. The department shall comply with applicable federal law and regulations and the provisions of any agreement with the Student Loan Marketing Association or the other authorized holders.
History.—s. 462, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.81 - Loan agreements.

1009.81 Loan agreements.—The Department of Education may enter into loan agreements between the department and the recipients of loans from the program for such periods and under such other terms and conditions as may be prescribed by the applicable rules and regulations and mutually agreed upon by the parties thereto in order to carry out the purposes of s. 15, Art. VII of the State Constitution and ss. 1009.78-1009.88.
History.—s. 463, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.82 - Terms of loans.

1009.82 Terms of loans.—The term of all authorized loans shall be fixed by rules adopted by the state board and the loan agreements to be entered into with the student borrowers.
History.—s. 464, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.83 - Rate of interest and other charges.

1009.83 Rate of interest and other charges.—The Department of Education shall from time to time fix the interest and other charges to be paid for any student loan, at rates sufficient to pay the interest on revenue bonds issued pursuant to ss. 1009.78-1009.88, plus any costs incident to issuance, sale, security, and retirement thereof, including administrative expenses.
History.—s. 465, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.84 - Procurement of insurance as security for loans.

1009.84 Procurement of insurance as security for loans.—The Department of Education may contract with any insurance company or companies licensed to do business in the state for insurance payable in the event of the death or total disability of any student borrower in an amount sufficient to retire the principal and interest owed under a loan made as provided in ss. 1009.78-1009.88. The cost of any insurance purchased under this section shall be paid by the student borrower as a part of the handling charges for the loan or as a separate item to be paid in connection with the loan.
History.—s. 466, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.85 - Participation in guaranteed student loan program.

1009.85 Participation in guaranteed student loan program.—The intent of this act is to authorize student loans when this state, through the Department of Education, has become an eligible lender under the provisions of the applicable federal laws providing for the guarantee of loans to students and the partial payment of interest on such loans by the United States Government.
History.—s. 467, ch. 2002-387; s. 28, ch. 2013-35.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.86 - Student Loan Operating Trust Fund.

1009.86 Student Loan Operating Trust Fund.—
(1) The Student Loan Operating Trust Fund is hereby created, to be administered by the Department of Education. Funds shall be credited to the trust fund pursuant to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, from loan processing and issuance fees, administrative cost allowances, account maintenance fees, default aversion fees, amounts remaining from collection of defaulted loans, amounts borrowed from the Student Loan Guaranty Reserve Fund, and other amounts specified in federal regulation. The purpose of the trust fund is to segregate funds used for administration of the guaranteed student loan program from the reserve funds used to guarantee student loans contained in the Student Loan Guaranty Reserve Fund. The fund is exempt from the service charges imposed by s. 215.20.
(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.
History.—s. 468, ch. 2002-387; s. 2, ch. 2003-200.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.87 - Provisions of ss. 1009.78-1009.88 cumulative.

1009.87 Provisions of ss. 1009.78-1009.88 cumulative.—The provisions of ss. 1009.78-1009.88 shall be in addition to the other provisions of this chapter and shall not be construed to be in derogation thereof, except as otherwise expressly provided hereby.
History.—s. 469, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.88 - Validation of bonds.

1009.88 Validation of bonds.—Revenue bonds issued pursuant to ss. 1009.78-1009.88 shall be validated in the manner provided by chapter 75. In actions to validate such revenue bonds, the complaint shall be filed in the circuit court of the county where the seat of state government is situated, the notice required by s. 75.06 to be published shall be published only in the county where the complaint is filed, and the complaint and order of the circuit court shall be served only on the attorney of the circuit in which the action is pending.
History.—s. 470, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.892 - Cost of attendance; adult norm-referenced testing.

1009.892 Cost of attendance; adult norm-referenced testing.—
(1) A public or private postsecondary institution shall include in its cost of attendance adult norm-referenced testing that it requires for eligible students to qualify for accommodations for disabilities.
(2) To be eligible, a student must be a legal resident of this state, as defined in s. 1009.21; must be enrolled in at least 6 semester hours, or the equivalent, per term in a degree, certificate, or diploma program; and must have documented learning disabilities under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 or the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2006-73.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.896 - Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program.

1009.896 Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Commission” means the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Education.
(c) “Employing agency” has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10(4).
(d) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10(1).
(e) “Scholarship program” means the Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program.
(2) Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, the Florida Law Enforcement Academy Scholarship Program is created to assist in the recruitment of law enforcement officers within the state by providing financial assistance to trainees who enroll in a commission-approved law enforcement officer basic recruit training program.
(3) The department shall administer the scholarship program, in consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, according to the rules and procedures established by the State Board of Education.
(4) The scholarship shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis based on the date the department receives each completed application, and is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature.
(5) To be eligible for the scholarship award a trainee must:
(a) Be enrolled in a commission-approved basic recruit training program at a Florida College System institution or school district technical center for the purposes of meeting the minimum qualifications under s. 943.13(9) for employment or appointment as a law enforcement officer.
(b) Not be sponsored by an employing agency that is already covering the cost of a basic recruit training program.
(6) The award to eligible trainees shall be an amount equal to any costs and fees described in this subsection which are necessary to complete the basic recruit training program, less any state financial aid received by the trainee. The award to trainees shall cover:
(a) The cost of tuition.
(b) Any applicable fees required by ss. 1009.22(3), (6), (7), and (8), and 1009.23(3), (4), (7), (8), (10), and (11); however, any award for a nonresident trainee shall not include the out-of-state fee.
(c) Up to $1,000 for eligible expenses including:
1. The officer certification examination fee established pursuant to s. 943.1397.
2. Textbooks.
3. Uniforms.
4. Ammunition.
5. Required insurance.
6. Any other costs or fees for necessary consumable materials required to complete the basic recruit training program.
(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
History.—s. 12, ch. 2022-23; s. 48, ch. 2023-81.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.8961 - Reimbursement for out-of-state and special operations forces law enforcement equivalency training.

1009.8961 Reimbursement for out-of-state and special operations forces law enforcement equivalency training.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Commission” means the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission within the Department of Law Enforcement.
(b) “Department” means the Department of Education.
(c) “Employing agency” has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10(4).
(d) “Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10(1).
(e) “Special operations forces” has the same meaning as provided in s. 943.10(22).
(2) Beginning with the 2022-2023 academic year, the department, in consultation with the Department of Law Enforcement, shall reimburse eligible applicants who relocate from outside the state or who transition from service in the special operations forces to become a full-time law enforcement officer within this state for eligible expenses incurred while obtaining a Florida law enforcement officer certification.
(3) To be eligible for reimbursement under this section, an applicant’s employing agency must certify that he or she:
(a) Meets the requirements of s. 943.131(2) to qualify for an exemption from the basic recruit training program.
(b) Was not sponsored by the employing agency to cover the cost of any commission required training.
(4) Reimbursement shall be awarded on a first-come, first-served basis based on the date the department received each completed application and is contingent upon an appropriation by the Legislature.
(5) Eligible applicants may be reimbursed for eligible costs and fees up to $1,000, which include any cost or fee incurred for:
(a) Any equivalency assessment administered to determine required equivalency training.
(b) Any equivalency training required by the commission.
(c) The law enforcement officer certification examination.
(6) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules necessary to administer this section.
History.—s. 13, ch. 2022-23.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart B - Scholarships, Grants, and Other Aid › 1009.897 - Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) Fund.

1009.897 Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) Fund.—
(1) A Prepping Institutions, Programs, Employers, and Learners through Incentives for Nursing Education (PIPELINE) Fund is created to reward performance and excellence among public postsecondary nursing education programs.
(2) As used in this section, the term “institution” means a school district career center under s. 1001.44 that offers a licensed practical nurse program, a charter technical career center under s. 1002.34 that offers a licensed practical nurse program, a Florida College System institution, or a state university.
(3) Subject to appropriation, each institution shall receive an allocation based on the performance of its respective nursing education program or programs according to the following metrics:
(a) The number of nursing education program completers, by program.
(b)1. The first-time National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate of the institution’s nursing education program completers, by program.
2. The allocations shall reward excellence among nursing education programs with an average first-time National Council of State Boards of Nursing Licensing Examination passage rate above the national average.
(4) The Board of Governors shall adopt regulations and the State Board of Education shall adopt rules to administer this section.
History.—s. 51, ch. 2022-154.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart C - Role of the Department of Education › 1009.90 - Duties of the Department of Education.

1009.90 Duties of the Department of Education.—The duties of the department shall include:
(1) Administration of this part and rules adopted by the State Board of Education.
(2) Administration of federal funding, insurance, or reinsurance in full compliance with applicable federal laws and regulations.
(3) Development of written administrative procedures and controls for the administration of each financial aid program conducted by the office, maintenance of program records and documents, timely collection and remittance of insurance premiums, and timely assignment of defaulted loans to collection agencies.
(4) Annual compilation of sources of financial aid available to students in this state.
(5) Biennial analysis of the amount of available financial aid moneys and the effect of such moneys on student access to postsecondary institutions.
(6) Biennial internal evaluation of the administrative efficiency and effectiveness of the office.
(7) Annual assessment of the accuracy of eligibility information from a random sample of award recipients.
(8) Annual review of procedures for the distribution of state financial aid funds.
(9) Development and submission of a report, annually, to the State Board of Education, the Board of Governors, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, which shall include, but not be limited to, recommendations for the distribution of state financial aid funds.
(10) Development and evaluation of a comprehensive, long-range program of all sources of student financial aid.
(11) Dissemination of information on available financial aid programs to district school superintendents and other persons who request such information.
(12) Calculation of the amount of need-based student financial aid required to offset fee increases recommended by the State Board of Education and the Board of Governors and inclusion of such amount within the legislative budget request for student assistance grant programs.
History.—s. 473, ch. 2002-387; s. 139, ch. 2007-217.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart C - Role of the Department of Education › 1009.91 - Assistance programs and activities of the department.

1009.91 Assistance programs and activities of the department.—
(1) The department may contract for the administration of the student financial assistance programs as specifically provided in ss. 295.01, 1009.29, and 1009.78.
(2) The department may contract to provide the planning and development activities required pursuant to the provisions of this part.
(3) The department shall administer the guarantee of student loans made by participating commercial financial institutions in such a manner as to fully comply with applicable provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, relating to loan reinsurance.
(4) The department shall maintain records on the student loan default rate of each Florida postsecondary institution and report that information annually to both the institution and the State Board of Education. Information relating to state universities shall also be reported annually to the Board of Governors.
History.—s. 474, ch. 2002-387; s. 140, ch. 2007-217; s. 84, ch. 2014-39.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart C - Role of the Department of Education › 1009.92 - Funding for programs administered by the department.

1009.92 Funding for programs administered by the department.—
(1) In the preparation of its annual budget, the department shall request that the Legislature continue to provide funding for applicable programs from the General Revenue Fund.
(2) The department is authorized to expend moneys from available trust funds in applicable student financial assistance programs.
(3) There is created a Student Loan Guaranty Reserve Fund, which shall be administered by the department in carrying out the provisions of this act.
(4) The principal sources of operating funds shall be from the earnings from the temporary investment of the Student Loan Guaranty Reserve Fund and from compensation for services performed under contract for the administration of student financial assistance programs pursuant to s. 1009.91.
(5) The department is authorized to accept grant funds under the Leveraging Educational Assistance Program and Supplemental Leveraging Educational Assistance Program of the Federal Government, as provided by the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.
(6) The department is authorized to accept federal advances for the establishment of the Student Loan Guaranty Reserve Fund pursuant to the Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended, under agreement with the United States Commissioner of Education and to maintain such advances until recalled by the United States Commissioner of Education.
(7) The department is authorized to assess a student loan insurance premium on each loan guaranteed by the department. The amount of insurance premium will be determined by the department in the amount sufficient to maintain the pledged level of reserve funds, but in no event may the amount of the insurance premium exceed the maximum provided by federal law.
(8) The department shall invest, or contract for the temporary investment of, any unencumbered cash, and the interest earned therefrom, except as otherwise provided for by law or covenant, shall accrue to the Student Loan Guaranty Reserve Fund or for the administration of financial aid programs.
History.—s. 475, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart C - Role of the Department of Education › 1009.93 - Student financial aid planning and development.

1009.93 Student financial aid planning and development.—
(1) The department shall administer a student financial aid planning and development program. It is the intent of the Legislature that a specific sum of funds be allocated each year for the purpose of sponsoring the design, development, and implementation of a comprehensive program of student financial aid and of initiating activities of inservice training for student financial aid administrators and activities to encourage maximum lender participation in guaranteed loans.
(2) The objective of a state program is the maintenance of a state student financial aid program to supplement a basic national program which will provide equal access to postsecondary education to citizens of this state who have the ability and motivation to benefit from a postsecondary education. In the development of a state program to achieve this objective, it shall be the policy that:
(a) State student financial aid be provided primarily on the basis of financial need;
(b) Students receiving need-based financial aid be expected to contribute toward their cost of education through self-help resources such as savings, work, and loans;
(c) Student financial aid be available to state residents for attendance at accredited public or private institutions of higher education in this state;
(d) Student financial aid be provided for all levels of postsecondary education; and
(e) State student financial aid be administered by a central state agency.
Planning and development must be in accordance with the foregoing objective and policies.
(3) The planning and development procedures shall provide for:
(a) The review of public policy;
(b) The development of performance objectives;
(c) The development of alternate approaches;
(d) The evaluation of performance; and
(e) The participation and involvement in the planning process of representatives of the groups affected by a state program of student financial aid.
(4) The State Board of Education shall adopt rules providing for the verification of the independent status of state financial aid recipients.
(5) The department shall encourage industry and education linkages through the development of temporary employment opportunities for students attending postsecondary institutions in this state.
History.—s. 476, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart C - Role of the Department of Education › 1009.94 - Student financial assistance database.

1009.94 Student financial assistance database.—
(1) The Department of Education shall design and maintain a student financial assistance database that can be used to support all aspects of the administration and delivery of state-funded student financial aid. In addition, the database must have the capability of providing policymakers with comprehensive information regarding the various financial assistance programs available to students attending Florida postsecondary education institutions.
(2) For purposes of this section, financial assistance includes:
(a) For all students, any scholarship, grant, loan, fee waiver, tuition assistance payment, or other form of compensation provided from state or federal funds.
(b) For students attending public institutions, any scholarship, grant, loan, fee waiver, tuition assistance payment, or other form of compensation supported by institutional funds.
(c) Any financial assistance provided under s. 1009.50, s. 1009.505, s. 1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.55, s. 1009.60, s. 1009.62, s. 1009.70, s. 1009.701, s. 1009.72, s. 1009.73, s. 1009.74, s. 1009.77, or s. 1009.89.
(3) The database must include records on any student receiving any form of financial assistance as described in subsection (2). Each institution participating in any state financial assistance program shall annually report such information to the Department of Education, by the date and in a format prescribed by the department and consistent with the provisions of s. 1002.225, the eligible students to whom financial assistance is disbursed each academic term, the eligibility requirements for recipients, and the aggregate demographics of recipients.
History.—s. 477, ch. 2002-387; s. 27, ch. 2009-60; s. 7, ch. 2009-239; s. 35, ch. 2010-70; s. 16, ch. 2011-37; s. 59, ch. 2013-35; s. 85, ch. 2014-39; s. 6, ch. 2021-46.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart C - Role of the Department of Education › 1009.95 - Delinquent accounts.

1009.95 Delinquent accounts.—
(1) The Department of Education is directed to exert every lawful and reasonable effort to collect all delinquent unpaid and uncanceled scholarship loan notes, student loan notes, and defaulted guaranteed loan notes; however, in all such efforts, the department shall comply with s. 120.82.
(2) The department may establish a recovery account into which unpaid and uncanceled scholarship loan note, student loan note, and defaulted guaranteed loan note accounts may be transferred.
(3) The department may settle any delinquent unpaid and uncanceled scholarship loan notes, student loan notes, and defaulted guaranteed loan notes and employ the service of a collection agent when deemed advisable in collecting delinquent or defaulted accounts. However, no collection agent may be paid a commission in excess of 35 percent of the amount collected. Any expense incurred by the department in enforcing the collection of a loan note may be borne by the signer of the note and may be added to the amount of the principal of such note.
(4) The department may charge off unpaid and uncanceled scholarship loan notes and student loan notes which are at least 3 years delinquent and which prove uncollectible after good faith collection efforts. However, a delinquent account with a past due balance of $25 or less may be charged off as uncollectible when it becomes 6 months past due and the cost of further collection effort or assignment to a collection agent would not be warranted.
(5) No individual borrower who has been determined to be in default in making legally required scholarship loan, student loan, or guaranteed loan repayments shall be furnished with his or her academic transcripts or other student records until such time as the loan is paid in full or the default status has been removed.
(6) The department may charge an individual borrower who has been determined to be in default in making legally required loan repayments the maximum interest rate authorized by law.
(7) The State Board of Education shall adopt such rules as are necessary to regulate the collection, settlement, and charging off of delinquent unpaid and uncanceled scholarship loan notes, student loan notes, and defaulted guaranteed loan notes.
History.—s. 478, ch. 2002-387; s. 6, ch. 2020-125.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part III - Financial Assistance (Ss. 1009.40-1009.96) › Subpart C - Role of the Department of Education › 1009.96 - Annual review of financial assistance programs.

1009.96 Annual review of financial assistance programs.—All new and existing financial assistance programs authorized under this chapter which are not funded for 3 consecutive years after enactment shall stand repealed. Financial assistance programs provided under this part on July 1, 1992, which lose funding for 3 consecutive years shall stand repealed. The Department of Education shall annually review the legislative appropriation for financial assistance programs to identify such programs.
History.—s. 479, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part IV - Prepaid College Board Programs (Ss. 1009.97-1009.988) › 1009.973 - Comprehensive investment plans.

1009.973 Comprehensive investment plans.—The Florida Prepaid College Board shall establish separate comprehensive investment plans for the prepaid program and for the savings program, each subject to the approval of the State Board of Administration. Each comprehensive investment plan shall specify the investment policies to be utilized by the board in its administration of each respective program. The board may place assets of each program in investment products pursuant to the comprehensive investment plan for each respective program and in such proportions as may be designated or approved under the plan for each respective program. Such products shall be underwritten and offered in compliance with the applicable federal and state laws, regulations, and rules by persons authorized by applicable federal and state authorities. A purchaser may not direct the investment of his or her contribution to the prepaid program. A benefactor or designated beneficiary may not direct the investment of any contributions to the savings program other than the specific fund options provided by the board, if any. Board members and employees of the board are not prohibited from purchasing advance payment contracts or entering into participation agreements by virtue of their fiduciary responsibilities as members of the board or official duties as employees of the board.
History.—s. 484, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part IV - Prepaid College Board Programs (Ss. 1009.97-1009.988) › 1009.974 - Exemption from claims of creditors.

1009.974 Exemption from claims of creditors.—Moneys paid into or out of the trust fund by or on behalf of a purchaser or qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract or benefactor or designated beneficiary of a participation agreement are exempt, as provided by s. 222.22, from all claims of creditors of the purchaser or the qualified beneficiary of an advance payment contract or the benefactor or designated beneficiary of a participation agreement, respectively, provided that the advance payment contract or participation agreement has not been terminated. Neither moneys paid into the prepaid program or savings program nor benefits accrued through the prepaid program or savings program may be pledged for the purpose of securing a loan.
History.—s. 485, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part IV - Prepaid College Board Programs (Ss. 1009.97-1009.988) › 1009.975 - Payroll deduction authority.

1009.975 Payroll deduction authority.—The state or any state agency, county, municipality, or other political subdivision may, by contract or collective bargaining agreement, agree with any employee to remit payments toward advance payment contracts or participation agreements through payroll deductions made by the appropriate officer or officers of the state, state agency, county, municipality, or political subdivision. Such payments shall be held and administered in accordance with ss. 1009.97-1009.984.
History.—s. 486, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part IV - Prepaid College Board Programs (Ss. 1009.97-1009.988) › 1009.976 - Annual report.

1009.976 Annual report.—On or before March 31 of each year, the Florida Prepaid College Board shall prepare or cause to be prepared separate reports setting forth in appropriate detail an accounting of the prepaid program and the savings program which include a description of the financial condition of each respective program at the close of the fiscal year. The board shall submit copies of the reports to the Governor, the President of the Senate, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the minority leaders of the House and Senate and shall make the report for the prepaid program available to each purchaser and the report for the savings program available to each benefactor and designated beneficiary. The accounts of the fund for the prepaid program and the savings program shall be subject to annual audits by the Auditor General.
History.—s. 487, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part IV - Prepaid College Board Programs (Ss. 1009.97-1009.988) › 1009.982 - Disclaimer.

1009.982 Disclaimer.—Nothing in ss. 1009.97-1009.984 shall be construed as a promise or guarantee that a qualified beneficiary or a designated beneficiary will be admitted to a state postsecondary institution or to a particular state postsecondary institution, will be allowed to continue enrollment at a state postsecondary institution after admission, or will be graduated from a state postsecondary institution.
History.—s. 490, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part IV - Prepaid College Board Programs (Ss. 1009.97-1009.988) › 1009.984 - Florida Prepaid Tuition Scholarship Program.

1009.984 Florida Prepaid Tuition Scholarship Program.—The Florida Prepaid Tuition Scholarship Program is established to provide economically disadvantaged youth with prepaid postsecondary tuition scholarships. The direct-support organization established pursuant to s. 1009.983 shall administer the program with the assistance and cooperation of the Department of Education to:
(1) Provide an incentive for economically disadvantaged youth to improve school attendance and academic performance in order to graduate and pursue a postsecondary education.
(2) Obtain the commitment and involvement of private sector entities by virtue of funding matches with a ratio of 50 percent provided by the private sector and 50 percent provided by the state.
(3) Purchase prepaid tuition scholarships for students certified by the Department of Education to the direct-support organization who meet minimum economic and school requirements and remain drug free and crime free.
(a) For the purpose of this subsection, “drug free” means not being convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for, any violation of chapter 893 after being designated a recipient of a Florida prepaid tuition scholarship.
(b) For the purpose of this subsection, “crime free” means not being convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent for, any felony or first degree misdemeanor as defined in ss. 775.08 and 775.081 after being designated a recipient of a Florida prepaid tuition scholarship.
History.—s. 492, ch. 2002-387.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title XLVIII - Early Learning-20 Education Code › Chapter 1009 - Educational Scholarships, Fees, and Financial Assistance › Part IV - Prepaid College Board Programs (Ss. 1009.97-1009.988) › 1009.985 - Short title.

1009.985 Short title.—Sections 1009.986-1009.988 and this section may be cited as the “Florida Achieving a Better Life Experience (ABLE) Act.”
History.—s. 1, ch. 2015-56.