Florida Administrative Code › 6 - DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION › 6A - State Board of Education › Chapter 6A-14 - COMMUNITY COLLEGES › Section 6A-14.054 - Student Fees

Current through Reg. 50, No. 138; July 16, 2024
Each board of trustees shall establish, publish, collect, and
				  budget student fees, and shall establish dates for paying fees. The dates shall
				  be no later than the last day of the drop and add periods established by the
				  boards.
(1) The percentage of the cost
				of education to be paid by students shall be computed annually from the Florida
				College System Program Fund by the Division of Florida Colleges, on behalf of
				the State Board of Education, for three (3) categories of instructional
				classifications: advanced and professional, postsecondary vocational, and
				college preparatory. The cost of each category shall be calculated by applying
				the percentage factors from the most recent annual cost analysis of the general
				current fund to the Florida College System Program Fund of the prior
				year.
(2) Tuition fees shall be
				charged only for instruction provided by the college. Tuition fees shall not be
				charged for the assessment of prior learning or the awarding of credit based on
				prior learning, regardless of whether the prior learning was acquired through
				instruction provided by the college or through instruction or experience
				external to the college.
(3) Each
				board of trustees may allow a discount or charge a premium to tuition or
				out-of-state fees for the purpose of resource management. The resultant tuition
				and out-of-state fees shall be within the ranges specified in Section
				1009.23(4),
				F.S.
(4) Recreational and leisure
				time instruction. Each board of trustees shall establish fees for recreational
				and leisure time instruction which generate annual revenue at least equal to
				the full cost of such instruction.
(5) Audit fees. Students who audit courses
				shall pay the same fees as required of students enrolled for credit.
(6) Each board of trustees shall have the
				authority to negotiate tuition fees for courses and programs contracted by
				external agencies and companies which vary from the tuition fee provided for in
				this rule. Such negotiated fees may exceed the full cost of instruction. The
				courses and programs of instruction funded from these negotiated fees shall not
				be reported for state funding purposes.
(7) Veterans and other eligible students
				under Section 1009.27(2),
				F.S., shall receive, upon request, one (1) deferment per academic year for the
				payment of registration fees. Upon request, such persons shall receive an
				additional deferment each time there is a delay in receipt of such benefits.
				Such deferments shall be for sixty (60) days, except they shall not extend
				beyond the end of the term.
(8)
				When institutional, state, or federal financial aid other than veterans'
				benefits is delayed in being transmitted to students through circumstances
				beyond their control, registration fees may be deferred up to sixty (60) days,
				but not beyond the end of the term, unless the institutions, state, or federal
				rules or regulations require additional time, events, or documentation that
				cannot be completed within the prescribed sixty (60) day period. Failure to
				make timely application for such aid shall not be a reason for granting
				deferral. The deferment shall be in accordance with rules adopted by the board
				of trustees setting forth the conditions under which the deferment shall be
				granted. A list of persons for whom fees are deferred and the amount of fees
				deferred shall be maintained.
(9)
				When Florida Prepaid College Program benefits are delayed in being paid from
				the program to the Florida College System institution through circumstances
				beyond the control of the student, registration fees covered by the benefits
				shall be deferred until the benefits are paid. The Florida College System
				institution shall notify the Division of Florida Colleges if the benefits are
				not paid on a timely basis.
(10)
				When the college has a written promise of payment from business, industry,
				government unit, nonprofit organization, or civic organization, fees may be
				deferred as determined by the board of trustees.
(11) Registration fees are defined as
				tuition, out-of-state, student financial aid, activity and service, capital
				improvement, laboratory, and all other fees collected during the registration
				process.
(12) When registration
				fees are waived by a board of trustees, a list of persons for whom fees are
				waived, documentation supporting the waivers, and the amount of fees waived
				shall be maintained.
Rulemaking Authority
					 1001.02(1),
					 1001.64(4)(b),
					 1009.23 FS. Law Implemented
					 1001.02,
					 1001.64,
					 1009.23,
					 1009.27
					 FS.
New 12-19-74, Formerly 6A-8.611, Amended 4-8-75, 9-8-76,
					 1-10-77, 12-26-77, 9-6-78, 4-10-79, 7-2-79, 3-30-81, 7-16-81, 11-12-81,
					 8-16-82, 3-17-83, 12-20-83, 12-19-84, 5-14-85, 9-10-85, Formerly 6A-14.54,
					 Amended 6-1-86, 11-13-86, 11-24-87, 9-14-88, 11-12-90, 7-1-92, 2-18-93,
					 2-16-94, 3-21-95, 3-20-96, 11-13-96, 7-20-04,
					 6-23-16.