Bill > S1052

Introduced Session

An act relating to education; amending s. 251.001, F.S.; requiring each Florida College System institution and state university to waive tuition and fees for members of the Florida State Guard if certain conditions are met; creating s. 413.0114, F.S.; requiring entities that offer fee-based services to individuals who are blind or visually impaired to disclose whether the service may be obtained elsewhere at no cost; providing requirements for the disclosure; authorizing the Department of Education to adopt rules; amending s. 413.208, F.S.; requiring certain service providers to apply to the Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, rather than register; requiring the division to establish minimum qualifications for service providers; authorizing the division to approve or deny any service provider application; requiring the division to establish an annual application period; providing that, as of a specified date, only certain service providers may participate in the vocational rehabilitation program; requiring the division to develop and make publicly available a certain annual report; requiring service providers to meet certain standards to maintain approved status; specifying that the rates for vocational rehabilitation services meet certain criteria; amending s. 1004.06, F.S.; revising applicability for prohibited expenditures; creating s. 1004.072, F.S.; prohibiting a Florida College System institution or state university from admitting a student who is not a citizen of the United States or lawfully present therein; amending s. 1004.93, F.S.; revising legislative intent; amending s. 1004.933, F.S.; revising eligibility requirements for the Graduation Alternative to Traditional Education (GATE) Program; amending s. 1005.06, F.S.; revising the list of institutions that are not under the jurisdiction of the Commission for Independent Education; amending s. 1006.71, F.S.; making a technical change; deleting provisions requiring a gender equity plan in intercollegiate athletics; deleting requirements for the Commissioner of Education, the Chancellor of the State University System, and each applicable institution’s board of trustees to evaluate and assess the gender equity plan and gender equity goals; amending s. 1007.25, F.S.; revising the time period for Florida College System institutions and state universities to submit comments in response to a specified notice of intent; prohibiting a Florida College System institution or state university from imposing certain graduation requirements; amending s. 1007.271, F.S.; revising the list of postsecondary institutions that are eligible to participate in a dual enrollment program; requiring that high school grade point averages be weighted in a specified way; amending s. 1008.30, F.S.; deleting a requirement for the State Board of Education to adopt rules; authorizing school district career centers to use alternative methods adopted by the board to assess students in basic communication and computation skills in lieu of common placement tests; authorizing Florida College System institutions to request approval of institution-specific alternative methods; making conforming changes; amending s. 1008.44, F.S.; deleting a provision limiting how supplemental funding may be earned for the CAPE Industry Certification Funding List; amending s. 1008.47, F.S.; providing construction; amending s. 1009.25, F.S.; revising conditions for a student to meet the definition of homeless children and youths for purposes of tuition and fee exemptions; amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; providing that a fee waiver only applies to a full time undergraduate student; revising requirements for a fee waiver; amending s. 1009.40, F.S.; requiring that a student be a United States citizen or be in the United States legally to be eligible for financial aid or tuition assistance; amending s. 1009.536, F.S.; revising student eligibility requirements for the Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award; authorizing a student to apply for the Florida Gold Seal CAPE Scholars award within a specified timeframe; amending s. 1011.62, F.S.; revising the procedure to determine Florida Education Finance Program funds; providing a method for calculating additional full time equivalent membership based on advanced courses and test scores; providing specified bonuses; amending s. 1011.84, F.S.; revising the components that must be considered by the Legislature in determining an apportionment to a Florida College System institution from state funds; amending s. 1013.841, F.S.; requiring all Florida College System institutions, rather than only certain institutions, to maintain a specified carry forward balance; providing that a Florida College System institution may retain an annual reserve amount exceeding the carry forward balance; authorizing the inclusion in a carry forward spending plan of the retention of a carry forward balance as a reserve fund for a specified use; amending s. 1009.895, F.S.; conforming a cross reference; providing an effective date.

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Erin Grall (R)*, 

Died in Education Postsecondary (on 03/13/2026)

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