Bill > H5601

Introduced Session

An act relating to higher education; amending s. 1001.706, F.S.; revising requirements for certain funds held in an escrow account relating to certain capital outlay projects; creating s. 1004.342, F.S.; providing definitions; transferring specified assets and liabilities from the University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee to New College of Florida by specified dates; requiring New College of Florida to provide a specified monthly payment to the University of South Florida until such transfer is complete; requiring such transfer to be in a written joint transfer agreement; providing requirements for such agreement and the transfer of such assets and liabilities; requiring a facility use agreement between the University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee and New College of Florida; providing requirements for such agreement; providing construction; providing applicability; providing specified immunity from liability; providing for future repeal; amending s. 1004.344, F.S.; removing the requirement for the Florida Center for the Partnerships for Arts Integrated Teaching to be physically housed at the University of South Florida Sarasota/Manatee; amending s. 1009.24, F.S.; revising hb5601e-00 HB 5601E 2026E programs for which the Board of Governors may establish tuition; authorizing state university boards of trustees to establish out-of-state fees for nonresident students; removing a provision requiring that adjustments to certain out-of-state fees not exceed a certain amount; removing a provision requiring certain actions to be taken by a state university in accordance with Board of Governors regulations; removing a requirement for a block tuition policy for nonresident undergraduate students; repealing sections 5, 7, and 9 of chapter 2025-199, Laws of Florida, relating to the future repeal of amendments to ss. 1011.45, 1009.26, and 1004.89, F.S.; amending s. 1011.45, F.S.; removing an obsolete date; amending s. 1011.90, F.S.; authorizing state funds to be used to support specified requirements in state and federal law; amending s. 1013.01, F.S.; revising the definition of the term "educational facilities"; providing an effective date.

AI Summary

Demi Busatta Cabrera (R)*, 

Conference Committee appointed: Appropriations Conference Committee/Budget: Senator Hooper, Chair; Senators Berman, Boyd, Brodeur, Gruters, Passidomo, and Rouson, At Large; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/Agriculture & Natural Resources: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Agriculture, Environment, and General Government/State Administration: Senator Brodeur, Chair; Senators Arrington, Berman, DiCeglie, Grall, Massullo, McClain, Nathan, Pizzo, Rodriguez, Sharief, and Truenow; Appropriations Conference Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice/Justice: Senator Garcia, Chair; Senators Martin, Osgood, Polsky, Simon, Smith, Wright, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Health and Human Services/Health Care: Senator Trumbull, Chair; Senators Brodeur, Burton, Davis, Garcia, Harrell, Rodriguez, Rouson, and Sharief; Appropriations Conference Committee on Higher Education/Higher Education: Senator Harrell, Chair; Senators Bracy Davis, Bradley, Burgess, Calatayud, Davis, and Leek; Appropriations Conference Committee on Pre-K – 12 Education/Pre-K – 12: Senator Burgess, Chair; Senators Bradley, Calatayud, Gaetz, Jones, Massullo, Nathan, Osgood, Pizzo, Simon, and Yarborough; Appropriations Conference Committee on Transportation, Tourism, and Economic Development/Transportation & Economic Development: Senator DiCeglie, Chair; Senators Arrington, Avila, Bernard, Bracy Davis, Grall, Leek, Martin, Mayfield, McClain, Polsky, Smith, Truenow, and Wright. (on 05/12/2026)

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