Bill > S0300

This bill amends Florida law to create a new category of individuals who are exempt from paying nonresident tuition at state universities and Florida College System institutions, which are public institutions of higher education. Specifically, starting with the fall 2014 term, any person who is not a nonimmigrant alien (a foreign national temporarily in the U.S. for a specific purpose, as defined by federal law) and who has attended a Florida high school for at least three years, graduated from a Florida high school or obtained a GED, is enrolled or will enroll in a Florida postsecondary institution, and who files an affidavit stating they are seeking to legalize their immigration status or will do so when eligible, will be classified as a resident for tuition purposes. This change aims to provide tuition relief to a specific group of students who have demonstrated a connection to Florida through their education.