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Introduced
08/30/2017
08/30/2017
In Committee
02/27/2018
02/27/2018
Crossed Over
01/11/2018
01/11/2018
Passed
03/05/2018
03/05/2018
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/12/2018
03/12/2018
Introduced Session
2018 Regular Session
Bill Summary
Citing this act as the "Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act of 2018"; revising the preeminent state research universities program graduation rate requirements and funding distributions; authorizing a public institution of higher education to create and enforce certain restrictions relating to expressive activities on campus; providing for the future repeal of provisions relating to the University of South Florida St. Petersburg and Sarasota/Manatee, respectively; establishing the World Class Faculty and Scholar Program; establishing the State University Professional and Graduate Degree Excellence Program; authorizing students to use certain Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program awards for summer term enrollment beginning in specified years under certain circumstances; extending coverage of the Benacquisto Scholarship Program to include tuition and fees for qualified nonresident students, etc.
AI Summary
This bill, known as the "Florida Excellence in Higher Education Act of 2018," makes several key changes to Florida's higher education system. It revises graduation rate requirements and funding distributions for the preeminent state research universities program, authorizes public institutions to create policies on expressive activities on campus, establishes new programs to support world-class faculty and scholarship as well as professional and graduate degree excellence, expands Florida Bright Futures Scholarship Program eligibility for summer term enrollment, extends the Benacquisto Scholarship Program to cover tuition and fees for qualified nonresident students, and makes other changes related to student fees, direct-support organizations, and the consolidation of University of South Florida branch campuses.
Committee Categories
Budget and Finance, Education
Sponsors (14)
Bill Galvano (R)*,
Dennis Baxley (R),
Aaron Bean (R),
Lizbeth Benacquisto (R),
Rob Bradley (R),
Dorothy Hukill (R),
Debbie Mayfield (R),
Kathleen Passidomo (R),
Keith Perry (R),
Wilton Simpson (R),
Kelli Stargel (R),
Greg Steube (R),
Linda Stewart (D),
Dana Young (R),
Other Sponsors (1)
Appropriations (S)
Last Action
Chapter No. 2018-4 (on 03/12/2018)
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