Florida Senate - 2011 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SPB 7130
Barcode 115828
LEGISLATIVE ACTION
Senate . House
Comm: FAV .
04/01/2011 .
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The Committee on Budget (Lynn) recommended the following:
1 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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3 Delete lines 408 - 454
4 and insert:
5 Section 8. Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of section
6 1009.22, Florida Statutes, is amended, present subsection (12)
7 of that section is redesignated as subsection (13), and a new
8 subsection (12) is added to that section, to read:
9 1009.22 Workforce education postsecondary student fees.—
10 (3)
11 (c) Effective July 1, 2011, for programs leading to a
12 career certificate or an applied technology diploma, the
13 standard tuition shall be $2.22 per contact hour for residents
14 and nonresidents and the out-of-state fee shall be $6.66 per
15 contact hour. For adult general education programs, a block
16 tuition of $45 per half year shall be assessed for residents and
17 nonresidents, and the out-of-state fee shall be $135 per half
18 year. Effective January 1, 2008, standard tuition shall be $1.67
19 per contact hour for programs leading to a career certificate or
20 an applied technology diploma and 83 cents for adult general
21 education programs. The out-of-state fee per contact hour shall
22 be three times the standard tuition per contact hour.
23 (12)(a) The Board of Trustees of Santa Fe College may
24 establish a transportation access fee. Revenue from the fee may
25 be used only to provide or improve access to transportation
26 services for students enrolled at Santa Fe College. The fee may
27 not exceed $6 per credit hour. An increase in the transportation
28 access fee may occur only once each fiscal year and must be
29 implemented beginning with the fall term. A referendum must be
30 held by the student government to approve the application of the
31 fee.
32 (b) Notwithstanding ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536,
33 the transportation access fee authorized under paragraph (a) may
34 not be included in calculating the amount a student receives for
35 a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars
36 award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award.
37 Section 9. Paragraphs (a) and (b) of subsection (3) of
38 section 1009.23, Florida Statutes, are amended, present
39 subsection (17) of that section is redesignated as subsection
40 (19), and new subsections (17) and (18) are added to that
41 section, to read:
42 1009.23 Community college student fees.—
43 (3)(a) Effective July 1, 2011 January 1, 2008, for advanced
44 and professional, postsecondary vocational, college preparatory,
45 and educator preparation institute programs, the following
46 tuition and fee rates shall apply:
47 1. the standard tuition shall be $68.56 per credit hour for
48 residents and nonresidents, and the out-of-state fee shall be
49 $205.82 per credit hour $51.35 per credit hour for students who
50 are residents for tuition purposes.
51 2. The standard tuition shall be $51.35 per credit hour and
52 the out-of-state fee shall be $154.14 per credit hour for
53 students who are nonresidents for tuition purposes.
54 (b) Effective July 1, 2011 January 1, 2008, for
55 baccalaureate degree programs, the following tuition and fee
56 rates shall apply:
57 1. The tuition shall be $87.42 $65.47 per credit hour for
58 students who are residents for tuition purposes.
59 2. The sum of the tuition and the out-of-state fee per
60 credit hour for students who are nonresidents for tuition
61 purposes shall be no more than 85 percent of the sum of the
62 tuition and the out-of-state fee at the state university nearest
63 the community college.
64 (17) Each college may assess a transient student fee not to
65 exceed $5 per distance learning course for processing the
66 transient student admissions application pursuant to s.
67 1004.091.
68 (18)(a) The Board of Trustees of Santa Fe College may
69 establish a transportation access fee. Revenue from the fee may
70 be used only to provide or improve access to transportation
71 services for students enrolled at Santa Fe College. The fee may
72 not exceed $6 per credit hour. An increase in the transportation
73 access fee may occur only once each fiscal year and must be
74 implemented beginning with the fall term. A referendum must be
75 held by the student government to approve the application of the
76 fee.
77 (b) Notwithstanding ss. 1009.534, 1009.535, and 1009.536,
78 the transportation access fee authorized under paragraph (a) may
79 not be included in calculating the amount a student receives for
80 a Florida Academic Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars
81 award, or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award.
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83 ================= T I T L E A M E N D M E N T ================
84 And the title is amended as follows:
85 Delete lines 61 - 67
86 and insert:
87 adult general education programs; authorizing the
88 Board of Trustees of Santa Fe College to establish a
89 transportation access fee for students enrolled at
90 Santa Fe College; requiring that revenue from the fee
91 be used only to provide or improve access to
92 transportation services; limiting the amount of the
93 fee; providing a timeframe for a fee increase and
94 implementation of an increase; requiring that a
95 referendum be held by the student government to
96 approve the application of the fee; prohibiting the
97 inclusion of the fee in calculating the amount a
98 student receives under Florida Bright Futures
99 Scholarship Program awards; amending s. 1009.23, F.S.;
100 revising provisions relating to community college
101 student fees, including the standard tuition for
102 residents and nonresidents and the out-of-state fee;
103 authorizing each college to assess a transient student
104 fee that does not exceed a specified amount per
105 distance learning course; authorizing the Board of
106 Trustees of Santa Fe College to establish a
107 transportation access fee for students enrolled at
108 Santa Fe College; requiring that revenue from the fee
109 be used only to provide or improve access to
110 transportation services; limiting the amount of the
111 fee; providing a timeframe for a fee increase and
112 implementation of an increase; requiring that a
113 referendum be held by the student government to
114 approve the application of the fee; prohibiting the
115 inclusion of the fee in calculating the amount a
116 student receives under Florida Bright Futures
117 Scholarship Program awards; amending s. 1009.24,