The Florida Senate

240.4069  Virgil Hawkins Fellows Assistance Program.--

(1)  The Virgil Hawkins Fellows Assistance Program shall provide financial assistance for study in law to minority students at the Florida State University College of Law and minority students at the University of Florida College of Law. For the purposes of this section, a minority student qualified to receive assistance from the Virgil Hawkins Fellows Assistance Program shall be identified pursuant to policies adopted by the Board of Regents.

(2)  Each student who is awarded a fellowship shall be entitled to receive an award under this act for each academic term that the student is in good standing as approved by the Board of Regents' Office for Equal Opportunity Programs and the dean at the Florida State University College of Law or at the University of Florida College of Law.

(3)  If a fellowship vacancy occurs, that slot shall be reassigned and funded as a continuing fellowship for the remainder of the period for which the award was originally designated.

(4)  The Board of Regents shall adopt policies and shall administer the Virgil Hawkins Fellows Assistance Program.

History.--s. 1, ch. 88-99; s. 7, ch. 92-144; s. 11, ch. 97-169.