HB 0119 2003
1	CHAMBER ACTION
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6	The Committee on Education K-20 recommends the following:
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8	Committee Substitute
9	Remove the entire bill and insert:
10	A bill to be entitled
11	An act relating to resident status for tuition purposes;
12	amending s. 1009.21, F.S.; providing an exemption from
13	payment of nonresident tuition at community colleges and
14	state universities for certain students meeting
15	eligibility criteria; reenacting s. 1009.40(1)(a), F.S.,
16	relating to general requirements for eligibility for state
17	financial aid, to incorporate the amendment to s. 1009.21,
18	F.S., in a reference; providing an effective date.
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20	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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22	Section 1. Subsection (11) of section 1009.21, Florida
23	Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (12) and a new subsection
24	(11) is added to said section to read:
25	1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition
26	purposes; exemption.--Students shall be classified as residents
27	or nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in
28	community colleges and state universities.
29	(11) A student, other than a nonimmigrant alien within the
30	meaning of Title 8 U.S.C. s. 1101(a)(15), who meets all of the
31	following requirements shall be exempt from paying nonresident
32	tuition at community colleges and state universities:
33	(a) Has resided in Florida for at least 3 consecutive
34	years immediately preceding the date the student received a high
35	school diploma or its equivalent and has attended a Florida high
36	school for at least 3 consecutive school years during such time.
37	(b) Has provided to a community college or a state
38	university an affidavit stating that the student will file an
39	application to become a permanent resident of the United States
40	at the earliest opportunity he or she is eligible to do so.
41	Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
42	to section 1009.21, Florida Statutes, in a reference thereto,
43	paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section 1009.40, Florida
44	Statutes, is reenacted to read:
45	1009.40 General requirements for student eligibility for
46	state financial aid.--
47	(1)(a) The general requirements for eligibility of
48	students for state financial aid awards consist of the
49	following:
50	1. Achievement of the academic requirements of and
51	acceptance at a state university or community college; a nursing
52	diploma school approved by the Florida Board of Nursing; a
53	Florida college, university, or community college which is
54	accredited by an accrediting agency recognized by the State
55	Board of Education; any Florida institution the credits of which
56	are acceptable for transfer to state universities; any technical
57	center; or any private technical institution accredited by an
58	accrediting agency recognized by the State Board of Education.
59	2. Residency in this state for no less than 1 year
60	preceding the award of aid for a program established pursuant to
61	s. 1009.50, s. 1009.51, s. 1009.52, s. 1009.53, s. 1009.54, s.
62	1009.56, s. 1009.57, s. 1009.60, s. 1009.62, s. 1009.63, s.
63	1009.68, s. 1009.72, s. 1009.73, s. 1009.76, s. 1009.77, or s.
64	1009.89. Residency in this state must be for purposes other than
65	to obtain an education. Resident status for purposes of
66	receiving state financial aid awards shall be determined in the
67	same manner as resident status for tuition purposes pursuant to
68	s. 1009.21 and rules of the State Board of Education.
69	3. Submission of certification attesting to the accuracy,
70	completeness, and correctness of information provided to
71	demonstrate a student's eligibility to receive state financial
72	aid awards. Falsification of such information shall result in
73	the denial of any pending application and revocation of any
74	award currently held to the extent that no further payments
75	shall be made. Additionally, students who knowingly make false
76	statements in order to receive state financial aid awards shall
77	be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree subject to the
78	provisions of s. 837.06 and shall be required to return all
79	state financial aid awards wrongfully obtained.
80	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.