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11 The Committee on Education Appropriations (Lynn) recommended
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14 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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18 Section 2. Subsection (3) of section 1009.24, Florida
19 Statutes, is amended to read:
20 1009.24 State university student fees.--
21 (3)(a) The Legislature has the responsibility to
22 establish tuition and fees.
23 (b) Undergraduate tuition and fees for state
24 university resident students are established within proviso in
25 the General Appropriations Act or law.
26 (c) Except as otherwise provided by law, each board of
27 trustees shall set university tuition and fees for graduate,
28 graduate professional, and nonresident students. Tuition and
29 fees for graduate, graduate professional, and nonresident
30 students may not exceed the average full-time tuition and fees
31 for corresponding programs at public institutions that are
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1 members of the Association of American Universities. The
2 annual percentage increase in tuition and fees established by
3 each board of trustees pursuant to this paragraph for students
4 enrolled prior to the fall of 2005 shall not exceed the annual
5 percentage increase approved by the legislature for resident
6 undergraduate students. At least 20 percent of the amount
7 raised by tuition increases imposed pursuant to this paragraph
8 shall be allocated by each university to need-based financial
9 aid for students.
10 (d) Within proviso in the General Appropriations Act
11 and law, each board of trustees shall set university tuition
12 and fees. The sum of the activity and service, health, and
13 athletic fees a student is required to pay to register for a
14 course shall not exceed 40 percent of the tuition established
15 in law or in the General Appropriations Act. The tuition and
16 fees established in paragraph (c) for graduate, graduate
17 professional, or nonresident students are not subject to the
18 40 percent cap. A No university is not shall be required to
19 lower any fee in effect on the effective date of this act in
20 order to comply with this subsection. Within the 40 percent
21 cap, universities may not increase the aggregate sum of
22 activity and service, health, and athletic fees more than 5
23 percent per year unless specifically authorized in law or in
24 the General Appropriations Act. A university may increase its
25 athletic fee to defray the costs associated with changing
26 National Collegiate Athletic Association divisions. Any such
27 increase in the athletic fee may exceed both the 40 percent
28 cap and the 5 percent cap imposed by this subsection. Any such
29 increase must be approved by the athletic fee committee in the
30 process outlined in subsection (11) and cannot exceed $2 per
31 credit hour. Notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 1009.534,
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1 1009.535, and 1009.536, that portion of any increase in an
2 athletic fee pursuant to this subsection that causes the sum
3 of the activity and service, health, and athletic fees to
4 exceed the 40 percent cap or the annual increase in such fees
5 to exceed the 5 percent cap shall not be included in
6 calculating the amount a student receives for a Florida
7 Academic Scholars award, a Florida Medallion Scholars award,
8 or a Florida Gold Seal Vocational Scholars award. This
9 subsection does not prohibit a university from increasing or
10 assessing optional fees related to specific activities if
11 payment of such fees is not required as a part of registration
12 for courses.
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18 And the title is amended as follows:
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22 amending s. 1009.24, F.S.; providing that the
23 Legislature has the responsibility to establish
24 tuition and fees; providing that tuition and
25 fees for certain state university resident
26 students are established within the General
27 Appropriations Act or law; requiring each board
28 of trustees to set university tuition and fees
29 under certain circumstances; providing that
30 such tuition and fees may not exceed tuition
31 and fees for corresponding programs at certain
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1 public institutions; requiring each university
2 to allocate a certain percentage amount raised
3 by tuition increases to financial aid for
4 students; providing that tuition and fees for
5 certain students are not subject to a cap;
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