| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to postsecondary student fees; amending s. |
| 3 | 1009.21, F.S.; providing that severely wounded active duty |
| 4 | members or veterans of the Armed Services of the United |
| 5 | States who are participants in the Wounded Warrior Project |
| 6 | and enrolled at a community college or state college shall |
| 7 | be classified as residents for tuition purposes; providing |
| 8 | an effective date. |
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| 10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 12 | Section 1. Paragraph (l) is added to subsection (10) of |
| 13 | section 1009.21, Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 14 | 1009.21 Determination of resident status for tuition |
| 15 | purposes.--Students shall be classified as residents or |
| 16 | nonresidents for the purpose of assessing tuition in community |
| 17 | colleges and state universities. |
| 18 | (10) The following persons shall be classified as |
| 19 | residents for tuition purposes: |
| 20 | (l) Active duty members or veterans of the Armed Services |
| 21 | of the United States who have been severely wounded, who are |
| 22 | participants in the Wounded Warrior Project, who are in-state or |
| 23 | out-of-state legal residents, and who are enrolled at a |
| 24 | community college or state college. |
| 25 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |