| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to postsecondary education fee waivers; |
| 3 | amending s. 1009.26, F.S.; authorizing state universities |
| 4 | and community colleges to waive tuition and fees for |
| 5 | certain public school classroom teachers for undergraduate |
| 6 | courses approved by the Department of Education; requiring |
| 7 | State Board of Education rulemaking; providing an |
| 8 | 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. Subsection (10) is added to section 1009.26, |
| 13 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 14 | 1009.26 Fee waivers.- |
| 15 | (10) A state university or community college may waive |
| 16 | tuition and fees for a classroom teacher, as defined in s. |
| 17 | 1012.01(2)(a), who is employed full-time by a school district |
| 18 | and who meets the academic requirements established by the |
| 19 | community college or state university for up to 6 credit hours |
| 20 | per term on a space-available basis in undergraduate courses |
| 21 | approved by the Department of Education. Such courses shall be |
| 22 | limited to undergraduate courses related to special education, |
| 23 | mathematics, or science. The waiver may not be used for courses |
| 24 | scheduled during the school district's regular school day. The |
| 25 | State Board of Education shall adopt a rule that prescribes the |
| 26 | process for the approval of courses by the department. |
| 27 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |