| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to state university fee exemptions; |
| 3 | providing a short title; amending s. 1009.25, F.S.; |
| 4 | providing exemption from the payment of tuition and fees |
| 5 | for students enrolled in certain foreign language courses |
| 6 | offered at a state university; providing for repeal unless |
| 7 | reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature; 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. This act may be cited as the "Student Global |
| 13 | Economic Education Act." |
| 14 | Section 2. Subsection (4) is added to section 1009.25, |
| 15 | Florida Statutes, to read: |
| 16 | 1009.25 Fee exemptions.- |
| 17 | (4) A student who has taken an initial semester course in |
| 18 | Mandarin or Portuguese at a state university and has received a |
| 19 | grade of B or higher for the course shall be exempt from the |
| 20 | payment of tuition and fees for each additional course in the |
| 21 | same language in which the student is enrolled at a state |
| 22 | university. This subsection is repealed July 1, 2016, unless |
| 23 | reviewed and reenacted by the Legislature before that date. |
| 24 | Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |